With teacher recommendation
Grades: 9-12
Subject Area / Course credit: World Language, 1 credit
Prerequisite: successful completion of Advanced Proficient Level, proficiency test or teacher recommendation
German / French / Spanish for Fluent Speakers
Fluent Speakers 9 is organized around concepts that allow students to make connections between themselves, texts, and the world around them. This foundational course cultivates reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Students will read a variety of genres in order to understand critical literary and non-literary concepts for analysis and interpretation. Students also learn key steps in the research process, including evaluating sources for their credibility and synthesizing multiple sources.
Fluent Speakers 10-12 explores elements of language and its use through the study of literary and non-literary texts. Emphasis is placed on close critical reading with attention to a range of literary and rhetorical devices. Students develop their process writing skills, from planning to revision, with increased emphasis on the academic style necessary for subsequent study. Students also develop research skills through planning and writing a synthesis essay.