Foreign Language

Course content requirements for the three-course sequence that includes M/J Spanish, Beginning, Spanish I and Spanish II are required for each middle school student. Two years of Foreign Language I and above may be transferred as a high school credit.

Course Title: M/J Spanish, Beginning

Course Length: 1 year

Major Concepts/Content: The purpose of this course is to enable students to begin to acquire proficiency in Spanish through a linguistic, communicative, and cultural approach to language learning. Emphasis is placed on the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and on acquisition of the fundamentals of applied grammar. Cross-cultural understanding is fostered, and real-life applications are emphasized throughout the course.

Course Title: Spanish I, II

Course Length: 1 year

Major Concepts/Content: The purpose of this course is to enable students to continue to acquire proficiency in Spanish through a linguistic, communicative, and cultural approach to language learning. Emphasis is placed on the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and on acquisition of the fundamentals of applied grammar. Cross-cultural understanding is fostered, and real-life applications are emphasized throughout the course

Course Title: Spanish for Spanish Speakers (Offered at select CSA schools)

Course content requirements for the two-course sequence M/J Spanish for Spanish Speakers, Beginning & Intermediate are equivalent to Spanish for Spanish Speakers I. Course content requirements for the three-course sequence that includes M/J Spanish for Spanish Speakers, Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced, may be equivalent to the two-course sequence Spanish for Spanish Speakers I and Spanish for Spanish Speakers II. It is each district school board’s responsibility to determine high school foreign language placement policies for those students who complete the M/J Spanish for Spanish Speakers sequences in middle school. Spanish for Spanish Speakers I and II may be transferred as high school credit.

Course Title: M/J Spanish for Spanish Speakers, Beginning

Course Length: 1 year

Major Concepts/Content: The purpose of this course is to enable students whose heritage language is Spanish to develop, maintain, and enhance proficiency in their home language by reinforcing and acquiring skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, including the fundamentals of Spanish grammar. The values and practices of Spanish culture(s) will be reflected throughout the course.

Course Title: M/J Spanish for Spanish Speakers, I, II

Course Length: 1 year

Major Concepts/Content: The purpose of this course is to enable students whose heritage language is Spanish to continue to enhance proficiency in their home language by reinforcing and acquiring skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, including the fundamentals of Spanish grammar. The values and practices of Spanish culture(s) will be reflected throughout the course.

Course Title: M/J Spanish for Spanish Speakers, Advanced

Course Length: 1 year

Major Concepts/Content: The purpose of this course is to enable students whose heritage language is Spanish to enhance proficiency in their home language by reinforcing skills in listening and speaking, and emphasizing reading and writing, including the elements of Spanish grammar. The values and practices of Spanish culture(s) will be reflected throughout the course.