Course Descriptions

WLG650 – French 1

Credit(s)

1

Grade(s)

9-12

Weight

Standard

Course Description

This course is designed to prepare students in the use of the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing with a cultural approach to the skills. Emphasis is placed upon communicative skills, verb tenses, idiomatic structures, vocabulary, and the development of a practical knowledge of the language. French is used whenever applicable.

Pre-Requisite(s)

70% in English 8

WLG652 – French 2

Credit(s)

1

Grade(s)

10-12

Weight

Standard

Course Description

This course is designed to reinforce and further develop the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. A review is conducted at the beginning of the year. Emphasis is placed upon communicative skills, verb tenses, idiomatic structures, vocabulary, and the expansion of a reading program introduced culturally. Whenever possible, the class period is conducted in French.

Pre-Requisite(s)

70% in French 1

WLG654 – French 3

Credit(s)

1

Grade(s)

11-12

Weight

Standard

Course Description

This course is a continuation of development of the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. A review is conducted at the beginning of the year. Emphasis is placed upon communicative skills (discussion in the foreign language of reading selections), structural review, extensive reading for comprehension and cultural appreciation, and written activities. Part of the class period is conducted in French.

Pre-Requisite(s)

70% in French 2

WLG656 – French 4

Credit(s)

1

Grade(s)

12

Weight

Honors (5%)

Course Description

This advanced course is designed to be communicative in its approach, integrating discussions in French on a variety of topics, listening for details in short spontaneous and recorded conversations, reading and understanding literary and non-literary texts, writing cohesive paragraphs and gaining a better understanding of francophone cultures. All of the class period will be conducted in French, and much of the responsibility for learning will be placed upon the student.  Three credits from Westmoreland County Community College can be earned when this course is taken as a College in High School course.  

Pre-Requisite(s)

80% in French 3

WLG660 – German 1

Credit(s)

1

Grade(s)

9-12

Weight

Standard

Course Description

This course is designed to prepare students in the use of the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing with a cultural approach to the skills. Emphasis is placed upon communicative skills, verb tenses, idiomatic structures, vocabulary, and the development of a practical knowledge of the language. German is used whenever applicable

Pre-Requisite(s)

70% in English 8

WLG662 – German 2

Credit(s)

1

Grade(s)

10-12

Weight

Standard

Course Description

This course is designed to reinforce and further develop the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. A review is conducted at the beginning of the year. Emphasis is placed upon communicative skills, verb tenses, idiomatic structures, vocabulary, and the expansion of a reading program introduced culturally. Whenever possible, the class period is conducted in German.

Pre-Requisite(s)

70% in German 1

WLG664 – German 3

Credit(s)

1

Grade(s)

11-12

Weight

Standard

Course Description

This course is a continuation of development of the four basic skills. A review is conducted at the beginning of the year. Emphasis is placed upon communicative skills and additional structures which will enable students to comprehend and discuss in German the reading selection. Part of the class period is conducted in German.

Pre-Requisite(s)

70% in German 2

WLG666 – German 4

Credit(s)

1

Grade(s)

12

Weight

Honors (5%)

Course Description

This course is a continuation of German 3, which is designed to enhance student’s German language proficiency and cultural knowledge even further. It integrates all four skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) and is conducted entirely in German. The class focuses on applying vocabulary and grammar introduced in earlier levels by reading contemporary and classical texts, listening to music, holding presentations completely in German, and learning more about the culture of the German speaking countries.  Three credits from Seton Hill University can be earned when this course is taken as a College in High School course. 

Pre-Requisite(s)

80% in German 3

WLG670 – Spanish 1

Credit(s)

1

Grade(s)

9-12

Weight

Standard

Course Description

This course is designed to prepare students in the use of the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing with a cultural approach to the skills. Emphasis is placed upon communicative skills, verb tenses, idiomatic structures, vocabulary, and the development of a practical knowledge of the language. Spanish is used whenever applicable.

Pre-Requisite(s)

70% in English 8

WLG672 – Spanish 2

Credit(s)

1

Grade(s)

10-12

Weight

Standard

Course Description

This course is designed to reinforce and further develop the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. A review is conducted at the beginning of the year. Emphasis is placed upon communicative skills, verb tenses, idiomatic structures, vocabulary, and cultural appreciation. Whenever possible, the class period is conducted in Spanish.

Pre-Requisite(s)

70% in Spanish 1

WLG674 – Spanish 3

Credit(s)

1

Grade(s)

11-12

Weight

Standard

Course Description

This course is a continuation of development of the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. A review is conducted at the beginning of the year. Emphasis is placed upon communicative skills, and new verb tenses, structural review, extensive reading for comprehension and cultural appreciation, and written activities. Part of the class period is conducted in Spanish.

Pre-Requisite(s)

70% in Spanish 2

WLG676 – Spanish 4

Credit(s)

1

Grade(s)

12

Weight

Honors (5%)

Course Description

This is an advanced course in Spanish that focuses on implementing the National Standards of Foreign Language Learning (Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities). Upper level grammar concepts are introduced and used in reading, writing, speaking, and listening tasks with culture as a central part of the instruction.

A variety of authentic texts in the target language are utilized. This includes music, videos, magazines, television, poems, online materials, articles, etc. that contain different grammatical concepts and cultural standpoints. This wide range of real life content dealing with the Spanish language and culture will allow each student to develop a framework for building the necessary skills to be proficient in a second language. A variety of learning styles will be met throughout the course. Three credits from  Seton Hill University can be earned when taken as a College in High School course. 

Pre-Requisite(s)

80% in Spanish 3