Foreign Language

Foreign Language Courses

American Sign Language (ASL)

Core textbooks: Signing Naturally I, Signing  Naturally II. Birds of a Different Feather

Curriculum Overview:
Students will learn the elements and knowledge needed to develop a complete understanding of how to communicate and identify American Sign Language with a preparatory phase to attune students to communication in the manual-visual mode.

ASL Goals:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the vocabulary, grammatical notes, and syntax of the language.
• Participate and understand activities, giving opportunity to identify and practice the grammar; followed by comprehension activities to test understanding of the vocabulary.
• Understand and master numbered demonstrations and practices, finger spelling comprehension.
• Understand the cultural heritage of the deaf community and its tradition of narrative and theater.
• Demonstrate the language in performance, using songs and stories seen throughout the units and demonstrate application in telling of their own story.

Spanish I

Core textbooks: Met, Myriam et al. Paso a Paso A.  (Student Text) Upper Saddle River:  Prentice Hall, Met, Myriam et al. Paso a Paso A.  (Student Workbook) Upper Saddle River:  Prentice Hall, 2000.

 
Curriculum Goals:
This course is designed to develop basic oral communication skills in Spanish.  The primary goal is to introduce and familiarize students with Spanish as a second language through listening, speaking, reading, and writing.  Students will be taking a multi-sensory approach to learning Spanish for a wide variety of applications: business, pleasure, travel, further language study, etc.  In the beginning, the students will establish phonemic awareness and pronunciation.  In addition, reading comprehension and vocabulary development will be emphasized, as well as use of the language in a cultural/social context.  Students will do at least one project each quarter which will demonstrate the skills learned using various media. 

Spanish I Goals:

• Give descriptions of yourself, your family, objects, etc.
• Formulate questions, soliciting information
• Discuss daily life of a student
• Narrate events in the present
• Understand cultural aspects of various Spanish-speaking countries

Spanish II

Core textbooks: Met, Myriam et al. Paso a Paso A.  (Student Text) Upper Saddle River:  Prentice Hall, Met, Myriam et al. Paso a Paso A.  (Student Workbook) Upper Saddle River:  Prentice Hall, 2000.

Curriculum Overview:
This class is designed to further the development of basic oral communication skills in Spanish. The primary goal is to familiarize and engage students with Spanish as a second language through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will be taking a multi-sensory approach to learning Spanish for a wide variety of applications: business, pleasure, travel, further language study, etc. As this class is a second year class, interaction/participation will be central to lessons and activities. Pronunciation, reading comprehension, and vocabulary development will be emphasized, as well as use of the language in a cultural/ social context. Students will do at least one project each quarter which will demonstrate the skills learned using various media.

Spanish II Goals:

• Give descriptions of yourself, your family, objects, etc.
• Formulate questions, soliciting information
• Discuss daily life of a student
• Narrate events in the present
• Understand cultural aspects of various Spanish-speaking countries