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FRENCH 1

French 1 is a moderately-paced, multi-faceted introduction to French language and culture. It seeks to establish a strong base for early language development through projects and approximately 20 minutes of reading a night. The class encourages student interest in French culture through guest speakers, in-class presentations, music, and films. The course is not designed for any "type" of student, but rather seeks to accommodate all types and levels of learning. While the development & acquisition of oral communication will be the focus of the course, students will also be developing French reading & writing skills. After the first few introductory weeks, and with the exception of some in-depth cultural lessons, the class is taught almost entirely in French.

 

FRENCH 2

French 2 is a multi-faceted development of the French language and culture. It seeks to establish a strong base for continued language development through projects, weekly quizzes, exams and approximately 30 minutes of reading a night. The class encourages student interest in French culture through guest speakers, in-class presentations, music, and films. The course is not designed for any "type " of student, but rather seeks to accommodate all types and levels of learning. While the development & acquisition of conversational communication will be the focus of the course, students will also be developing French reading & writing skills. The course assumes knowledge of basic French conversation, and explores further use of French to discuss various tenses, moods, and modalities. The course is taught almost entirely in French.

 

HONORS FRENCH 3

Please keep both current French 3 class descriptions as they appear in the catalogue, but please ensure that Honors French 3 is offered at VHS next year,

 

HONORS FRENCH 4

Please keep both current French 4 class descriptions as they appear in the catalogue, but please ensure that Honors French 4 is offered at VHS next year.

ITALIAN 1

Italian 1 is a moderately-paced, multi-faceted introduction to Italian language and culture. It seeks to establish a strong base for early language development through projects, class discussion, monthly tests and approximately 20 minutes of reading a night. The class encourages student interest in Italian culture through, in-class presentations, music, and films. The course is not designed for any "type" of student, but rather seeks to accommodate all types and levels of learning. While the development & acquisition of oral communication will be the focus of the course, students will also be developing Italian reading & writing skills. After the first few introductory weeks, and with the exception of some in-depth cultural lessons, the class is taught almost entirely in Italian.

 

ITALIAN 2

Italian 2 is a moderately-paced, multi-faceted discussion and discovery of Italian language and culture. It seeks to establish a strong base for continued language development through projects, class discussion, and approximately 30 minutes of reading a night. The class encourages student interest in Italian culture through in-class presentations, music, and films. The course is not designed for any "type" of student, but rather seeks to accommodate all types and levels of learning. While the development & acquisition of oral communication will be the focus of the course, students will also be developing Italian reading & writing skills. The course assumes knowledge of basic Italian conversation and seeks to explore more complex uses of tenses, modes and modalities. The course is taught almost entirely in Italian.

 

ITALIAN 3

Italian 3 is an advanced exploration into Italian culture and language. The class takes literary texts, songs, film and cultural elements from 20th century Italy and contextualizes them in a study of the Italian perspective, Italian history, and Italian language. Reading, writing and reflection are core components of the course. Time is also spent exploring the role of Italian emigration on the United States and the Italian-American culture. A high level of language acquisition is expected as the course is taught almost entirely in Italian.

Languages: French

Languages: Italian