World Languages and Literatures

NCAA Grades 9-12 • 1 Credit

The beginning course introduces students to basic pronunciation, words, and expressions via listening, speaking, reading, and writing within context. Vocabulary and grammar coverage are structured simply and clearly to offer a comfortable progression for students. New York State Standards provide Performance Indicators that measure the students’ level of mastery in listening, speaking, reading and writing at Checkpoint A.

NCAA Grades 9-12 • 1 Credit

This course is designed for students desiring to begin the study of French as a second world language. Since the majority of students will already have studied another world language, the pace of the course is accelerated. It is designed to cover material from Level 1 and Level 2 French in one year. Students who successfully complete the course will be eligible to take French level 3 the following year. Prerequisite: Completion of a Level 1 course in another World Language.

NCAA Grades 9-12 • 1 Credit The focus in Level 2 is on communication with accuracy in an authentic cultural context. Grammar is viewed as a support for active communication. Frequent opportunities are provided for self-expression, developing longer conversational exchanges, reading for pleasure, critical thinking, and the development of global awareness. New York State Standards provide performance indicators that measure students’ level of mastery in listening, speaking, reading and writing toward Checkpoint B. Prerequisite: Completion of the Level 1 course and a grade of 65% or better on the department exam.

NCAA Grades 9-12 • 1 Credit

In Level 3, students will enter the final phase of preparation for a consortium examination. More extensive use of the target language is encouraged through more complex communicative activities. Speaking and writing activities bring students from simple language to more complex and creative language. Student performance is evaluated against New York Statestandards. New York State Standards provide performance indicators that measure students’ level of mastery in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in this third year of study. Students take a consortium examination in June.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of the Level 2 course.e study of language. Language B courses are designed for students who already have experience in the target language. According to the IB organization, all Language B courses will:

• develop students’ intercultural understanding
• enable students to understand and use the language they have studied in a range of contexts and for a variety of purposes
• encourage, though the study of texts and through social interaction, an awareness and appreciation of the different perspectives of people from other cultures
• develop students’ awareness of the role of language in relation to other areas of knowledge (within the IB)
• develop students’ awareness of the relationship between the languages and cultures with which they are familiar
• provide students with a basis for further study, work, and leisure through the use of an additional language
• provide the opportunity of enjoyment, creativity, and intellectual stimulation through knowledge of an additional language.

HL Students will experience a minimum of 240 hours of instruction over two years, and SL students will experience a minimum of 150 hours over two years. In addition, HL students will read two works of literature in the target language. Each of these courses satisfies the first part of an IB Diploma Candidate’s first year of Group Two course selection, or they may be taken as certificate courses. Students who sit for HL French will also be prepared to sit for the AP Exam (formal student registration required).

Recommendation: Mastery in Level 3 (85% or better), a grade of 85% or better on the FLACS Exam. A summer assignment is required.

NCAA COLEGE CREDIT  (Language B) • 1 Credit

These courses are the continuation of Language B courses at the HL or SL level. They satisfy the second part of an IB Diploma Candidate’s second year of Group Two course selection, or they may be taken as certificate courses. IB Language B Year One is a prerequisite.

NCAA COLEGE CREDIT  Grade 12 • 1 Credit

The AP Language courses are the equivalent of college courses in advanced composition and conversation. Emphasizing the use of the target language for active communication, it encompasses aural/oral skills, reading comprehension, grammar, and composition. All students enrolled in an Advanced Placement Language must take the Advanced Placement Language Examination administered in May. The cost of the exam is the responsibility of the student. Post Advanced Placement course work is as follows: The course objectives are to help students. Post Advanced Placement Exam work is required.

1. Comprehend formal and informal spoken language;
2. Acquire vocabulary and a grasp of structure to allow the easy, accurate reading of newspaper and magazine articles, as well as of modern literature in the target language;
3. Compose expository passages;
4. Express ideas orally with accuracy and fluency. Course content reflects the intellectual interests shared by the students and teacher. It covers such topics as the family, the role of men and women in society, the teenager in the modern world, politics, social change, language, education, and literature.

Recommendation: Mastery (85% or better) in College Level Course and teacher recommendation. A summer assignment is required.