Language Acquisition


French 1 A/B (full year)

This is a high school credit-bearing course. Students begin to learn to communicate orally and in writing in a culturally appropriate manner about topics related to daily life. They interpret basic information when listening and reading. Vocabulary and basic grammatical structures are taught within the context of these familiar topics. Culture is embedded throughout the course. Students who successfully complete both semesters of 1A/1B earn 1 foreign language credit toward graduation.


French 2A/B (full year)

This is a high school credit-bearing course. Students expand their ability to communicate orally and in writing in a culturally appropriate manner about topics related to daily life. They interpret information when listening and reading. Vocabulary and grammatical structures are taught within the context of these topics. Culture is embedded throughout the course. Students who successfully complete both semesters earn 1 foreign language credit toward graduation. Prerequisite: Attainment of outcomes of Level 1AB.


French 3A/B ( full year)

This is a high school credit-bearing course. Students continue to expand their ability to communicate orally and in writing in a culturally appropriate manner about a variety of familiar topics. They interpret detailed information when listening and reading. Vocabulary and more complex grammatical structures are taught within the context of these topics. Culture is embedded throughout the course. Students who successfully complete both semesters earn 1 foreign language credit toward graduation. Prerequisite: Attainment of outcomes of Level 2AB


Spanish 1A/B (full year)

This is a high school credit-bearing course. Students begin to learn to communicate orally and in writing in a culturally appropriate manner about topics related to daily life. They interpret basic information when listening and reading. Vocabulary and basic grammatical structures are taught within the context of these familiar topics. Culture is embedded throughout the course. Students who successfully complete both semesters of 1A/1B earn 1 foreign language credit toward graduation.


Spanish 2A/B ( full year)

This is a high school credit-bearing course. Students expand their ability to communicate orally and in writing in a culturally appropriate manner about topics related to daily life. They interpret information when listening and reading. Vocabulary and grammatical structures are taught within the context of these topics. Culture is embedded throughout the course. Students who successfully complete both semesters earn 1 foreign language credit toward graduation. Prerequisite: Attainment of outcomes of Level 1AB.


Spanish 3A/B ( full year)

This is a high school credit-bearing course. Students continue to expand their ability to communicate orally and in writing in a culturally appropriate manner about a variety of familiar topics. They interpret detailed information when listening and reading. Vocabulary and more complex grammatical structures are taught within the context of these topics. Culture is embedded throughout the course. Students who successfully complete both semesters earn 1 foreign language credit toward graduation. Prerequisite: Attainment of outcomes of Level 2AB.


World Language: The goal of Montgomery County Public Schools’ world languages program is to prepare students to be linguistically and culturally competent in languages other than English. 

Curriculum Frame Work: http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/languages/homepage/WL%20Curriculum%20Framework.pdf

 

Including Curriculum information, Grading Rubrics, and Vocabulary lists for each level.

Click here for a link to MCPS resources.

 

For more information, click the link. Maryland Seal of Biliteracy.

Spanish Useful Links:

Realidades 1: Student page

http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=jck&wcsuffix=0001

Realidades 2 Student page

http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=jdk&wcsuffix=0001

 

Realidades 3 Student Page

http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=jek&wcsuffix=0001

Quia

https://www.quia.com/shared/spanish/

Interactive Video Mystery by BBC “Mi vida Loca:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/

 

Useful French Links 

Quia French

https://www.quia.com/shared/french/

 

BBC French: http://www.bbc.com/afrique

 

TV5 http://apprendre.tv5monde.com/