SPANISH I prerequisite - none 5 credits This course is designed for students who have not studied foreign language. Through exposure to the Spanish language, the student begins to develop basic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Cultural awareness is fostered through the study of various aspects of life in the Spanish speaking world. The course goals include developing functional knowledge of the basic elements of language, vocabulary, and structure; and their initial acquisition of listening, comprehension and speaking skills. To meet these goals, instruction will include a variety of approaches which will support learning Spanish phonetics, and developing strategies for self-guided, paired and small group practice. In addition, students will develop linguistic and non-linguistic strategies for recall and recog¬nition of vocabulary, and will be evaluated by a number of different assessment types.

SPANISH II prerequisite - Spanish 1 5 credits This course focuses on grammar, listening, reading and comprehension. The course goals focus on students' developing a conversational understanding of the language.

HONORS SPANISH I prerequisite - I to 2 years of Spanish 5 credits This is a comprehensive introductional program that enables students to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing competency in Spanish. Students will use language to perform tasks while devel¬oping an appropriate level of proficiency.

HONORS SPANISH II prerequisite - Honors Spanish / 5 credits This course continues to develop, at an accelerated rate, the skills begun in the first year. More com¬plex grammatical structures will be studied and the scope of vocabulary is expanded in order to intro¬duce students to idiomatic expressions. Oral and written skills will be refined. Vocabulary and read¬ing skills are expanded through authentic readings. Cultural awareness continues through the study of Spanish-speaking nations throughout the world.