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WORLD LANGUAGES
CONTINUED
SPANISH IV HONORS
This course further builds upon the skills learned in Spanish II and III. More advanced
conversational skills are taught including the usage of idiomatic expressions and verb tenses.
Students continue to develop fluency. Students further their knowledge of the Hispanic culture
and are encouraged to use Spanish outside of class as much as possible.
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Type: Required Language
Credit: 1
Prerequisites: Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) I
Two semesters, 1 credit
This course is an introduction to ASL using an interactive multimedia curriculum. It is taught
predominantly in the target language in order to improve language acquisition. The focus is on
practical conversational skills so that students can begin using their new language from day
one. Interpreting skills are introduced, and there is a focus on the knowledge and appreciation
of Deaf culture and related issues. Students are encouraged to use ASL outside of class.
Grammatical concepts include signer’s perspective, yes/no and wh-word questions, personal
and possessive pronouns, spatial referencing, real-world orientation, numbers, manual alphabet,
negative responses, contrastive structure, past and future tenses, dual pronouns, role shifting,
limb and descriptive classifiers, topic/comment structure, spatial and agreement verbs, and
temporal sequencing.
Grade Level: 9, 10, 11
Type: Required Language
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: None
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) II
This course is a continuation of the content learned in ASL I, using the same interactive class
format and more advanced vocabulary and grammar concepts. Additional aspects of Deaf
culture and issues are explored. Students are encouraged to use ASL outside of class through
various projects. ASL poetry, storytelling, and performance art are introduced.
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Type: Required Language
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: ASL I
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) III HONORS
This course further builds upon the concepts learned in ASL I and II using the same format.
More advanced conversational skills are taught, and students further their understanding of Deaf
culture, ASL linguistics, and art forms.
Grade Level: 11, 12
Type: Required Language
Credit: 1
Prerequisites: ASL I, ASL II
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UPPER SCHOOL COURSE CATALOG
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