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Foreign Language Courses
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French 1 (Text)
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| TFR101 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters) |
College Prep
UC Approved
NCAA Approved |
| The "Discovering French—Nouveau!" program offers superior instruction for high school students who wish to master first (French Bleu) and second year (French Blanc) French. This program integrates a textbook, activity workbook and audio CDs to help maximize and develop strategies for reading, writing and speaking skills. Photos, illustrations and text provide the student with many opportunities to learn about France and its people as well as many other Francophone cultures. All aspects of daily life are covered and the student will learn about meeting people, ordering food, going out with friends, planning vacations and much more. This program includes a textbook, activity workbook and audio CDs. |
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French 2 (Text)
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| TFR201 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters) |
College Prep
UC Approved
NCAA Approved |
| The "Discovering French—Nouveau!" program offers superior instruction for high school students who wish to master first (French Bleu) and second year (French Blanc) French. This program integrates a textbook, activity workbook and audio CDs to help maximize and develop strategies for reading, writing and speaking skills. Photos, illustrations and text provide the student with many opportunities to learn about France and its people as well as many other Francophone cultures. All aspects of daily life are covered and the student will learn about meeting people, ordering food, going out with friends, planning vacations and much more. This program includes a textbook, activity workbook and audio CDs. |
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French 3 (Text)
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| TFR301 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters) |
College Prep
UC Approved
NCAA Approved |
| The "Discovering French—Nouveau!" program offers superior instruction for high school students who wish to master third year (French Rouge) French. This program integrates a textbook and activity workbook to help maximize and develop strategies for reading, writing and speaking skills. Photos, illustrations and text provide the student with many opportunities to learn about France and its people as well as many other Francophone cultures. All aspects of daily life are covered and the student will learn about meeting people, ordering food, going out with friends, planning vacations and much more. This program includes a textbook and activity workbook as well as personal phone instruction with a teacher. |
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French 1 - powerspeaK12 (Online)
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| OFR101 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters) |
College Prep
NCAA Approved |
| A multi-media, game-based approach makes this introductory French course different from traditional approaches to language learning. Advanced teaching techniques are used to turn compelling adventures and activities into rigorous lessons in grammar and vocabulary. This course provides a solid foundation for reading, speaking, writing, and understanding French and cultivates a passion for the language through exposure to culture and dynamic experiences of real people and real places. This course also features adaptive learning technology that lets students select the learning style that’s right for them. |
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French 2 - powerspeaK12 (Online)
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| OFR201 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters) |
College Prep
NCAA Approved |
| Students with a beginning foundation in French will see their skills soar through compelling lessons that give them access to content so interesting that they forget that they are learning French. This unique learning methodology, which relies heavily on games and stories, works effectively to take students from a tentative understanding of French basics to a greater level of sophistication. This course concentrates on students’ ability to articulate more and more complex thoughts and to understand authentic native language from a variety of enticing sources. |
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French 3 - powerspeaK12 (Online)
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| OFR301 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters) |
College Prep
NCAA Approved |
| Intermediate French students who have a strong base of vocabulary, speaking and listening skills will reach a new level of mastery and fluency in this course. This course teaches advanced grammar and vocabulary and emphasizes correct accents and comprehension of “real world” native speech. The high energy excitement of the content, the challenging games and the wide variety of compelling stories contained in this course combine to make advanced learning a blast. Our unique error recognition technology helps students to eliminate common mistakes from their speaking and writing. |
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German 1 - powerspeaK12 (Online)
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| OGE101 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters) |
College Prep
NCAA Approved |
| A multi-media, game-based approach makes this introductory German course different from traditional approaches to language learning. Advanced teaching techniques are used to turn compelling adventures and activities into rigorous lessons in grammar and vocabulary. This course provides a solid foundation for reading, speaking, writing, and understanding German and cultivates a passion for the language through exposure to culture and dynamic experiences of real people and real places. This course also features cutting-edge adaptive learning technology that lets students select the learning style that’s right for them. |
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German 2 - powerspeaK12 (Online)
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| OGE201 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters) |
College Prep
NCAA Approved |
| Students with a beginning foundation in German will see their skills soar through compelling lessons that give them access to content so interesting that they forget that they are learning German. This unique learning methodology, which relies heavily on games and stories, works effectively to take students from a tentative understanding of German basics to a greater level of sophistication. This course concentrates on students’ ability to articulate more and more complex thoughts and to understand authentic native language from a variety of enticing sources. |
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Latin 1 - powerspeaK12 (Online)
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| OLA101 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters) |
College Prep
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| Latin is the foundation for French, Spanish and Italian as well as the basis for much of the sophisticated vocabulary of modern English. Law, Medicine and Science still rely heavily on Latin terminology. Latin may be a “dead” language, but not for students in this course. Games, modern content, multi-media exercises and engaging stories together make this Latin experience vibrant and alive. Although students receive a strong foundation in skills to decode the classics, the course also emphasizes the ability to speak and understand in Latin. Students will be able to read and understand excerpts of authentic classical works by the end of the course. |
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Latin 2 - powerspeaK12 (Online)
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| OLA201 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters)
Pre-requirement: Latin 1 |
College Prep
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| Students with a foundation in Latin refine their skills through compelling language lessons, and historical and cultural studies. They go from the basics of Latin to a higher level of sophistication through a learning methodology that uses games and stories. Students concentrate on fostering their ability to read and understand classical Latin (without using a dictionary) from a variety of authentic sources. All new graphics, video, and games keep students engaged, and make learning languages exciting. An integrated, game-based reward system keeps learners motivated and eager to progress. |
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Mandarin Chinese 1 - powerspeaK12 (Online)
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| OMC101 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters) |
College Prep
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| A multi-media, game-based approach makes this introductory Mandarin Chinese course different from traditional approaches to language learning. Advanced teaching techniques are used to turn compelling adventures and activities into rigorous lessons in grammar and vocabulary. This course provides a solid foundation for reading, speaking, writing, and understanding Mandarin Chinese and cultivates a passion for the language through exposure to culture and dynamic experiences of real people and real places. |
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Mandarin Chinese 2 - powerspeaK12 (Online)
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| OMC201 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters)
Pre-requirement: Mandarin Chinese 1
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College Prep
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| Students continue with engaging stories, games, videos, and multimedia experiences in this second level of Chinese. Students further their understanding of Chinese grammar and pronunciation through lessons refining previous practice of conversational ability and listening comprehension. Innovative cultural videos and lessons build awareness of the rich legacy of Chinese culture. Students expand their foundation for reading and writing in Chinese through adaptive technology, providing opportunities to generate fun narratives, a range of well-formed sentences reflecting a solid grasp of grammar structures, and a wide vocabulary. All new graphics, video, and games keep students engaged, making learning languages exciting. An integrated, game-based reward system keeps learners motivated and eager to progress. A Chinese-English dictionary is recommended but not required. |
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Spanish 1 (Text)
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| TSP101 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters)
Required material: audio CD player. |
College Prep
UC Approved
NCAA Approved |
| Spanish 1 is an introductory course in learning academic Spanish. It is also the foundation course for Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 using the Realidades text. Spanish 1 is a college requirement course. Beginning verb conjugation and grammar as well as basic vocabulary is emphasized. The Realidades Spanish 1 course includes CDs for pronunciation and conversational skills. Two practice workbooks support the standard-based Realidades Spanish 1 textbook. An optional supportive website is available to students using the internet. |
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Spanish 2 (Text)
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| TSP201 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters)
Required material: audio CD player. |
College Prep
UC Approved
NCAA Approved |
Spanish 2 is an intermediate Spanish course and is a continuation of the Realidades academic Spanish 1 course. Spanish 2 fulfills the college requirements of two years of a foreign language. More complicated verb tenses and grammatical structures are taught as well as more idiomatic expressions and specialized vocabulary. The supplementary CD series is continued for oral comprehension, while the workbooks and textbook support grammar, structure, vocabulary, verb tenses and intermediate reading and writing skills. An optional supportive website is available to students using the Internet.
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Spanish 3 (Text)
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| TSP301 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters)
Required material: audio CD player. |
College Prep
UC Approved
NCAA Approved |
| Spanish 3 is the culmination of the Realidades Spanish 1-2-3 series. It is highly recommended for those colleges with higher entrance standards. Advanced grammatical structures and more demanding reading and writing skills are emphasized. The CD series are at a higher level for oral comprehension. Hispanic literature is introduced and writing is stressed. An optional supportive website is available to students using the Internet. |
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Spanish 1 - powerspeaK12 (Online)
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| OSP101 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters) |
College Prep
NCAA Approved |
| In this course, primary emphasis is placed on acquiring skills in vocabulary and grammar, to begin developing reading and writing skills. Students will also become familiar with conversation and culture. Materials include: Panorama Interactive CD-ROM, 501 Spanish Verbs, and Larousse Spanish/English Dictionary. |
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Spanish 2 - powerspeaK12 (Online)
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| OSP201 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters) |
College Prep
NCAA Approved |
| In this course, students will continue to build skills in vocabulary and grammar as well as develop reading and writing skills. Students will also build conversation skills and continue to explore Spanish culture. Materials include: Panorama Interactive CD-ROM, 501 Spanish Verbs, and Larousse Spanish/English Dictionary. |
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Spanish 3 - powerspeaK12 (Online)
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| OSP301 |
10 credits - 36 weeks
(two semesters) |
College Prep
NCAA Approved |
| Intermediate Spanish students who have a strong base of vocabulary, speaking and listening skills will reach a new level of mastery and fluency in this course. This course teaches advanced grammar and vocabulary and emphasizes correct accents and comprehension of “real world” native speech. The high energy excitement of the content, the challenging games and the wide variety of compelling stories contained in this course combine to make advanced learning as exciting as ever. Our unique error recognition technology helps students to eliminate common mistakes from their speaking and writing. |
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