introduces students to more advanced grammatical and linguistic rules, and gives students the opportunity to become involved in mock exam writing. There are 4 levels of Students in these courses Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL): Arabic as a are native speakers and may be admitted to the appropriate level based on a Foreign Language placement test as well as previous knowledge of Arabic. (AFL) AFL 1: Students engage in conversational Arabic and begin to write about simple Grade: 9-12 every day topics in Arabic. Elective: Meets AFL 2 (Prerequisite AFL 1): Students must have either AFL 1 or the equivalent. language Students continue to build their proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking Arabic. requirement AFL 3 (Prerequisite AFL 2): Students should be able to use basic language structures and more complex ones. Emphasis continues to be placed on the use of Arabic in the classroom. AFL 4 (Prerequisite AFL 3): This course includes advanced reading and writing as well as lectures in special topics. At the end of the AFL 4, students should be able to communicate with ease and clarity with native speakers. Spanish Program of Studies Spanish I Basic Structures and vocabulary of Spanish. Practice in the fundamentals of listening, Elective: speaking, reading And writing. No previous knowledge of Spanish required for Grade 9-11 Spanish 1. Spanish 2 Emphasis in developing proficiency in the four language skills. Review of grammar, Elective: practice in composition and cultural and literacy readings grade 9-12 Perquisite Spanish 1 or placement test. Spanish 3
introduces students to more advanced grammatical and linguistic rules, and gives students the opportunity to become involved in mock exam writing. Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL) Grade: 9-12 Elective: Meets language requirement There are 4 levels of Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL): Students in these courses are native speakers and may be admitted to the appropriate level based on a placement test as well as previous knowledge of Arabic. AFL 1: Students engage in conversational Arabic and begin to write about simple every day topics in Arabic. AFL 2 (Prerequisite AFL 1): Students must have either AFL 1 or the equivalent. Students continue to build their proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking Arabic. AFL 3 (Prerequisite AFL 2): Students should be able to use basic language structures and more complex ones. Emphasis continues to be placed on the use of Arabic in the classroom. AFL 4 (Prerequisite AFL 3): This course includes advanced reading and writing as well as lectures in special topics. At the end of the AFL 4, students should be able to communicate with ease and clarity with native speakers. Spanish Program of Studies Spanish I Elective: Grade 9-11 Basic Structures and vocabulary of Spanish. Practice in the fundamentals of listening, speaking, reading And writing. No previous knowledge of Spanish required for Spanish 1. Spanish 2 Elective: grade 9-12 Perquisite Spanish 1 or placement test. Emphasis in developing proficiency in the four language skills. Review of grammar, practice in composition and cultural and literacy readings Spanish 3
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