4560 Honors Conversational Spanish 2.5 Credits 40 Minutes, 1 Semester This course presents a practical conversational approach to Spanish. Reading and writing will be part of the curriculum, but students will concentrate primarily on developing their listening skills and their conversational Spanish simulating real life situations and utilizing authentic materials. Students will be required to do presentations and recitations in Spanish. This course will be conducted almost exclusively in Spanish. Prerequisite: Completion of any level Spanish 3 course and teacher recommendation. (NCAA) 4615 American Sign Language 1 5 Credits 80 Minutes 1 Semester In this course students will begin to acquire proficiency in American Sign Language fundamentals through a linguistic, communicative, and cultural approach. Emphasis is placed on the development of receptive and expressive signing skills and on the acquisition of basic grammar, vocabulary, and fingerspelling. Students will become familiar with the origins and principles of ASL and be able to compare and contrast those features to the English language. Students will explore the impact various scientific, political, and educational leaders have had on the Deaf community. Additionally, students will come to appreciate the shifting perceptions of the Deaf community that have occurred in the past few decades. Students will be able to use these components to communicate in contextualized conversation. The course uses the nationally recognized "Master ASL” curriculum. This course is an elective that will fulfill 5 of the 10 language graduation requirement credits. American Sign Language 2, 5 credits, will be offered in the 2021-2022 school year. *Some colleges might not recognize this course for their World Language Admissions Requirement. Students should contact their schools of interest. (NCAA) 4620 American Sign Language 2 2.5 Credits 40 Minutes, 1 Semester The purpose of this course is to progress student proficiency in American Sign Language based on the foundations mastered in
American Sign Language 1. Students will continue to develop proficiency through a linguistic, communicative, and cultural approach. Learners will apply their prior knowledge from American Sign Language 1 to abstract concepts. Students will communicate stories, dialogues and narratives at the novice level. Students will work to master necessary skills and cultural understandings using the second part of the "Master ASL Curriculum." Nonverbal communication is an interdisciplinary skill. Students gain perspectives on hearing loss and terminology used by the deaf community. This course is an elective and cannot yet be used to satisfy the minimum language requirement for graduation. Prerequisites: Successful completion ASL1 (4610) and teacher recommendation. Students may place into this second level with a placement exam. (NCAA) 4700 WORD SMART Vocabulary Workshop 1 (9, 10) 2.5 credits 40 minutes, 1 Semester This course will help improve students’ English skills. Activities focus on three skills: (1) expanding students’ vocabulary with higher- level words; (2) understanding informational texts; (3) being able to summarize these texts in your own words. Students will study college vocabulary words, their definitions, and usage. Starting with the study of prefixes, roots, suffixes, and words derived from these elements, students will learn to understand the definitions and connotations of higher-level words in context. Students will also practice using these words accurately in writing activities. Ultimately, students will increase their English vocabulary and become more confident incorporating academic vocabulary actively into their diction and writing. This elective course is particularly valuable for college bound students and open to all students. No prior knowledge of a foreign language is required. The curriculum is geared to increase fluency with academic and scientific vocabulary used predominantly from grades 9 and 10 upwards. (Communications Concentration) 4705 WORD SMART Vocabulary Workshop 2 (11, 12) 2.5 credits 40 minutes, 1 Semester This course will help improve students’ English skills. Activities focus on three skills: (1) expanding students’ vocabulary with higher- level words; (2) 26
