Prerequisites: Spanish I, Spanish II

Grade: 11-12 (Requirement for Academic Honors Diploma)

Credit: Two semesters, two (2) credits

Description: Level III foreign language courses provide instruction enabling students to understand and appreciate other cultures by comparing social behaviors and values of people using the languages being learned.  Students are willing to initiate and participate in discussions concerning these cultures.  In addition, students are able to:

• respond to factual and interpretive questions and interact in a variety of social situations, such as expressing regrets, condolences, and complaints, and using more that rote memory formula phrases;

• read for comprehension from a variety of authentic materials, such as advertisements in newspapers and magazines, and cartoons and personal correspondence;

• read short literary selections of poetry, plays, and short stories;

• complete authentic forms and documents and take notes that require familiar vocabulary and structures;

• write paraphrases, summaries, and brief compositions;

• describe different aspects of the culture, using the foreign language where appropriate, including: (1) major historical events, (2) political structures, (3) value systems, (4) visual arts, (5) architecture, (6) literature, and (7) music; and

• seek help in a crisis situation and participate appropriately at special family occasions, such as birthdays, weddings, funerals, and anniversaries.