Building on material learned in Level 2A, students continue to grow in their ability to communicate in oral and written form. As in Level 2A, vocabulary development is emphasized. Students also learn increasingly complex expressions and grammatical structures. Current events in countries where the target language is spoken are discussed. At Level 3, students continue their development of oral and written communication skills.
Increased emphasis is placed on reading and writing in the foreign language.
Beginning with Level 3, and continuing through Level 6, students work with an increasing number of authentic listening and reading materials as selected by the teacher. These courses are in the honors program. Students can take the courses at the honors level by completing the local school procedures and registering under the special honors codes given below. General information about the honors program is given at the beginning of this bulletin. At each level of language instruction, students learn to communicate using these theme areas or content.