During this second half of the intermediate stage, students continue development of reading and writing skills in appropriate cultural contexts. Students demonstrate self-reliance and creative communication as their oral proficiency skills are improved. Fluency in speaking the language is continually stressed. The Advanced Placement foreign language courses are designed to prepare students for Advanced Placement testing which takes place at the end of the school year. The Educational Testing Service provides revised curriculum outlines for each language on an annual basis.
Students practice oral proficiency and written deliveries.
An extensive review of grammatical usage is included for multiple choice, essay, and free response testing situations. Students should be able to communicate with a high degree of accuracy and fluency. The Year VI foreign language course begins the advanced stage of involvement in the target language study. The student develops and refines oral proficiency skills in order to be able to communicate in a variety of situations with a high degree of accuracy and fluency. In addition, reading and writing skills are expanded to include a variety of literary genres and written experimentations.