The fourth year course continues speaking and reading skills already learned and expands them to include more vocabulary and topics of study. The emphasis is on reading good quality material from German newspapers, magazines, and literature that a student would read if living in the German speaking countries. With this type of reading you develop an awareness of nearly all aspects of the Germanic culture and an understanding of some of the masterpieces of old and new German literature. Some specific topics studied are youth problems and modern short stories. It is a most enjoyable and rewarding class for using the language in speaking as well as reading and writing.
Students learn basic classroom expressions and vcoabulary.
Culture activities focus on youths in Spanish-speaking countries. Students learn all Spanish-speaking countries and their capitals. Vocabulary includes colors, numbers, clothing, body parts, school activities, days of the week, seasons and months of the year and telling time. Correct grammar is stressed with emphasis on verbs. Spanish 2 is a continuation of Spanish 1 emphasizing the development of basic communication skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.