They gain greater fluency in oral and written French. A course that incorporates all aspects of the regular French III, plus reading selections chosen to prepare students for their later work in the Advanced Placement literature sequence. Supplemental activities include many of those listed for lower-level Japanese courses with others based on the interests of the class. Japanese IV will be offered as an independent study when enrollment is sufficient. Students will study more advanced grammar and kanji while reading short stories, viewing movies, and learning more advanced conversational techniques.
Students review grammar and vocabulary in the texts.
Apart from translation, they study Roman history, government, and politics in the late republic and the history and literature of the early empire. A course in which students increase their mastery of the Spanish language through intensive study and practice of the more difficult structures, tenses, and inflections. They also read short pieces of literature by Spanish and Spanish American authors. They begin to write essays and present projects. Classes are conducted entirely in Spanish, and students are required to take an active part in discussion.