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Classes
The Following Foreign Language Classes
are Offered at Memorial:
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French: 1, 2,
3*, and AP French*
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German: 1, 2, 3, and 4
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Spanish: 1A, 1B,
1, 2, 3*, and AP Spanish*
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*Note: French 3 and AP French/Spanish 3
and AP Spanish are dual credit
classes in which students have the opportunity to earn university credit
through
the University of Evansville.
Prerequisites
For a 1st year language course:
1. An
English grade of C+ (3) or above: French 1, German 1,
Spanish 1
An English grade of C (2) or D (1): Spanish
1A
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2. A basic working
knowledge of English grammar:
a. strong word skills
b. ability to associate
(audio-lingual-visual)
c. ability to grasp grammatical concepts and
to apply them logically in sentence development.
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3. Good
communication skills
a. listening -- the ability to distinguish
different sounds; strong comprehension skills
b. speaking -- good, strong pronunciation;
clear intonation; willingness to communicate orally
c. reading -- average or above average
reading ability
d. writing -- average or above average
writing skills (ability to develop one's thoughts logically
and structurally)
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For a 2nd year language course:
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1. An
average of C (2) in French 1, German 1, or Spanish 1/1B
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2. Successful
completion of two years of foreign language in middle school
program (grade of B (4) or above). The Memorial High School
Foreign Language Department may also choose to administer a
departmental foreign language entrance exam which will test
the four communication skills of listening, speaking, reading,
and writing along with the grammatical foundation of the
student. If the Foreign Language Department chooses to
administer the entrance exam, it will be administered by the
appropriate member of the foreign language department of
Memorial High School at the end of the current school year.
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