Modern Languages Class VIII

BEGINNING FRENCH: for students who began in Class VII, this course develops the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing through class conversations, role playing, the reading of texts and poetry, the study of grammar and the writing of narrative paragraphs. 

FRENCH: for students who began in Class V, the course develops advanced grammar skills through class conversations, written compositions, the reading of a short novel and the study of short videos. 

MANDARIN: continuing the development of skills through supplementary audio and video materials that present students with real-life situations and exercise their ability to listen and respond; further practice in Chinese character writing; the enrichment of vocabulary; exploration of Chinese culture.

SPANISH: continuing the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing, the acquisition of vocabulary and the knowledge of syntax. Special topics include the use of past tenses in narrative and the introduction of the subjunctive. The course concludes with the reading of a full-length short novel.