Students will be introduced to a foreign language through basic grammar, vocabulary, and cultural activities.

1. Students will speak using standard pronunciation with

special focus on the vowels, intonation, and pitch when

conversing on a variety of subjects studied in the course.

2. Students will communicate ideas using writing well enough

for a native reader to comprehend.

3. Students will understand a speaker who uses standard

pronunciation, intonation, and pitch when conversing on a variety of topics studied in the course.

4. Students will read to determine the main ideas or facts in

authentic, appropriate printed material in the target language.

5. Students will demonstrate that communication in the target

language obeys grammatical rules.

6. Students will examine differences, similarities, components, and

values of the other cultures.

Students will expand basic grammar, vocabulary, and cultural activities to prepare them for a global society.

1. Students will speak using standard pronunciation, intonation,

and pitch when conversing on a variety of subjects including interpretation of English into the target language.

2. Students will communicate ideas in the target language using

expanded writing practices well enough for a native reader to

comprehend.

3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of a native speaker

who uses standard pronunciation, intonation, and pitch when

conversing on a variety of subjects.

4. Students will demonstrate a deeper understanding of the main ideas or facts in authentic, appropriate printed material in the target language.

5. Students will demonstrate that successful communication in the

target language requires the application of certain grammatical

rules and strategies in a complex sentence structure.

6. Students will interpret cultural differences in some social situations and world events.