World Laguages and Cultures Department  World Languages and Cultures
Ledyard High School 
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Spanish

  • Spanish I
  • Spanish II
  • Spanish III
  • Spanish IV
  • Spanish V (AP/UCONN Spanish)
  • Conversational Spanish I
  • Conversational Spanish II
We also offer a World Languages and Cultures course taught in English.

LHS Course Descriptions (MS Word format)

French

  • French I
  • French II
  • French III
  • French IV (UCONN French)
  • The Study of French Through Film (alternate years)

Online Courses Offered Via Virtual High School

  • AP French Language
  • Basic Mandarin: Chinese Language and Culture
  • Latin 1
  • Portuguese 1
  • Spanish Culture and 20th Century Hispanic Literature
  • Writing in Spanish
Visit the Virtual High School website for course descriptions at www.govhs.org.

Recommendations

We encourage all students to take language classes both semesters, minimizing the gap between our sequential courses.

Students should take at least 3 credits of high school French or Spanish, due to college admission requirements. The three credits should be in the leveled courses (I, II, III, and IV).

Conversational Spanish

Once a student has successfully completed Spanish II they are eligible to take Conversational Spanish. This is designed to be an extra, supplemental course, not a replacement for Spanish III or IV. The Conversational Spanish course may be taken the same semester or year as a leveled course as an enhancement. Alternatively, students can complete our leveled program and then take Conversational Spanish as a way to continue applying the skills they have learned. Conversational Spanish can be taken up to three times. Students must have earned a B in Spanish II or C in Spanish III to be eligible to take the course.

School-Wide Academic Expectations

All courses offered by the World Languages and Cultures Department provide students with opportunities to meet school-wide academic expectations 1 and 2.

Students and graduates of Ledyard High School will:

  1. Read and write critically and effectively for a variety of purposes
  2. Speak clearly and communicate ideas accurately in a variety of settings

Download the school-wide rubrics in Word format.

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