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World Languages

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

The purpose of this course is to enable students to begin to acquire proficiency in American Sign Language through a linguistic, communicative, and cultural approach. Emphasis is placed on the development of receptive and expressive signing skills and on the acquisition of applied grammar. Cross cultural understanding and real-life applications will be emphasized.

FRENCH

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the target language and its culture and to develop communicative skills and cross-cultural understanding. Content will include beginning skills in listening and speaking with special attention to pronunciation. An introduction to reading and writing will also be included, as well as the fundamentals of grammar and culture.

JAPANESE

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the target language and its culture and to develop communicative skills and cross-culture understanding. Content will include beginning skills in listening and speaking with special attention to pronunciation. An introduction to reading and writing is also included, as well as the fundamentals of grammar and culture.

SPANISH

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the target language and its culture and to develop communicative skills and cross-cultural understanding. The content will include beginning skills in listening and speaking with special attention to pronunciation. An introduction to reading and writing will be included, as well as the fundamentals of grammar and culture.