Matanzas High School

Course Description

For more information about this Cambridge course, visit the curriculum page of the Cambridge Assessment International Education website. 

Cambridge International AS & A Level syllabuses in Spanish aim to:

• Develop the ability to understand Spanish in a variety of registers
• Enable students to communicate confidently and clearly in Spanish
• Form a sound base of skills, language and attitudes required for further study, work and leisure
• Encourage positive attitudes to language learning and a sympathetic approach to other cultures and civilisations
• Support intellectual and personal development by promoting learning and social skills.

Additional Information

Successful completion of at least Spanish 2. Students must sit for the Cambridge AICE Exam, which may be after the end of the school year.

Course Number: 0708538

Course Description

American Sign Language (ASL) 1 introduces students to the target language and its culture. The student will develop communicative skills in all 3 modes of communication and cross-cultural understanding. Emphasis is placed on proficient communication in the language with introductions to culture, connections, comparisons, and communities.

Course Number: 0717300

Course Description

Pre AICE Spanish (Spanish 3 Honors) provides mastery and expansion of skills acquired by the students in Spanish 2. Specific content includes, but is not limited to, expansions of vocabulary and conversational skills through discussions of selected readings. Contemporary vocabulary stresses activities which are important to the everyday life of the target language-speaking people.

Additional Information

Students do not need a foreign language to graduate high school; 2 years of a foreign language is needed for the Florida State University System.

Course Number: 0708532

Course Description

Spanish 1 introduces students to the target language and its culture. The student will develop communicative skills in all 3 modes of communication and cross-cultural understanding. Emphasis is placed on proficient communication in the language. An introduction to reading and writing is also included as well as culture, connections, comparisons, and communities.

Additional Information

Students do not need a foreign language to graduate high school; 2 years of a foreign language is needed for the Florida State University System.

Course Number: 0708340

Course Description

Spanish 2 reinforces the fundamental skills acquired by the students in Spanish 1. The course develops increased listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills as well as cultural awareness. Specific content to be covered is a continuation of listening and oral skills acquired in Spanish 1. Reading and writing receive more emphasis, while oral communication remains the primary objective. The cultural survey of the target language-speaking people is continued.

Additional Information

Students do not need a foreign language to graduate high school; 2 years of a foreign language is needed for the Florida State University System.

Course Number: 0708350