World Language
Jackson-Reed offers language instruction in Chinese, French, Italian and Spanish.
Course Pathways
Chinese
French
Italian
Spanish Path A
OR
Notes for Path A(Non-Native Speakers)
- A student who is not a speaker of Spanish and/or does not come from a bilingual program with no credits in Spanish, should be enrolled in Spanish I and follow Path A.
- Students who bring credit for Spanish I and Spanish II, should be placed in Spanish III.
- Students who come from the Oyster-Adams bilingual program should take Advanced Spanish Language & Literacy and follow the rest of path A.
- After AP Spanish Language they are encouraged to either take AP Spanish Literature or Postconial Literatures from the Spanish-speaking World.
- Students who finished AP Spanish Literature and want to continue exploring themes from a literary, historical and/or film perspective, can take Postcolonial Literatures from the Spanish-speaking world
Spanish Path B
OR
Notes for Path B (Heritage Speakers)
- Spanish-speaking students who are recent arrivals need to be tested to determine what class they will be placed into based on their literacy skills.
- Students who come from Deal usually bring credit for Spanish Heritage Language I and II, so should be in Spanish Heritage Language III.
- Many Spanish Heritage III students take the AP Spanish language exam, and then move into AP Spanish Literature or Postcolonial Literatures from the Spanish-speaking world .
- If a student in Spanish Heritage Language III needs or wants a slower pace of study, they will take AP Spanish Language & Culture next or Postcolonial Literatures from the Spanish-speaking World. Ms. Vázquez-Gil sends a list of those students to counselors, so they are aware of the change.
- There is a small group of Spanish-speaking students who come from Hardy Middle School with credit for Spanish I since they do not have a Heritage Language Program. Those students are enrolled in Spanish Heritage Language II at J-R High School if they choose to continue with Spanish.
- Any other student from a Spanish-speaking background who wants to take Spanish needs to be tested to see what level of the language the student falls in.
Course Descriptions
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Notes
- World Languages course placement is based on student proficiency levels and does not align with grade levels.
- Freshmen should not be enrolled in AP Language courses. They can be enrolled in the Advanced Language & Literacy courses with permission from the instructor or department chair.
- Freshmen coming from middle school with 2.0 credits can be enrolled in Level III.
- For Spanish, there are multiple scenarios that need to be considered – please see that section for specifics.
