The Foreign Language Program at TZHS is a four/five year program open to all students of any grade level. Students who are fluent and native to a foreign language may be placed into the course level most appropriate to their linguistic ability upon recommendation of the instructor. The foreign languages offered at TZHS are French, Italian, and Spanish. The basic objectives of instruction in these languages are:
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An acquisition of foreign language skills as a tool in communication:
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to understand the foreign language when spoken by a native speaker at normal tempo and on a topic within the student's range of experience;
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to speak the foreign language on topics within the student's range of experience with sufficient clarity to be understood by a native;
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to read with direct comprehension material in the foreign language within the student's range of experience;
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to write in the language on topics within the student's range of experience.
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An understanding and appreciation of the foreign culture in terms of geographical, historical, political, and cultural features, including the values, customs, and mores of the people living in the foreign culture, their heritage and their unique contributions to western civilization.
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The development of positive attitudes toward the foreign language and culture while drawing comparisons with the student's own.
The prerequisite for all foreign language courses is successful completion of the previous level. Advanced and advanced placement programs also require a teacher recommendation and completion of the Regents sequence through level III.
