Woodmere MS - World Languages
Dr. Nicole Montellese, Chairperson (516) 792-4027
NYS Standards for World Language Education
World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages
Participation in a World Language at Woodmere Middle School may have implications that extend well into a student's educational career. Grade seven students begin their World Language journey in a level 1A course. In eighth grade, students will continue learning the same language in a level 1B course. Together, these two years of language instruction and successful completion of the Checkpoint A FLACS Exam (administered in June of eighth grade) will satisfy one high school language credit and the course average from grades seven and eight will appear on the student's high school transcript.
COURSE OFFERINGS
French 1A Grade 7:
This is a beginning course in the French language. Emphasis is given to communicative proficiency through the development of oral expression, auditory comprehension, and reading and writing skills. This course introduces vocabulary, structure, idioms, and the study of French culture.
French 1B Grade 8:
This course continues to develop the four basic skills introduced in Level IA: oral expression, auditory comprehension, reading and writing. The course offers a more intensive study of vocabulary, structure, idioms and Francophone culture. Major emphasis is placed on the development of communicative proficiency. Upon successful completion of both Levels IA and IB and a passing grade on the Regional FLACS Checkpoint A exam at the end of the year, students will receive one unit of high school credit.
Italian 1A Grade 7:
This is a beginning course in the Italian language. Emphasis is given to communicative proficiency through the development of oral expression, auditory comprehension, and reading and writing skills. This course introduces the vocabulary, structure, idioms, and the study of Italian culture.
Italian 1B Grade 8:
This course continues to develop the four basic skills introduced in Level IA: oral expression, auditory comprehension, reading and writing. The course offers a more intensive study of vocabulary, structure, idioms and the study of culture and traditions of the Italian people. Major emphasis is placed on the development of communicative proficiency. Upon successful completion of both Levels IA and IB and a passing grade on the Regional FLACS Checkpoint A exam at the end of the year, students will receive one unit of high school credit.
Spanish 1A Grade 7:
This is a beginning course in the Spanish language. Emphasis is given to communicative proficiency through the development of oral expression, auditory comprehension, and reading and writing skills. This course introduces vocabulary, structure, idioms, and the study of Hispanic culture.
Spanish 1B Grade 8:
This course continues to develop the four basic skills introduced in Level IA: oral expression, auditory comprehension, reading and writing. The course offers a more intensive study of vocabulary, structure, idioms and Hispanic culture. Major emphasis is placed on the development of communicative proficiency. Upon successful completion of both Levels IA and IB and a passing grade on the Regional FLACS exam at the end of the year, students will receive one unit of high school credit.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2024 WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL NATIONAL EXAM WINNERS!
National French Exam (Le Grand Concours) Winners!
SILVER: Jacob Tenenbaum
National Spanish Exam Winners!
GOLD : Leo Chen, Itiel Sulman, Mischa Zhang
SILVER: Tevel Bober, Deniz Verdiev
BRONZE: Aaron Kahn, Sophia Yakubov