Please remember that not all courses are offered at every OCSB high school. Consult your myBlueprint account for the courses offerings at your school.
Course descriptions
The following International Languages credit courses are offered at some of our high schools. Please consult Student Services at your school for other language offerings.
Please refer to the Continuing and Communication Education Department website for additional course offerings. Please note that these Continuing and Communication Education courses are taught on Saturday only.
LWSCO – Spanish
1 credit, Open, Prerequisite: International Languages, Level 1, Academic or Open
This course provides opportunities for students to develop competence and confidence in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the language of study. Students will communicate about matters of personal interest and everyday topics in interactive settings that emphasize real-life applications, and will read and write a variety of texts of increasing complexity in the language. Students will continue to develop their understanding and appreciation of diverse communities in regions of the world where the language is spoken. They will also explore personal and professional contexts in which knowledge of the language is required, and develop skills necessary for lifelong language learning.
LWSBO – Spanish
1 credit, Open, Prerequisite: None
This course provides opportunities for students to begin to develop and apply fundamental skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the language of study. Students will communicate and interact in structured activities and practical situations, with a focus on matters of personal interest and familiar topics, and will read and write simple texts in the language. Throughout the course, students will acquire a general understanding and appreciation of diverse communities in regions of the world where the language is spoken. They will develop skills necessary for lifelong language learning.
LASBO – American Sign Language as a Second Language
1 credit, Open, Prerequisite: None
This course provides opportunities for students to begin to develop foundational language skills and cultural competencies in American Sign Language (ASL). Students will begin to engage in basic ASL conversational discourses in guided and interactive settings. Using a variety of strategies, they will develop skills to comprehend, construct, and present various basic ASL literary works and ASL texts and begin to develop an understanding of the connections between ASL, culture, and community. They will also develop the knowledge and skills necessary for lifelong language learning.