Academics

Modern Foreign Languages

Department Head

Wess S. Mandella

mandella@jesuitnola.org

Courses

Every course synced from the Oracle catalog for this department is listed below.

French I

Grades 8–9 Honors Available

French I is an introduction to the study of French. The student will develop the ability to understand French when spoken at normal speed on topics that he has been exposed to, and to speak well enough on those topics to communicate with a native speaker. He will learn to…

Spanish I

Grades 8–9 Honors Available

Spanish I is an introduction to the study of Spanish. The student will develop the ability to understand Spanish when spoken at normal speed and to speak well enough to communicate with a native speaker. This requires the acquisition of basic vocabulary and grammatical principles. He will acquire knowledge of…

French II

Grade 10 Honors Available

French II is offered to students who have had one year of high school French, or have passed the French placement test given in the spring or summer before the school year. The student will further develop his knowledge of French and communicate in French with greater proficiency by continuing…

Spanish II

Grade 10 Honors Available

Spanish II is offered to students who have one year of high school Spanish or have passed the placement test in Spanish given during the spring or summer before the school year. The student will review grammar presented in Spanish I and learn more complex grammatical concepts. He will further…

French III

Grade 11 Honors Available

French III is a continuation of French I and French II. It is offered to students who have had two years of high school French. French III stresses reading and oral skills. The class is conducted in French. A more advanced grasp of grammar and an extensive vocabulary are also…

Spanish III

Grade 11 Honors Available

Spanish III is offered to students who have had two years of high school Spanish. The student will continue the review of grammar in the context of literature. He will further his language study with the continued development of reading for comprehension and self-expression in writing, while working through aural-oral…

AP Spanish Language & Culture

Grade 12

French IV

Grade 12 Honors Available

French IV AP

Grade 12

French IV is offered to students who have had three years of high school French. In French IV, the student will develop the ability to write essays, which express in grammatically-correct form his reaction to the thoughts, emotions, and stylistic elements presented in the course materials. Additionally, the student’s listening…

French V

Grade 12 Honors Available

French V is offered to students who have had four years of high school French. This course is designed for advanced students of French who are interested in maintaining and / or improving their proficiency in the language. The focus of the class is on French literature, including classics and…

German I

Grade 12

Spanish Dual Enrollment

Grade 12

Spanish IV

Grade 12

Spanish IV is offered to students who have completed three years of high school Spanish. It emphasizes the use of Spanish for active communication and encompasses aural-oral skills, reading comprehension, grammar, and composition. Students are helped to comprehend formal and informal spoken Spanish; acquire new vocabulary; grasp the structure of…

Faculty

Faculty appear here when at least one of their courses is part of this department.