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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son was advised to not take Spanish since it is extremely hard at TJ. He took German and LOVES it. [/quote]

In the other TJ thread about rank falling to 14, someone wrote “Bonitatibus has ruined the foreign languages department since she started at TJ.”  Anyone know what this means?

And why would Spanish be harder at TJ than other languages? Is it the teacher or it is taught at faster speed?[/quote]

[b]TJ Spanish curriculum condenses 4 years of FCPS Spanish or 5 years of LCPS Spanish into just 3 years at TJ.  So the student is ready to take AP Spanish, right after TJ Spanish 3, without needing an additional year[/b].
  
Moreover, TJ empasizes on getting to working proficiency of Spanish, meaning student must develop fluent speaking skill.  It is relatively easy to develop reading/writing and listening skill in a language, but developing speaking skill is relatively more difficult.  TJ Spanish requires developing speaking skill.

Furthermore, TJ places emphasis on attaining a working proficiency level in Spanish, which requires students to develop fluent speaking skills. While it is relatively easier to develop reading, writing, and listening skills in a language, developing speaking skills is comparatively more challenging. TJ Spanish focuses on the development of speaking skills.

This is not specific to TJ Spanish.  In the United States, Spanish is widely regarded as a second language, spoken by over 40 million people. Therefore, there are higher expectations for teachers to impart sufficient depth in teaching it, and for students to learn it effectively for future use in the workplace.

On the other hand, German is more commonly perceived as an academic language, with fewer speakers in the US, and is primarily useful when traveling to German-speaking countries. As a result, teachers tend to adjust the course rigor accordingly.[/quote]

I think this is the case for all the world languages at TJ.  It was how high school foreign language was set up when I was in school, too.  Although a lot of schools now require 4 years of a world language before AP, and FCPS has just changed to this, I believe, this year.[/quote]

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