Phillips Exeter Academy

Modern Languages

Spanish: Family Community Contemp Life
Modern Languages

Students continue to develop all of their linguistic skills while exploring topics related to customs, values and traditions, as well as contemporary issues in Spanish-speaking cultures. Materials may include novels, essays, short stories, radio programs,...

Spanish: Emerging Self; Art & Identity
Modern Languages

Students expand on their linguistic skills and knowledge of Spanish-speaking cultures and groups through the exploration of the arts, and topics related to the development of individual and group identities. Materials may include novels, essays, short...

Advanced Russian
Modern Languages

This sequence of courses is offered fall (RUS310), winter (RUS320) and spring (RUS400). In this sequence of courses students consolidate their knowledge of grammar and continue to acquire new vocabulary by reading and discussing pieces of classical and...

Advanced Readings in Russian
Modern Languages

This sequence of courses is offered fall (RUS502), winter (RUS503) and spring (RUS504). This sequence of courses focuses primarily on classical Russian literature. Students read works by Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov, Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoevsky...

Selected Topics in Russian
Modern Languages

For advanced students of the language, this courses feature topics typically taught in college. The topics for this course vary from year to year and are dependent upon the interests and backgrounds of the students...

Elementary Spanish
Modern Languages

This sequence of courses is offered fall (SPA110), winter (SPA120) and spring (SPA130). This sequence introduces students to spoken and written Spanish. Considerable oral practice and written exercises lead students to a mastery of grammar. Students begin...

Transition Spanish 1 Heritage Speakers
Modern Languages

SPA12H and SPA13H are two courses, part of a sequence, designed to meet the needs of native or heritage speakers with a certain degree of oral proficiency. These two courses aim to provide an environment where heritage speakers can build on the language base...

Transition Spanish 1
Modern Languages

For students who have had one or two years of Spanish in junior high and/or one year in high school, this course rapidly reviews pronunciation and basic grammar and accelerates students in the speaking, reading and writing programs. This course normally...

Transition Spanish 2 Heritage Speakers
Modern Languages

SPA12H and SPA13H are two courses, part of a sequence, designed to meet the needs of native or heritage speakers with a certain degree of oral proficiency. These two courses aim to provide an environment where heritage speakers can build on the language base...

Transition Spanish 2
Modern Languages

A continuation of Transition 1, this course completes the review of the basic structures and broadens the speaking, reading and writing programs. This course normally promotes to Spanish 210 or 220 in the...