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phrases, combine words, express ideas with simple Placement class. The students will be challenged
phrases and expressions. They will be using to perform at a level commensurate to the Honor’s
interpretive, interpersonal and presentational skills level program.
in the classroom for both practice and assessment.
They are expected to compare and contrast
AP CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
cultures embedded in the language program.
Activities are based on authentic situations and (Full year, 1.0 credit)
have real meaning to the students. Prerequisite: The student must have completed
level 4 Honors and maintained at least a “B-”
average.
MANDARIN CHINESE 3
This course aims specifically at preparing the
(Full year, 1 credit)
student for the national Advanced
Prerequisite: The student must have completed
Placement Chinese Language and Culture
level 2 and maintained at least a “C” average. Examination focusing on six themes: Beauty and
By the end of the year, a Mandarin Chinese 3 Aesthetics, Families and Communities, Global
student would be expected to communicate at the Challenges, Science and Technology, Contemporary
novice-high level according to the national ACTFL Life, and Personal and Public Identities. It is
standards. Novice-high can describe with phrases intended for serious, advanced students reaching
and can identify with short sentences in present the intermediate-low and possibly intermediate-
time frame. They will be using interpretive, mid level of proficiency according the national
interpersonal and presentational skills in the ACTFL (American Council of the Teaching of Foreign
classroom for both practice and assessment. They Language) standards.
are expected to compare and contrast cultures AP Exam: $95.00
embedded in the language program. Activities are
based on authentic situations and have real
meaning to the students. SPANISH 1
(Full year, 1 credit)
HONORS MANDARIN CHINESE 4
By the end of the year, a Spanish 1 student would
(Full year, 1 credit) be expected to communicate at the novice-mid
Prerequisite: The student must have completed level according to the national ACTFL (American
level 3 and maintained at least a “C” average. Council of the Teaching of Foreign Language)
standards. Novice-mid can identify with phrases,
By the end of the year, An Honors Mandarin
combine words, express ideas with simple phrases
Chinese 4 student would be expected to
and expressions. They will be using interpretive,
communicate at the novice-high/intermediate-low interpersonal and presentational skills in the
level according to the national ACTFL (American
classroom for both practice and assessment. They
Council of the Teaching of Foreign Language) are expected to compare and contrast cultures
standards. Novice-high/ Intermediate-low can
embedded in the language program. Activities are
describe with strings of sentences, combine time
based on authentic situations and have real
frames, and create with language. They will be meaning to the students.
using interpretive, interpersonal and
presentational skills in the classroom for both
practice and assessment. They are expected to SPANISH 2
compare and contrast cultures embedded in the
(Full year, 1 credit)
language program. Activities are based on Prerequisite: The student must have completed
authentic situations and have real meaning to the level 1 and maintained at least a “C” average.
students. This is a precursor to the Advanced
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