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activities within the areas of listen- This course is designed as a com- home. Students will learn approxi-
ing, speaking, reading, writing, cul- prehensive review of Chinese mately 700 simplified characters.
ture, and learning skills. grammar as introduced in the pre- This course will also promote cul-
vious courses. Coursework and tural awareness through various lit-
AP SPANISH LITERATURE & lectures are predominantly in the erary essays and graded readers.
CULTURE 1A/1B target language. Reading and writ- Successful completion of this
ing skills are also emphasized. It is
course will enable students to en-
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 a literature based course. roll in Chinese 3 or AP Chinese per
Duration: Year Long Course teacher recommendation.
Prerequisite: C or better in
AP Spanish Language and AP CHINESE HERITAGE A/B
Culture Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Credit: 10 Units CHINESE 3A/3B HONORS Prerequisite: C or Better in
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 AP Chinese Native
Prerequisite: B or better in
This course is designed to provide Duration: Year Long Course
students with an in-depth study of Chinese 2B Credit: 10 units
selected works from the literature Duration: Year Long Course
of Spain and Spanish Amer- Credit: 10 Units This course further develops and
ica. Students read and analyze lit- refines the speaking, listening,
erature both orally and in writing in Chinese 3A/3B Honors is designed reading and writing skills devel-
Spanish. This course emphasizes to prepare students for the rigor of oped in Chinese Native Speakers
advanced composition, grammar the 4th year Advanced Placement 1A-1B. Through constant practice,
and dialogue focused on the analy- Course. This Chinese 3A/3B Hon- students expand their ability from
sis of Spanish literary works repre- ors course will bring the students everyday survival language to
senting all genres. an opportunity to refine their four more advanced interactions. Con-
language proficiency skills: listen- ducted entirely in Chinese, this
CHINESE 1A/1B ing, speaking, reading and writing course includes grammar review,
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 in the intermediate to Advanced- vocabulary development, and en-
Duration: Year Long Course level range across the three com- gages students in communicative
Credit: 10 Units municative modes (Interpersonal, exercises. Reading materials in-
Interpretive, and Presentational) clude a selection of contemporary
and the California World Language articles, and literary as well as cul-
This course is designed to develop Standards (Content, Communica- tural authentic texts. Reports and
the language skills of listening, tion, Culture, Structures and Set- oral presentations strengthen all ar-
speaking, reading, and writing. Em- tings). This course provides the eas. Students will learn an addi-
phasis will be placed on listening students an opportunity to immerse tional 700 characters, either in the
and speaking activities and upon in the richness of Chinese Lan- simplified or traditional form.
the grammatical principles of the guage and Culture by comparing
present tense through written exer- Chinese-speaking cultures with
cises. his/her own culture and presenting AP CHINESE LANGUAGE
selections from a variety of litera- & CULTURE 1A/1B
CHINESE 2A/2B ture and media. Students are re- Grades: 11, 12
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 quired to speak in Chinese as Prerequisite: C or better in
Prerequisite: C or better in much as possible to increase their Chinese 3A/3B, or Chinese
Chinese 1B confidence in applying target lan- Heritage, or per teacher
Duration: Year Long Course guage at home, at school, and in placement
Credit: 10 Units the community. Duration: Year Long Course
Credit: 10 Units
This course further develops the AP CHINESE NATIVE A/B
basic skills acquired in Chinese 1. Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Advanced placement Chinese uses
This course focuses more on com- Prerequisite: Speaks Chinese an integrated approach to lan-
munication, comprehension and at home guage learning. Course materials
production. Materials and lectures Duration: Year Long Course include authentic materials: radio
are often presented only in the tar- Credit: 10 units broadcasts, newspaper, websites
get language. and literary works. Language and
culture are taught simultaneously
This course is designed for stu-
CHINESE 3A/3B dents who have grown up speaking through the use of these materials.
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Chinese as a home language, who Students will be required to pre-
pare oral presentations, work on in-
Prerequisite: C or better in speak fluently, but do not read or dividual and group projects, and re-
Chinese 2B write characters. This course will search a variety of teacher and stu-
Duration: Year Long Course focus on developing reading and dent selected topics. Class will be
Credit: 10 Units writing skills as well as maintaining conducted entirely in Mandarin Chi-
and strengthening the strong oral nese and students are expected to
and listening skills acquired at communicate entirely in Mandarin