World Languages

WORLD LANGUAGES

Spanish I

Elective, 9th – 12th Grade, Full Year, 1 credit This course introduces students to the foundational concepts of Spanish and develops their abilities to communicate through writing, reading, listening, and speaking. Students will learn to greet and introduce others and talk about their classes, family, daily routine, food, clothes, and pastimes. Learning fundamental grammar topics and conjugation of present and preterite verb tenses will enable students to formulate sentences and dialogue. Cultural activities and discussions will accompany language lesions, acquainting students with topics such as food, holidays, and customs. Classes will discuss God’s heart for the world and how to show His love in how we interact with people of other nations and cultures.

Curriculum: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, ¡Exprésate! 1

Spanish II

Prerequisite: Spanish I or test out option (Students who have completed 7th and 8th grade Spanish, or those who are heritage speakers, may petition to take a comprehensive exam over Spanish I. If successful, they may enroll in Spanish II. No credit for Spanish I will be given for this option.) Elective, 9th – 12th Grade, Full Year, 1 credit Through thematic units, students in Spanish II will expand their skills in speaking, listening, reading, writing and cultural awareness. Students will develop a functional command of words and phrases that deal with immediate needs and common everyday situations or while traveling in limited situations. Students will demonstrate comprehension of simple questions and statements about family, residence self, weather, time and interests. The content expansion includes the use of familiar words and phrases applicable with normal commands, frequent instructions, and courtesy interchanges. Students will be able to recognize and properly use present and past tense grammar structures. These skills will also be applied to continued Bible studies that expand upon previous learning.

Curriculum: Vista: Descubre 2

College Spanish I (SBU SPA 1114, Dual Credit Class)

Prerequisite: Spanish II and a cumulative high cumulative percentage of 80%or higher or pass the entrance exam. Elective, 9th-12th Grade, Semester, .5 high school credit, 2 college credits In Spanish III, students continue to develop their proficiency in speaking, listening, writing and reading by interacting with other speakers of Spanish. Pronunciation, grammar, reading of simple prose, aural-oral practice. This class may be taken for dual credit.

Curriculum: McGraw-Hill Tu Mundo 2nd edition and Easy Spanish Reader

College Spanish II (SBU SPA 1124, Dual Credit Class)

Elective, 9th-12th Grade, Semester, .5 high school credit, 2 college credits A Continuation of SPA 1114. Prerequisite: SPA 1114.

Curriculum: McGraw-Hill Tu Mundo 2nd edition and Easy Spanish Reader

Prerequisite: Spanish III (SBU SPAN 110/SPAN 120) and a cumulative high school cumulative percentage of 80% or higher Elective, 10th-12th Grade, Semester, .5 high school credit, 3 college credits For Spanish IV, students cover grammar review, simple composition and conversation, and the reading of short narratives. Topics go well beyond basic needs and include: personal and family affairs, current events, school, work, etc. Students can comprehend descriptions and narration referring to past, present or future events. They can comprehend dialogue about special fields of interest and narratives of a nontechnical or specialized nature. There is an increased comprehension of in-depth material about special interest topics used in class, including Spanish literature and the Bible. Grammar control includes all but the infrequently used and the most complex forms and word order problems. Students work toward building a larger reading, speaking and listening vocabulary through the use of materials, representative of the Hispanic culture. This course may be taken for dual credit.

Curriculum: McGraw-Hill, Tu Mundo 2nd edition and Easy Spanish Reader

College Inter Spanish II (SPA 2223, Dual Credit Class)

Elective, 10th-12th Grade, Semester, .5 high school credit, 3 college credits Continuation of SPA 2213 with emphasis on reading.

Curriculum: McGraw-Hill, El Cuento Hispanico, Other materials and short films

Mandarin Chinese I

Elective, 9th-12th Grade, Full Year, 1 credit Chinese I is an introductory course in the fundamentals of Chinese. The course is designed to teach cumulative grammar concepts, deepened by studies in Chinese culture, literature, and the Bible. It provides a foundation for those interested in continuing a study of Chinese.

Curriculum: Joint Publishing, Chinese Made Easy, Level 1

Mandarin Chinese II

Prerequisite: Chinese I Elective, 9th-12th Grade, Full Year, 1 credit Chinese II is designed to introduce students to the more complex structures of Chinese. The language instruction is more rigorous. This class is meant to equip students for further language study and for low-level mastery of the language (the student should be able to present ideas and respond to native speakers). The course uses children's literature (in translation) and short stories in Chinese. The class conducts Bible studies using a Chinese translation on a weekly basis.

Curriculum: Joint Publishing, Chinese Made Easy, Level 2 Better Chinese, Discovering Chinese, Volume 2

Mandarin Chinese III

PrerequIsite: Chinese II Elective, 9th-12th Grade, Full Year, 1 credit Chinese III is a gifted class for students to master the Hanyu Pinyin and to improve their Chinese skills with listening, speaking, reading and writing. The students will achieve more advanced topics: Food and health, social events, media and technology, holidays and celebrations, weather and environment, travel and world famous cities. The students are required to read “Back to Jerusalem” and to introduce the church history in China.

Curriculum: Joint Publishing, Chinese Made Easy, Level 3 Better Chinese, Discovering Chinese, Volume 3

French I

9th-12th Grade, Full Year, 1 credit French I is an active class that gives the beginning student the vocabulary necessary to communicate on a basic level with French speakers on a variety of familiar subjects such as school, home activities, etc. The student will learn how to formulate sentences and dialogues through listening, speaking, reading and writing. French translations of familiar Bible verses will be incorporated throughout the course. Cultural activities will accompany language lessons to acquaint students with food, artistic expression, and diversity of the francophone world.

Curriculum: EMC; Vista: Chemins 1

French II/College French I (SLU FREN 1010, Communicating in French I, Dual Credit Class)

Prerequisite: French I or test out option (Students who have completed 8th grade French, or those who are heritage speakers, may petition to take a comprehensive exam over French I. If successful, they may enroll in French II.) Also, a cumulative high school percentage of 80% or higher. 9th-12th Grade, Full Year, 1 high school credit, 3 college credits Through thematic units students will continue their communication skills through reading and writing, speaking and listening. Students will develop a functional command of words and phrases that deal with immediate needs and common everyday situations or while traveling in limited situations. Students will communicate in the present and past tenses about celebrations, traveling, their homes, food, and their daily activities. Francophone countries around the world will continue to be emphasized with a Biblical worldview. Students who choose to earn dual credit will create and present a Francophone country in the target language as well as write a research paper in English about that country.

Curriculum: Vista, Chemins 2

French III/College French II (SLU FREN 1020, Communicating in French II, Dual Credit Class)

Prerequisite: FREN II and a cumulative high cumulative percentage of 80%or higher. Elective, 10th-12th Grade, Full Year, 1 high school credit, 3 college credits Continuation of FREN 1010. Expansion of oral and written communication skills in areas of immediate needs, personal interests and daily life. Grammatical concepts include the imperfect and future tenses.

Curriculum: EMC, Vista: Perspectives

Seal of Biliteracy information (see Appendix p. 69-74)

The Seal of Biliteracy promotes active participation in a global society and economy by incentivizing, recognizing and celebrating the acquisition of biliteracy skills and sociocultural awareness.