Course Catalog - North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

in French. Students are expected to improve their conversationalskills by making every attempt to use French in class. Use of videoprograms improves students’ listening comprehension and oralcompetency. Students read excerpts of literary and journalisticwritings and write short compositions concerning these writings.FR404 French Readings IFR406 French Readings IIFR408 French Readings IIIOne trimester each (1 unit of credit each)Unless exempt, junior students using this sequence tomeet the foreign language graduation requirement mustcomplete all three one-trimester courses. Junior studentswho have exempted the foreign language requirementand seniors taking this for core-elective credit maychoose to take only one or two trimesters, if they wish.Prerequisite: FR358 Advanced French III or equivalent, orpermission of the Dean of Humanities is prerequisite forFR404. Then, each course, or permission of the Dean ofHumanities, is prerequisite for the next.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThese three one-trimester courses constitute a fourth-year levelof French study. The use of French for active communicationis emphasized and this helps students develop these areas ofcompetence: the ability to understand spoken French; a Frenchvocabulary for reading literature, newspaper, and magazine articles;and the ability to express themselves coherently in both written andspoken French. The course is conducted entirely in French.GE305 Introductory GermanOne year (3 units of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labEmphasis in this first-year course is placed on the acquisition ofbasic language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.The student acquires a base vocabulary and learns the simplegrammatical constructions needed for essential communication.German culture is also introduced. Computer drills are available toaid students in the acquisition of grammatical concepts and newvocabulary.GE307 Intermediate GermanOne year (3 units of credit)Prerequisite: GE305 Introductory German or equivalent, orpermission of the Dean of Humanities.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThis is an accelerated second-year German course. Emphasis onbasic language skills and grammatical construction is continued.Listening to cassettes of short conversations by native speakers anddoing the corresponding exercises, viewing video programs, andusing the language in everyday conversational situations, furtherincrease the student’s competency in the language. Most of thebasic grammatical constructions are learned.JA305 Introductory JapaneseOne year (3 units of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labEmphasis in this first-year course is placed on the acquisition ofbasic language skills: speaking, listening, comprehension, reading,and writing. The student acquires a base vocabulary and learnsthe simple grammatical constructions needed for essentialcommunication. Cultural aspects of Japan are also introduced.HUMANITIES / foreign languageNCSSM 2008-0911COURSE CATALOG