Abington Junior High School Course Selection Guide 2012-2013 ...

For fluency and skills competency, three to five years of study of the same language is more desirable than twoyears of one language plus two years of another.*Chinese will continue to add a level as the students progress through the newly added program.For each language, there is a sequence of courses which provides a continuous, articulated program of studydesigned to prepare students for college entrance requirements, travel, careers and personal pleasure.FRENCH I PART 1No prerequisiteThis course is for 7 th grade students who are studying French for the first time. French 1 Part 1 begins the developmentof the 3 modes of communication in French: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-waycommunication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience).Students will learn to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school,pastimes, as well as the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will gradually and appropriately beimmersed in an all-French classroom. The class progresses at a moderate pace to keep the students’ comfort level highin their attempts to communicate in a new language. A student at this level is expected to perform at the low to midnovice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillarymaterials focus on themes for daily communication.FRENCH I PART 2Prerequisite: successful completion of French 1 pt. 1This course is for 8 th grade students who completed French 1 Part 1 successfully. French 1 Part 2 continues thedevelopment of the 3 modes of communication in French: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-waycommunication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience).Students will expand on their ability to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends,likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as well as the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will quickly beimmersed in an all-French classroom. The class progresses at a moderate pace to keep the students’ comfort level highin their attempts to communicate in a new language. A student at this level is expected to perform at the low to midnovice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillarymaterials focus on themes for daily communication.HONORS FRENCH I PART 2Prerequisite: successful completion of French 1 pt. 1 with teacher recommendationThis course is for 8 th grade students who completed French 1 Part 1 with a high level of language comprehension andproduction. French 1 Part 2 Honors continues the development of the 3 modes of communication in French:interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communication- listening and speaking, reading andwriting) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). Students will expand on their ability tocommunicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as well as thebasics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will quickly be immersed in an all-French classroom andstudents are expected to communicate solely in French in the classroom. A student at this level is expected to performat the mid novice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and otherancillary materials focus on themes for daily communication.FRENCH INo prerequisiteThis course is for 8 th grade students who are studying French for the first time. French 1 begins the development of the3 modes of communication in French: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communicationlisteningand speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). Students willlearn to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as wellas the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will gradually and appropriately be immersed in an all-French classroom. The class progresses at a moderate pace to keep the students’ comfort level high in their attempts tocommunicate in a new language. A student at this level is expected to perform at the low to mid novice level:understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillary materials focuson themes for daily communication.22