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

GERMAN I PART 1No prerequisiteThis course is for 7 th grade students who are studying German for the first time. This course begins the development ofthe 3 modes of communication in German: 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-German 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 GERMAN I PART 2Prerequisite: successful completion of German 1 pt. 1This course is for 8 th grade students who completed German 1 Part 1 successfully. German 1 Part 2 Honors continues thedevelopment of the 3 modes of communication in German: 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-German classroom and students are expected to communicate solely in German in the classroom. Astudent at this level is expected to perform at the mid novice level: understanding and producing language in familiarand rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillary materials focus on themes for daily communication.MANDARIN CHINESE INo prerequisiteThis course is for 7 th and 8 th graders who are studying Mandarin Chinese for the first time. This course begins thedevelopment of the three modes of communication in Mandarin Chinese: interpretive (listening and reading),interpersonal (two-way communication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking andwriting to an audience). In addition to the fundamentals of tonal speech, Pinyin, reading, and writing, students willlearn to communicate about personal information, such as: characteristics of oneself, family, dates, numbers, food,colors, likes/dislikes, clothing, etc. Chinese culture and history are introduced as well. Students are gradually andappropriately immersed in an all-Chinese classroom. A student at this level is expected to perform at the low to midnovice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations.HONORS MANDARIN CHINESE IIPrerequisite: successful completion of Mandarin Chinese IThis course continues to develop the three modes of communication: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal(two-way communication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to anaudience). A student at this level is expected to perform at the mid to high novice level: communication in expandedresponses on everyday topics with an increase in accuracy. Students will learn further topics to extend communicationskills with more complexity. This course is designed for motivated students who have mastery of the basics in thelanguage. Students will become immersed in an all-Chinese classroom.SPANISH I PART 1No prerequisiteThis course is for 7 th grade students who are studying Spanish for the first time. This course begins the development ofthe 3 modes of communication in Spanish: 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-Spanish 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 novice level:understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillary materials focus23