CourseCatalog-2018-2019 Updated

Foreign Language
Department Summary
Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language And Culture e
Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish Language e
American Sign Language 1 e *
American Sign Language 2 e *
American Sign Language 3 e *
Chinese 1 e
Chinese 2 e
Chinese 3 e
Chinese 4 Honors e
Filipino 1 e
Filipino 2 e
Filipino 3 e
Filipino 4
French 1 e
French 2 e
French 3 e
French 3 Honors e
French 4 e
Punjabi 1 e
Punjabi 2 e
Punjabi 3 e
Punjabi 4 e
Punjabi 4 Honors e
Spanish 1 e
Spanish 2 e
Spanish 3 e
Spanish 3 Honors e
Spanish For Native Speakers e
In all courses listed, students will create curriculum-related
products using computer applications, including the Internet
and word processing, as resources.
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This course meets the CSU and the UC ‘e’ Language other
than English college entrance requirement.
* Note: Some private colleges do not accept ASL as
meeting their Foreign Language college entrance requirements.
Please contact your counselor for more information.
Graduation Requirement: There are two ways to fulfill the
Fine Arts requirement. In order to complete this requirement,
for high school graduation only, all students must pass
10 credits (one year) of a Foreign Language OR 10 credits
(one year) of Visual and Performing Arts. However, to prepare
for college entrance CSU and UC requires 2 years (20
credits) of the same Foreign Language (with a grade of C or
better) and 1 year (10 credits) of Visual and Performing Arts
(with a third year of foreign language recommended).
For Native Spanish Speakers (speak fluently and use Spanish
in own lives, read and write enough, can understand in a
class taught all in Spanish), the following 3-year pathway is
recommended: Spanish 3 Honors, Spanish for Native Speakers,
then AP Spanish Language. Please check with your counselor
if you are qualified for this pathway.
Course Descriptions:
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CUL-
TURE (L5570)
10 Credits, One Year, Grades 10, 11, 12
This course meets the CSU and the UC ‘e’ Language other
than English college entrance requirement.
Recommended Prerequisite: B+ or higher in previous
course, or instructor approval.
The AP Chinese Language and Culture course is designed to
be equivalent to the fourth semester of a college/university
course in Mandarin Chinese. The goal is to deepen the student’s
immersion into the language and culture of the Chinese
speaking world. The AP course prepares students to
demonstrate their level of Chinese proficiency across the
three communicative modes: interpersonal, interpretive, and
presentational; and the five goal areas: communication, cultures,
connections, comparisons, and communities. The
course views Chinese culture in an international context and
helps students develop an awareness of China’s role in issues
of global importance. It also helps students broaden their
world view by comparing Chinese cultural products, practices,
and perspectives with those of their own society. Students
ultimately move beyond a basic knowledge of the
products and practices reflected in the Chinese way of viewing
the world. This course may be taught in conjunction with
another level of Chinese. Independent study skills are needed.
This course may not be repeated for credit.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) SPANISH LANGUAGE (L5270)
10 Credits, One Year, Grades 10, 11, 12
This course meets the CSU and the UC ‘e’ Language other
than English college entrance requirement.
Recommended Prerequisite: A grade of ‘B’ or better in Spanish
3 Honors or Spanish for Spanish Speakers, or at least 80%
on the placement test.
Advanced Placement Spanish is designed to develop students'
understanding and proper usage of Spanish and to
prepare students for the Advanced Placement Test. Students
work through sets of selected readings, poetry, oral discussions,
studies of syntax and compositions. Selective reading
tapes are also used. The course includes the study and discussion
of notable works of both past and contemporary
Spanish literature. In addition, for practice, students work
with sets of achievement tests. On completion of the course,
students should be able to score ‘3’ or better on the Spanish
Advanced Placement Examination. Homework is assigned
daily. This course may not be repeated for credit.
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 1 (L5301)
10 Credits, One Year, Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
This course meets the CSU and the UC ‘e’ Language other
than English college entrance requirement. Does not meet
some private colleges entrance requirements.
Prerequisite: Complete function of at least one hand.
This course will teach basic signs, grammar, finger spelling
and the cultural aspects of deafness. Students will learn basic
communication, as well as song signing. Total participation is
mandatory in order to properly learn the language. Activities
will include students working in pairs or groups, role playing,
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