Chinese II

CHINESE II:   This course is based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for World Languages, builds upon effective strategies for Chinese language learning by encouraging the use of the language and cultural understanding for self-directed purposes. This course encourages interpersonal communication through speaking and writing, providing opportunities to make and respond to requests and questions in expanded contexts, participate independently in brief conversations on familiar topics, and write sentences and descriptions using characters. This course also emphasizes the development of reading and listening comprehension skills, such as using contextual clues to guess meaning and recognizing words and characters through stroke order and stroke count. Students will address the presentational mode by presenting prepared material on a variety of topics, as well as reading aloud to practice appropriate pronunciation. Additionally, students will describe the practices, products and perspectives of Chinese-speaking culture; report on basic family and social practices of the target culture; and describe contributions from the target culture. This course further emphasizes making connections across content areas and the application of understanding Chinese language and culture outside of the classroom.

 

Length: Year

Offered: Fall/Spring

Number of Periods per Semester: One

 

Grade Level: 9-10-11-12

Course Prerequisites: Chinese I

 

 

Application: None

Tryout : None

Counselor Approval Required: None

 

Dual Credit: None

Weighted: No

 

Diploma Path: Fulfills a World Language Requirement for all Diplomas

Quantitative Reasoning: No

 

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