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French Introductory I is designed for elementary students (7 through 13-year-old). However, twelve & thirteen-year-old students are also eligible to take Secondary French Course if they are ready to earn Secondary credits which could impact their grades. A normal prerequisite for this course is the Pre-Introductory French Course or its equivalent. It is centered on the practical application of communication skills, with an emphasis on the language material used in everyday situations. Grammar is taught through the speech patterns only. A variety of activities, including role-play and educational games, will be employed to develop students’ listening and speaking skills. The students will also learn the French alphabet and will learn how to decode written forms of the basic French words. They will participate in group reading and writing and become acquainted with some cultural features. This course supports and is aligned to the success orientations, competencies, and knowledge noted in the QSI Program Outcomes. French Introductory I consists of ten essential units. This course is divided into Essential Outcomes and Introduced/Practiced Outcomes. The Essential Outcomes must be assessed for mastery. The Introduced/ Practiced Outcomes are intended to expose the student to skills that will be mastered in a future essential unit, engage the student in ongoing and necessary skills, and to practice the outcomes previously taught. The normal pace for this course leads to the mastery of ten essential units for those QSI schools that offer Languages Other than English five periods a week. Those schools that offer the course less than five periods a week students will master the following appropriate number of units: - 4 periods a week equals 8 units mastered - 3 periods a week equals 6 units mastered Depending on the individual school programs, French Introductory I could be allotted three to five periods per week with a period being a minimum of 45 minutes. This course is a prerequisite for French Introductory II. An outline of ten essential units follows. These units are primarily designed to be taught in order.

The Heritage Chinese 13YO course is designed for students who speak Chines at home or have a strong knowledge of Chinese . In addition, the student will have completed Heritage Chinese13 YO course. Heritage Chinese focuses on providing students with the opportunity to continue their Chinese language education similar to their home country language expectations. The curriculum is designed for students to master Chinese language through reading, writing and speaking. The Heritage Chinese curriculum will focus on the use of Mandarin Chinese characters. Students expand their Chinese character knowledge and varying writing composition to support their opportunity to succeed in AP and IB Chinese courses. In addition, the students will also explore and reflect on key Chinese cultural and historical events. This course supports and is aligned to the success orientations, competencies, and knowledge noted in the QSI Program Outcomes.