Languages (M)

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.

French Pre-Introductory is designed for elementary students (five and six years of age) with no background in the French language and who are emergent readers. The course is centered on the practical application of communication skills, with an emphasis on the language material used in everyday situations. Grammar is taught primarily through speech patterns. In order to develop listening and speaking skills and become acquainted with some cultural features of the language the students will be involved in a variety of activities, including songs, role-play, and educational games. This course supports and is aligned to the success orientations, competencies, and knowledge noted in the QSI Program Outcomes. FRENCH Pre-Introductory consists of seven 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 mastery of seven essential units for those QSI schools that offer French four times a week. Those schools that offer French Introductory I less than four periods a week students will master the following appropriate number of units: 3 periods a week equals 6 units mastered. 2 periods a week equals 5 units mastered. Depending on the individual school programs, French Pre-Introductory could be allotted three to four periods per week with a period being a minimum of 45 minutes.

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.