2026-2027 TSD Course Description Book - Flipbook - Page 65
Japanese 3 (100843/200843)
Grades 9-12
Full Year 1.0 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
Students must complete Japanese 2 prior to enrolling in this course. Building on what was learned in Japanese 2, students will
start to use the language in casual tenses and further develop their vocabulary. Students will improve their proficiency across
the three modes of communication: Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational. In conversational exchanges, students will
be able to initiate, maintain, and bring close simple conversations by asking and responding to simple questions and stating
their opinions. By the end of the course, students will be able to create detailed sentences using a variety of tenses and produce
comparative and descriptive conversations on topics related to personal interests. In context, students will explore practices,
products, and perspectives of Japanese culture shared through a variety of authentic sources, including multimedia.
Furthermore, students will strengthen their command of reading and writing and learn another 170+ Kanji characters. Upon
successful completion of this course, students will reach the Intermediate-low proficiency level on the ACTFL Proficiency
Guidelines.
Japanese 4 (100863/200863)
Grades 10-12
Full year 1.0 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
Students must complete Japanese 3 prior to enrolling in this course. Building on what was learned in Japanese 3, students will
continue creating with the language and expanding their working vocabulary. Students will improve their proficiency across
the three modes of communication: Interpretive, Interpersonal and Presentational. In conversational exchanges, students will
strengthen stamina to better initiate, maintain and bring a close to conversations involving more complex situations. Students
will further explore the practices, products, and perspectives of Japan through use of authentic resources and multimedia.
Furthermore, students will strengthen their command of reading and writing and learn another 180+ Kanji characters. Upon
successful completion of this course, students will reach the Intermediate-mid proficiency level on the ACTFL Proficiency
Guidelines.
AP Japanese (108863/208863)
Grades 10-12
Full year 1.0 credit
Students must complete Japanese 4 prior to enrolling in this course. It follows the guidelines of the College Board® AP
Japanese Language and Culture course and provides opportunities for students to demonstrate their proficiency in the 3 modes
of communication: Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational. The Japanese AP course is divided into thematic units which
are based on recommended contexts and guided by essential questions. Review of the mechanics of advanced language
structures is done within the contextual framework of each unit as needed. Corresponding cultural elements are integrated into
the study of the units, and activities are directed with the cultural connections in mind. By the end of the course, students will
be able to interpret authentic materials, interact with native Japanese speakers and express themselves with reasonable fluency
both orally and in writing. Furthermore, students will strengthen their command of reading and writing all AP level Kanji
characters. Upon successful completion of this course, students will reach the Intermediate-high to Advanced-low proficiency
level on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. An Advanced Placement exam is given.
Chinese 1 (100853/200853)
Grades 9-12
Full year 1.0 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
In this introductory course, students will focus on pronunciation and basic vocabulary centered around themselves, their identity, and
familiar objects from their immediate environment. Students will develop basic proficiency across the three modes of communication:
Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational. Conversational exchanges will be formulaic, using memorized phrases in familiar
contexts. Chinese characters are introduced and are accompanied by Pinyin, which acts as a guide to pronunciation. By the end of the
course, students will have emerging mastery of the frequently used characters and an understanding of simple sentence structure.
Students will also begin to acquire cultural competence through exposure to a variety of products, practices, and perspectives in
various Chinese-speaking countries. Upon successful completion of this course, students will reach the Novice- mid to Novice-high
proficiency level on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
