2026-2027 TSD Course Description Book - Flipbook - Page 66
Chinese 2 (100873/200873)
Grades 9-12
Full year 1.0 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
Students must complete Chinese 1 prior to enrolling in this course. Building on what was learned in Chinese 1, students will
focus on refining their pronunciation and increasing their ability in character recognition and writing. Students will continue to
develop their proficiency across the three modes of communication: Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational. In
conversational exchanges, students will be able to respond to simple, direct questions or requests for information. By the end
of the course, students will advance their communication skills from using simple sentences to more complex structures.
Students will compare the Chinese culture with their native culture in a variety of contexts. Upon successful completion of this
course, students will reach the Novice-high to Intermediate-low proficiency level on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
Chinese 3 (100883/200883)
Grades 9-12
Full year 1.0 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
Students must complete Chinese 2 prior to enrolling in this course. Building on what was learned in Chinese 2, students will
start to create with the language 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 produce stories on topics related to personal interest or study in a
variety of tenses. In context, students will explore practices, products, and perspectives of the Chinese-speaking culture shared
through a variety of authentic sources. Upon successful completion of this course, students will reach the Intermediate- low
proficiency level on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
Chinese 4 (100893/200893)
Grades 10-12
Full year 1.0 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
Students must complete Chinese 3 prior to enrolling in this course. Building on what was learned in Chinese 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
be better able to initiate, maintain, and bring a close to conversations involving more complex situations. By the end of the
course, students will be able to express their thoughts and opinions on a variety of relevant topics in a variety of tenses.
Students will further explore the practices, products, and perspectives of the Chinese- speaking world through exposure to
authentic multimedia. Upon successful completion of this course, students will reach the Intermediate-mid proficiency level on
the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
German 1 (100653/200653)
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. By the end of the course, students will have emerging mastery of verb conjugations in
the present tense 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 German-speaking countries. Upon successful
completion of this course, students will reach the Novice- mid to Novice-high proficiency level on the ACTFL Proficiency
Guidelines.
