Mandarin 5

This course focuses on teaching the AP level Chinese course which is equivalent of a second-year (and/or the fourth semester) college Chinese course. This course is designed to provide students with varied opportunities to further develop their proficiency across the three communicative modes: interpersonal(speaking, listening, reading and writing skills), interpretive (listening and reading skills), and presentational (speaking and writing skills) as outlined in our High School Discovery proficiency goals. There are seven thematic units designed for this course following AP Chinese Sample syllabus provided by the college board and each unit will be taught using applicable textbook resources.  Discussion topics through articles and Chinese movie(s) as well as project(s) centered on Chinese culture are also integrated in the course. (Prerequisite: Mandarin 4 or teacher approval)