Advanced Mandarin 1
This course focuses on reading, writing characters and Chinese composition. By the end of the year, students will be able to recognize 1000-1500 words, and possibly more. Students who are taking this course are from Chinese speaking community. Students will be trained at a higher level in reading and writing based on Taiwan Elementary Chinese…
Read MoreMandarin 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…
Read MoreMandarin 4
This course focuses on preparing students to take the AP Chinese Exam. By the end of the year, students will enter into an advanced level of understanding Chinese in speaking, writing, listening and reading in using phonetic symbols. Students will be also introduced to pinyin system during this course. There are 50 more Chinese characters introduced…
Read MoreMandarin 3
This course focuses on increased fluency in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing of the Chinese language. Students will be trained in the writing and reading of 100 Chinese characters in this course. Besides characters, students will learn roughly 640 vocabulary words and 30 some sentence patterns and be introduced to topics on Chinese culture.…
Read MoreMandarin 2
This course emphasizes speaking and listening comprehension. Students should be fluent in basic daily conversation upon entering this course. Students will be trained in the writing and reading of 120 Chinese characters in this course. Besides characters, students will learn roughly 700 vocabulary words and 30 some sentence patterns and be introduced to topics on…
Read MoreMandarin 1
This course introduces the Mandarin Chinese language. Students will learn to use phonetic symbols to express themselves in written form. Students will be trained in the writing and reading of 60 Chinese characters and 20 radicals in this course. Besides characters, students will learn roughly 1000 vocabulary words and 50 sentence patterns and be introduced…
Read MoreYearbook
This course develops and enhances the skills necessary for the production of a quality high school yearbook. These skills include interviewing, journalistic writing, photography, computer layout (including topics related to graphic design, desktop publishing, typographical terminology, etc.), the setting and meeting of short and long-term goals, photography, the selling of advertising and the promotion of…
Read MoreJournalism
The high school Journalism course revolves around production of the school newspaper, The Echo. Students use this hands on experience, together with textbook and other materials, to learn skills in news, feature, editorial and other types of writing, in addition to interviewing, editing, lay out, advertising and photography. Students are welcome to take this course more…
Read MoreSpeech
This course is designed to provide students with the confidence and experience they need to perform well in the public speaking situations that they will face throughout college and beyond. Emphasis is on developing skills in various speech types: informative, persuasive, group presentation and special occasion speaking. Students sharpen their skills with the aid of…
Read MoreAdvanced Writing Workshop
The primary aim of this course will be to encourage and develop the skills of students with a strong interest in creative writing. Over half of the class time will be devoted to writing; in addition, teacher-directed student conferences and class-led peer editing panels will help hone these writing skills. Students in this course must…
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