| Grade Range: |
| | 11–12 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | Mandarin Chinese 5-6 or higher; B average or higher; recommendation of teacher |
| Course duration: |
| | One year |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | World Language; weighted |
| UC subject area satisfied: |
| | e - Language Other than English |
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| Course Description: |
| | This course is comparable to a first-year college course in Mandarin Chinese. Students are expected to achieve a level of language proficiency in the intermediate range or beyond. The course engages students in an exploration of the culture of the Chinese-speaking world and provides them with ongoing and varied opportunities to develop and hone their language skills across three communicative modes: interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational. In doing so, they develop the necessary knowledge of the Chinese language, including pronunciation vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, grammatical structures, and written characters. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 9147 - Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Site-selected materials. |