Prerequisites
Completion of Novice 1
Entry Proficiency Level: Novice Mid
End of Course Targeting Proficiency Level: Novice High
Prerequisite Courses
Home Learning
Moderate
Course Description
In Novice 2, students will explore their own lives and the relationship between individuals and the communities they live in. Novice 2 continues to stress the development of effective communication skills to meet daily needs and interests. The major themes include school life, shopping, weather and transportation, and dining out. Students learn to read and decode information from authentic materials such as menus, maps, and street signs.
Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of Novice 2, students should be able to:
- Inquire and provide information regarding appointments, language learning strategies, school life, weather, and shopping.
- Express ideas in complete sentences.
- Use strategies to express misunderstanding or the need for clarification.
- Discuss and negotiate time, place, activity, or price.
- Read and write simple notes, emails, or letters.
- Develop an awareness of Chinese cultural practices in the marketplace and in daily life.
- Manage comfortably in a Mandarin-dominant classroom through asking and providing clarification.
- Decode meaning from simple and common authentic informational sources (both oral and written).
- Apply understanding of the rules governing proper Chinese character writing assisting learning new characters.
Grades
9,
10,
11,
12
Grading Scheme
Standards-based Course