• WORLD LANGUAGES OFFERED AT GRANT

    World Language course requests above first year must have current teacher approval.  

    Talk to a Grant counselor for more information

  • AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

     

    AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 1-2:  

    American Sign Language (ASL) 1-2 is for students with no prior or minimal skills and knowledge of ASL. It includes the study of the history, structure, and grammar of ASL. ASL 1-2 also encompasses the study of the historical and cultural contexts of the Deaf community. ASL is a visual, spatial, gestural language that utilizes space and movement to convey meaning. You will develop communication skills of which you are not accustomed to: using hands, face, body, eyes, and space. In order to progress, it is important that you become comfortable using body language and “listening” with your eyes. To encourage and foster the development of ASL, spoken language (talking) will not be used during class.

  • SPANISH

     

    SPANISH 1-2: By the end of the first year of Spanish, the student will be able to converse, read, and write about him/herself, family, and pastimes. Students will be able to identify and order food at a restaurant, identify locations and businesses in a city, and give directions. They will be able to describe daily routines at home, as well as at school, and will have the language necessary to be able to sell and buy products in a market. Cultural traditions and customs as well as songs, foods, and holidays will also be taught. Students will be able to speak in the present tense, use proper greetings, identify numbers, describe weather, date, and time, identify classroom objects, clothing, and colors by name. The oral proficiency rating goal is Novice‐Mid, in accordance with ACTFL proficiency guidelines. (www.ACTFL.com)

    Students are strongly encouraged to begin language study in either 9th  or 10th grade.

     

    SPANISH 3-4: During the second year of Spanish, students will build on knowledge and skills gained in the first year. They will learn to identify and apply adjectives, and to describe personalities and feelings. They will be able to describe a house and its contents, the city they live in, expand their vocabulary of body parts, clothing, weather, routines, and food/restaurant vocabulary, and will be introduced to the past tense. The goal for oral proficiency is Novice High/Intermediate Low, in accordance with ACTFL proficiency guidelines. (www.ACTFL.com)

    Students are strongly encouraged to begin language study in either 9th or 10th grade.

  • JAPANESE

    Japanese 1-2: In the first year Japanese class, students will build a basic foundation of the Japanese language through the development of the language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students will learn to communicate on familiar topics such as self-introduction, family, hobbies, and everyday life. Students will learn the Japanese sound system, hiragana and katakana (Japanese characters) and begin study of kanji (Chinese characters).

    Japanese 3-4: In the 2nd year Japanese class, students will learn to exchange personal information using phrases and simple sentences, and ask and answer simple questions on a variety of familiar topics such as school, hobbies, food and community. 2nd year students will learn to differentiate two styles of Japanese so that they can speak formally as well as casually. Students will continue to improve their fluency with hiragana and katakana, acquire basic kanji and have more practice with reading to get the main idea and some details. Both traditional and contemporary Japanese culture will be introduced through authentic materials and experiences such as Japanese film, music, and cultural exchanges with native speakers. The proficiency target of this class is Novice-high in accordance with ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.