• 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

     

    AMERCIAN 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

    Grant is home to the Japanese Immersion Program for PPS

    Beginning level of Japanese is offered for all grade levels:

    KISO COURSE: JAPANESE 1-2: (This course is offered everyother year at Grant HS. Will be offered SY 2023-24.  If you wish to take Japanese plan on requesting it your 10th grade year.)

    In the 1st year Japanese class, students will learn to communicate on familiar topics using a variety of words and phrases. Students will learn the Japanese sound system, hiragana and katakana (Japanese characters) and begin study of kanji (Chinese characters). Students will be introduced to Japanese grammar, vocabulary, and culture through sequential thematic units. Through the lens of traditional and contemporary Japanese culture, topics such as personal information, food and dining, daily activities and school life will be explored. We will use a variety of instructional materials and activities, which include a textbook, authentic materials, Japanese film, cultural exchanges, and field trips.  

    The proficiency target of this class is Novice Mid, in accourdance with the ACTFL Proficiency Guideling.

     

    SOGO COURSE – JAPANESE IMMERSION - HISTORY AND CULTURE:

    This course is offered to Freshman and Sophomore Sogo Course students.  Students in this course will explore specific aspects of Japanese culture and value by viewing and examining Japanese history and modern life. Such issues include: 'cultural borrowings' and its impact on Japan now and then, transportation, visual and performing arts, aesthetics, sports, clothing, etc. Students will investigate how cultural identity is formed over years as well as examining their own identities. 

    AP preparation is embedded in this advanced curriculum. The students are strongly encouraged to take the AP Japanese Exam in their freshman and/or sophomore year. Conducted in Japanese.

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of JDLI K-8 with teacher recommendation or Intermediate Low level of proficiency in Japanese

     

    SOGO COURSE – JAPANESE IMMERSION - ADVANCED HISTORY AND CULTURE:

    This course is offered to Freshman and Sophomore Sogo Course students.  Students in this course will explore specific aspects of Japanese culture and value by viewing and examining Japanese history and modern life. Such issues include: 'cultural borrowings' and its impact on Japan now and then, transportation, visual and performing arts, aesthetics, sports, clothing, etc. Students will investigate how cultural identity is formed over years as well as examining their own identities. 

    *AP preparation is embedded in this advanced curriculum. The students are strongly encouraged to take the AP Japanese Exam in their freshman and/or sophomore year. Conducted in Japanese.

    Prerequisite:  Successful completion of JDLI K-8 with teacher recommendation or Intermediate Low level of proficiency in Japanese.