AP Japanese Lang & Culture
This course is comparable in content and difficulty to a 4th semester college course and will develop students’ proficiency in interpersonal, interpretive and presentational communication in Japanese through oral activities, detailed reading / listening and purposeful essay writing. It also increases student understanding of the products, practices and perspectives of the Japanese culture though a variety of authentic sources. This course will include daily homework and outside reading. Instruction is exclusively in the target language as required by the College Board. It is highly recommended that students take the Advanced Placement examination in May. Those who show themselves qualified on the AP exam may receive advanced placement and/or credit at many colleges and universities.
JAPANESE 1-2
Students communicate content related to self and very familiar daily topics in the target language using primarily authentic materials from the target culture, as stated in the State of California Standards for World Languages, Novice Level. Course incorporates the cultural products, practices, perspectives and social conventions of the target culture in all three modes of communication- interpretive, interpersonal and presentational. Instruction is primarily in the target language as directed in the State of California Foreign Language Framework.
JAPANESE 3-4
| Students continue to communicate content related to self and very familiar daily topics in the target language using primarily authentic materials from the target culture, as stated in the State of California Standards for World Languages, Novice Mid-High Level. Course incorporates the cultural products, practices, perspectives, and social conventions of the target culture in all three modes of communication- interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational. Instruction is primarily in the target language as directed in the State of California Foreign Language Framework. |
JAPANESE 5-6
| Students communicate content related to self and the immediate environment in the target language using primarily authentic materials from the target culture, as stated in the State of California Standards for World Languages, Intermediate Low-Mid Level. Course incorporates the cultural products, practices, perspectives and social conventions of the target culture in all three modes of communication- interpretive, interpersonal and presentational. Instruction is almost exclusively in the target language as directed in the State of California Foreign Language Framework. |
JAPANESE 7-8
| Students continue to communicate content related to self and the immediate environment in the target language using primarily authentic materials from the target culture as stated in the State of California Standards for World Languages, Intermediate Low-Mid Level. Course incorporates the cultural products, practices, perspectives and social conventions of the target culture in all three modes of communication- interpretive, interpersonal and presentational. Instruction is almost exclusively in the target language as directed in the State of California Foreign Language Framework. |