Jie Lei
(703) 714-5327

Li Fu
(703) 714-5682

Special Education Contact:
Katie Murphy
(703) 714-5614

Chinese 1:

Students develop the necessary skills for functional oral and written communication by using the language in meaningful contexts. They will examine the historical background, educational system, arts and customs of Chinese culture as well as the influence of Chinese culture in the United States.

Chinese 2:

Prerequisites: Level 1 or equivalency test. Students continue to develop proficiency in all four language skills; listening, speaking, reading, and writing with emphasis on the ability to communicate orally. They have sufficient knowledge of Chinese characters to interpret the content of simple readings. The study of Chinese history and culture is integrated into the language development process.

Accelerated Chinese 1&2:

In this accelerated program, students develop and increase proficiency in the necessary skills for functional oral and written communication by using the language in meaningful contexts. Cultural topics such as art, politics and literature will also be studied and students will have sufficient knowledge of Chinese characters for simple readings as they progress from Level I to Level II.

Chinese 3:

Prerequisites: Level 2 or equivalency test. Students continue to develop proficiency in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing with emphasis on understanding and responding to statement and conversations conducted in Chinese. They have sufficient knowledge of Chinese characters to interpret the content of assigned readings dealing with abstract concepts. Cultural topics include Chinese art, music, and literature and its influence on American culture.

Chinese 4/IB:

Prerequisites: Level 3 or equivalency test. Students continue to develop language proficiency in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing with emphasis on functional communication. They are able to interpret text and write in Chinese on a wide variety of topics. Cultural topics include Chinese political and social systems.

AP Chinese:

Prerequisites: Level 4 or equivalency. The purpose of this course is to prepare students to take the Advanced Placement Language examination given each spring, for which placement and/or credit may be awarded at the college level if a qualifying score is obtained. Students study the use of language for active communication. Specifically, they understand the spoken target language in both formal and conversational situations. They express ideas accurately and resourcefully, both orally and in writing, with reasonable fluency, and they develop a vocabulary sufficiently ample for reading newspaper and magazine articles, contemporary literature, and other non-technical writings. They receive extensive training in the organization and writing of compositions, review syntax, and study selected works by contemporary authors. Materials will include recordings, films, newspapers, and magazines. All students are required to take the Advanced Placement Chinese Language exam.