Chinese III

Students continue to develop and refine their proficiency in all four language skills-listening, speaking, reading and writing-with emphasis on the ability to interact orally. They communicate using more complex language structures on a variety of topics, moving from concrete to more abstract concepts. At this level, students comprehend the main ideas of the authentic materials that they read and hear, and they can identify significant details when the topics are familiar. Students gain a deeper understanding of the world around them while studying rights and responsibilities, future plans and choices, teen culture, environment, and humanities while revisiting themes and topics from previous levels. However, the spiral character of the theme-based instruction requires students to demonstrate their communicative skills and sophistication at a new developmental level and understand announcements and messages connected to daily activities. Students present reports orally and/or in writing on topics being studied. They can write descriptions of people and objects from their everyday environment and school. Students also acquire information from a variety of sources about topics being studied. Student work will be required outside of class time.