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Foreign Language
GUHSD offers a variety of foreign language courses in:
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Spanish
French and Spanish are offered at each of the nine campuses.
Availability of instructors limits the German courses to Greenway,
Moon Valley, and Sunnyslope, while Japanese is offered at
Greenway, Thunderbird, and Washington. Third-year (Accelerated)
and fourth-year (Advanced Placement) offerings are contingent
upon sufficient enrollment.
The state and national standards of Communication, Cultures,
Connections, Comparisons and Communities are addressed in
each of the courses provided.
Foreign Language Level 1-2
- The first-year foreign language course enables students
to function at a novice level of proficiency in the four
skills of language acquisition: speaking, writing, reading,
and listening. Basic grammar structures are learned so that
the student can communicate in the present moment in simple
survival situations. Cultural aspects of the people and
countries where the target language is spoken are explored
through a variety of activities including videos, music,
and enrichment opportunities.
Foreign Language Level 3-4
- The second-year foreign language course expands upon
the student's proficiency skills of speaking, writing, reading,
and listening with emphasis on describing personal activities
in the simple past. Further investigation of the cultural
aspects of the people and countries where the target language
is spoken are explored.
Foreign Language Accelerated Level
- The student's proficiency in the language skills of speaking,
writing, reading, and listening are further enhanced by
focusing on detailed descriptions of memorable event in
the past. An emphasis on accurate language usage begins
the two-year preparation for the college placement exam
thus granting accelerated credit to this third-year course.
Investigation into more detailed cultural aspects of the
target language's country and people are explored.
Foreign Language Advanced Placement Level
- Advanced Placement foreign language is designed to prepare
students to pass the College Board's Advanced Placement
examination which may grant credit from most colleges and
universities. Intense preparation is performed in the four
language skill areas with students reading authentic language
articles and modern short stories, writing extended essays
and short plays, and listening to authentic language excerpts
leading to a high level of comprehension and communication.
Further cultural studies with authentic materials are explored.
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