French
The
study of French starts in Grade 6 through Grade 8. Its aim is
to develop the four basic language skills: understanding, speaking,
reading and writing at the appropriate stage of the student's
development. The programme encourages communication skills through
active oral participation providing a deeper understanding of
the French community and culture. Instruction is based on written
exercises, games, word search, crossword puzzles, songs, art,
poetry and fables from France and Francophone countries to create
a comprehensive programme and well rounded
global citizens.The text, Junior 1,2 and 3 is accompanied by a
variety of listening comprehension and conversational exercises,
supplemented by additional methods and materials. The focus is
to create a stimulating environment in which the student takes
pleasure in learning the French language.
Mandarin Chinese
The study of Chinese starts in Grade 6 through Grade 8. Its aim is to develop the learner's communicative ability in
Chinese by learning language structures, functions and related cultural knowledge as well as by training their
listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
The Chinese course will be learner-centered. What is taught must be determined by the students' needs and must enable
them to learn creatively, gradually strengthening their motivation and sense of achievement. We should allow students to
gain grounding in the four basic skills by means of a large number of drills and exercises while also mastering the
necessary grammatical knowledge and rules for word and sentence formation.
"New Practical Chinese Reader" is a series of Chinese textbooks, which is designed for native English speakers or those
who use English as their second language. Each volume comes equipped with a workbook and CD-ROMs. It contains
exercises on pronunciation, vocabulary, Chinese characters and grammar.
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