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High School Summer Intensive Chinese Program
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CAIS Institute at the Chinese American International School, in collaboration with the San Francisco Unified School District, is offering this unique language immersion course for students entering their ninth grade year or higher.
Students will learn Mandarin in a language-based class under the instruction of our own highly experienced teachers. No prior Chinese language skills are necessary to participate in Chinese Level I. Chinese Level II applicants must have passed the Chinese Level I final exam, or take an entrance exam to place directly into Chinese Level II. Priority will be given to students who register for Session I and Session II, committing to eight weeks of intensive immersion language learning.
Students will enhance their language skills from a beginner (with no prior Chinese experience) to a high beginner/low intermediate level. Participation in one session, with a passing grade, is the equivalent of 60 hours of foreign language course work. Students will earn 5 district course credits for foreign language from San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). Completion of two sessions, totaling 120 hours of language instruction, can receive up to an entire year of foreign language credit from SFUSD.
CHINESE LEVEL I - BEGINNER
Program Dates
Session I: FULL
Session II: July 21, 2008- August 15, 2008
Each Session is 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday- Friday
Application Deadline (Session II): May 30, 2008
Students at this level have no previous exposure to Chinese. By the end of this four-week intensive course students will be able to:
Program Dates
Session I: FULL
Session II: July 21, 2008- August 15, 2008
Each Session is 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday- Friday
Application Deadline (Session II): May 30, 2008
Students at this level have no previous exposure to Chinese. By the end of this four-week intensive course students will be able to:
- Recognize more than 50 Chinese characters and write some Chinese characters
- Respond to simple questions on common daily topics such as greeting and self-introduction
- Converse in isolated words, lists of words, memorized phrases, and fragment discourses
- Convey basic knowledge in the content of numbers, colors, animals, and family members
CHINESE LEVEL II - ADVANCED BEGINNER
Program Dates
Session II: July 21, 2008- August 15, 2008
Each Session is 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday- Friday
Application Deadline(Session II): May 30, 2008
Students at this level have been exposed to Chinese constantly for more than one year or have attended the High School Intensive Summer Course level I. They can recognize more than 50 Chinese characters and write some Chinese characters. Students can generally respond to simple questions on common daily topics such as greeting and self-introduction. By the end of High School Intensive Summer Course level II students will be able to:
Program Dates
Session II: July 21, 2008- August 15, 2008
Each Session is 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday- Friday
Application Deadline(Session II): May 30, 2008
Students at this level have been exposed to Chinese constantly for more than one year or have attended the High School Intensive Summer Course level I. They can recognize more than 50 Chinese characters and write some Chinese characters. Students can generally respond to simple questions on common daily topics such as greeting and self-introduction. By the end of High School Intensive Summer Course level II students will be able to:
- Read 100 Chinese characters and write simple Chinese characters and phrases
- Participate in simple and direct conversations whose topics are related to daily activities and personal experience
- Communicate in formulaic sentences in familiar topics
- Have knowledge in the content area such as application of numbers (time and calendar), colors, animals, family members, weather, seasons, food, time, and places
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