TESORO HIGH SCHOOL

German I
UC/CSU: e

NCAA: Yes
Length: Year - 10 Credits
Placement Guidelines: Grades 9-12
This course provides the student with communicative experiences in the target language necessary to gain and
give information for personal and social purposes in various contextual setting. The course offers students
without any previous formal German experience the opportunity to study the basic principles for learning to
speak, read, and write the German language.

 

 

German II
UC/CSU: e
NCAA: Yes
Length: Year - 10 Credits
Placement Guidelines: Grades 9-12
This course offers students who have successfully completed German I or the equivalent for the opportunity to
continue the study of the basic principles of the German language. The language used is authentic and current,
reflecting the language spoken and read in a Germanic society. Instruction is student-centered and
communication-based.

 

German III
UC/CSU: e
NCAA: Yes
Length: Year - 10 Credits
Placement Guidelines: Grades 10-12
This course offers students who have successfully completed German II, or the equivalent, the opportunity to
continue the study of the German language and culture. The student is provided with communicative
experiences in the target language necessary to inform, inquire after, and give information in more complex
situational contexts.

 

German V
UC/CSU: e
NCAA: Yes
Length: Year - 10 Credits
Placement Guidelines: Grades 11-12
German V Honors is a college-level German class offered to students who have already completed four years of
German or the equivalent. The class is conducted almost entirely in German and the students are requested to
use German as their main language of communication.

 

AP German IV
UC/CSU: e
NCAA: Yes
Length: Year - 10 Credits
Placement Guidelines: Grades 10-12
This course is conducted exclusively in German and concentrates on preparing the student to become fluent in
the language. The ability to understand, speak, read, and write German with increasing mastery is stressed.
Students are expected to give formal reports and carry on informal discussions on daily subjects in the target
language. Students will practice applying skills in expressing their thoughts and ideas about literary works by
well-known German authors, based on readings from recent German newspapers and magazines. One unit of the
course is devoted to reading scientific German. After completing this course, some students may elect to take the
Advanced Placement examination in the German language.