• WORLD LANGUAGES

     

    World Language Placement Test Information:

    All new and incoming students who are interested in registering for any language class that is NOT a level 1 class (i.e. Mandarin 1, Spanish 1, or French 1) must take a placement test. The only exception is students who have taken Spanish 1A/1B at Bancroft Middle School or John Muir Middle School and are registering for Spanish 2.

    Placement tests will be offered at San Leandro Unified middle schools at the following dates and times:

    **All students who need to be tested will be automatically registered for testing.**

    School

    Language

    Date

    Time

    Muir MS

    Spanish

    Mon. 3/23

    8:25 - 3:00

    Mandarin

    Tues. 3/24

    8:25 - 11:28

    Bancroft MS

    Spanish

    Wed. 3/25

    8:25 - 2:00

    Mandarin

    Wed. 3/25

    8:25 - 10:00 

    New to SLUSD

    Spanish and Mandarin

    By Appointment

    All new SLHS students who are not currently attending middle school in SLUSD and wish to register for a higher level or native speakers language class must set up after school placement tests with the language teachers (see below). 

    For additional information, or if you have questions, please contact:

    Jonathan Fall (jfall@slusd.us) for Mandarin

    Maritza Fajardo-Perez (mfajardoperez@slusd.us) for Spanish

     


    We offer three languages at San Leandro High School: Spanish, French, and Mandarin.

    Our French curriculum begins with students developing basic skills in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding the French language. Pronunciation and intonation are stressed on a daily basis and students are introduced to cultural aspects of the Francophone societies.

    As they advance, students continue to concentrate on the oral aspects of the language with increased work in grammar, reading, and writing.  Ability to carry on a conversation, read with comprehension, write short paragraphs and use the various vocabulary and grammatical structures learned is stressed. The culture of the French-speaking world continues to be part of the course.  Emphasis is placed on building vocabulary as a tool for expanding and developing reading, writing, and conversational skills.  Emphasis is placed on the perfection of pronunciation and intonation, with increased speed and fluency. Our AP French course prepares students to take the Advanced Placement French Language test, and is conducted entirely in French.  Using works of Modern-era Francophone authors, students will learn to use words, expressions and grammatical structures in writing and speaking;understand content of reading selections on cultural topics; engage in literary analysis of poems and prose selections; write essays on cultural and literary topics with accurate grammar and proper syntax;demonstrate speaking proficiency by describing a story suggested by a picture sequence and responding to questions about everyday topics.

    Our Spanish Curriculum begins with our students basic skills in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding the Spanish language.  Strong emphasis on oral communication, using the learned grammatical structures and vocabulary.  Students are introduced to cultural aspects of the Spanish speaking society. Work in grammar, reading, and writing increases as teachers help students become more able to carry on a conversation, read with comprehension, write short paragraphs, and use the various vocabulary and grammatical structures learned are stressed at this level.  The culture of the Spanish speaking world continues to be a part of this course.

     

    Spanish for Spanish Speakers
    We also offer     Students will develop strong literacy skills and develop reading skills through the use of texts, magazines, and newspapers.  Writing skills are developed through essays which address students’ life experiences.  Grammar terms and structures will be introduced.  Latino and American cultures will be explored.  The class will be conducted entirely in Spanish.