World Languages
The goal of the department of World Languages at Servite is to develop students' communication skills across linguistic, ethnic, cultural, ideological, and national boundaries. The World Languages faculty wants to help students to develop an understanding of other cultures within the target language. At Servite, we believe that faith-filled leaders have an awareness and appreciation for different ways of life. By studying Spanish, French, Mandarin, or ASL, students exercise different patterns of thought that grant them a wider understanding of the world beyond our campus.
HIGHLIGHTS
Spanish Honor Society
The Spanish Honor Society, as one of their services to the school community will be working on a newsletter for all Spanish students. View their first edition.
Courses
Academic
6101 CP Spanish 1
Year Course – Required for graduation
Spanish 1 is an introductory course. Elementary grammar and vocabulary will be stressed. Emphasis will be placed on reading, writing, and speaking the language. Hispanic culture will be explored and discussed.
6301 CP Spanish 2
Year Course - Required for graduation
Spanish 2 continues the basic principles and introduces more patterns that are grammatical. Emphasis will be on reading for comprehension and oral expression. Students continue their study of the Hispanic culture.
6401 CP Spanish 3
Year Course - Required for graduation
Spanish 3 continues the basic principles and introduces more grammatical patterns with an emphasis on the written and spoken language. Hispanic history and culture comprise the basis of compositions and discussions.
6202 CP French 1
Year Course - Required for graduation
An introductory course in reading, writing, and speaking modern French. This course emphasizes the study of French and global francophone cultures through elementary grammar and vocabulary. This course is taught in French and English. Every effort will be made to create an immersive environment for students to acquire French more quickly and effectively.
6302 CP French 2
Year Course - Required for graduation
French 2 extends the principles of French 1 and introduces students to more complex grammatical patterns, including compound tenses and moods. We focus on developing speaking, reading, and writing simultaneously and aim to develop a robust working vocabulary. This class is conducted almost entirely in French and students are expected to use French in class. Every effort is made to create an authentically immersive classroom environment.
6402 CP French 3
Year Course - Required for graduation
With knowledge of essential grammar, and descriptive and culturally relevant vocabulary, students in French 3 deepen their understanding of their place in the francophone world through a richer study of global francophone history, art, and culture. Students at this level continue developing key grammar and vocabulary for conversational proficiency. This class is conducted almost exclusively in French and students are encouraged and expected to speak French as much as possible. Every effort is made to create an authentically immersive environment.
6304 CP Mandarin 2
Year Course – Sophomore/Junior/Senior Elective
This course will continue to introduce students to the proper and effective study of the Mandarin language. The course will reinforce and expand upon the phonetics, morphology, grammar, and syntax introduced during year one. This course emphasizes the five major areas of language learning: speaking, listening, reading, writing, and typing. By the end of the course, students will have mastered a variety of conversational topics in Mandarin, e.g., transportation, food and drink, weather and travel, shopping, health and sickness, and summer activities. The course will put most emphasis on students’ speaking and listening with most of the time spent on conversational drills. There will also be a strong focus on recognizing individual ideograms, identifying their meaning while being able to read and pronounce them correctly.
6404 CP Mandarin 3
Year Course – Sophomore/Junior/Senior Elective
Mandarin 3 is a one-year course that is designed for the students who have already completed level 2 Mandarin Chinese at Servite High School, or who can demonstrate that they have acquired knowledge of the language to the required level. This course will develop students’ ability to clarify and ask for and comprehend clarification; express and understand opinions; narrate and understand narration in the present, past, and future; and understand the Chinese culture. Throughout the course, students develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills across the three communicative modes: interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational, and the five goal areas: communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities.
6307 CP American Sign Language I
Year Course – Required for graduation
An introductory course in elementary grammar principles and basic vocabulary. Emphasis is placed on receptive and expressive skills. This course also presents an introduction to Deaf culture and history.
6308 CP American Sign Language II and Deaf Culture
Year Course – Required for graduation
CP American Sign Language II and Deaf Culture is equivalent to an intermediate-level college course in American Sign Language. Students cultivate their understanding of ASL and Deaf culture by applying interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication in real-life situations as they explore concepts related to family and communities, personal and public identities, beauty and aesthetics, science and technology, contemporary life, and global challenges.
6309 CP American Sign Language III
Year Course – Elective
American Sign Language III is a course for students who wish to further in-depth expand their knowledge of a language other than English. This course expands the fundamentals of American Sign Language (ASL) used by the Deaf Community, including vocabulary, syntax, fingerspelling, and grammatical non-manual signals. ASL III focuses on communicative competence in both expressive and receptive signals. This course is pending UC/CSU approval
Honors
6151 HP Spanish 1
Year Course - HP emphasizes practical application of the language, through a greater intensity of writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisite: Honors Placement or successfully pass a challenge test.
Spanish 1 is an introductory course. Elementary grammar and vocabulary will be stressed. Emphasis will be placed on reading, writing, and speaking the language. Hispanic culture will be explored and discussed.
6351 HP Spanish 2
Year Course - HP emphasizes practical application of the language, through a greater intensity of writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisites: Must earn a B or better in their previous HP world language or an A- or better in their previous CP world language. Proficiency in the previous level along
Spanish 2 continues the basic principles and introduces more patterns that are grammatical. Emphasis will be on reading for comprehension and oral expression. Students continue their study of the Hispanic culture.
6451 HP Spanish 3
Year Course - HP emphasizes practical application of the language, through a greater intensity of writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisites: Must earn a B or better in their previous HP world language or an A- or better in their previous CP world language. Proficiency in the previous level along
Spanish 3 continues the basic principles and introduces more grammatical patterns with an emphasis on the written and spoken language. Hispanic history and culture comprise the basis of compositions and discussions.
6461 HP Spanish 4
Year Course - HP emphasizes practical application of the language, through a greater intensity of writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisites: Must earn a B or better in their previous HP world language or an A- or better in their previous CP world language. Proficiency in the previous level along
HP Spanish 4 has more of an emphasis on the spoken language as well as composition continuing to learn Hispanic culture and re-emphasizing previously learned Spanish grammar and structure.
6252 HP French 1
Year Course - HP emphasizes practical application of the language, through a greater intensity of writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisite: Honors Placement or successfully passing a challenge test.
An introductory course in reading, writing, and speaking modern French. This course emphasizes the study of French and global francophone cultures through elementary grammar and vocabulary. This course is taught in French and English. Every effort will be made to create an immersive environment for students to acquire French more quickly and effectively.
6352 HP French 2
Year Course - HP emphasizes practical application of the language, through a greater intensity of writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisites: Must earn a B or better in their previous HP world language or an A- or better in their previous CP world language. Proficiency in the previous level along
French 2 extends the principles of French 1 and introduces students to more complex grammatical patterns, including compound tenses and moods. We focus on developing speaking, reading, and writing simultaneously and aim to develop a robust working vocabulary. This class is conducted almost entirely in French and students are expected to use French in class. Every effort is made to create an authentically immersive classroom environment.
6452 HP French 3
Year Course - HP emphasizes practical application of the language, through a greater intensity of writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisites: Must earn a B or better in their previous HP world language or an A- or better in their previous CP world language. Proficiency in the previous level along
With knowledge of essential grammar, and descriptive and culturally relevant vocabulary, students in French 3 deepen their understanding of their place in the francophone world through a richer study of global francophone history, art, and culture. Students at this level continue developing key grammar and vocabulary for conversational proficiency. This class is conducted almost exclusively in French and students are encouraged and expected to speak French as much as possible. Every effort is made to create an authentically immersive environment.
6462 HP French 4
Year Course - HP emphasizes practical application of the language, through a greater intensity of writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisites: Must earn a B or better in their previous HP world language or an A- or better in their previous CP world language. Proficiency in the previous level along
Continuation of French 3, with an emphasis on French Literature, oral discussion, and writing
6254 HP Mandarin 1
Year Course – All Grade Levels Elective
Prerequisite: This introductory course is considered a very rigorous course and is open to students who were placed in honors.
Mandarin 1 us an introductory course for non-Chinese speaking who until now have had little in-depth exposure to the intricacies of Mandarin Chinese language and Chinese culture. The main objective of Mandarin 1 is to develop a strong foundation in the Mandarin Chinese language in four aspects: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Focus will be given to the students speaking and listening skills, pronunciation, and proper grammar usage in high-frequency common communicative settings, such as introductory greetings, family descriptions, time, hobbies, and home etiquette. Students will also be able to accurately write and depict Chinese characters (Hanzi), effectively develop their phonetic understanding of Hanyu pinyin, and begin to associate the tonal qualities of Mandarin Chinese into their pronunciation.
6354 HP Mandarin 2
Year Course - HP emphasizes practical application of the language, through a greater intensity of writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisite: Must earn a B or better in their previous HP world language or an A- or better in their previous CP world language. Proficiency in the previous level along
This course will continue to introduce students to the proper and effective study of the Mandarin language. The course will reinforce and expand upon the phonetics, morphology, grammar, and syntax introduced during year one. This course emphasizes the five major areas of language learning: speaking, listening, reading, writing, and typing. By the end of the course, students will have mastered a variety of conversational topics in Mandarin, e.g., transportation, food and drink, weather and travel, shopping, health and sickness, and summer activities. The course will put most emphasis on students’ speaking and listening with most of the time spent on conversational drills. There will also be a strong focus on recognizing individual ideograms, identifying their meaning while being able to read and pronounce them correctly.
6454 HP Mandarin 3
Year Course - HP emphasizes practical application of the language, through a greater intensity of writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisite: Must earn a B or better in their previous HP world language or an A- or better in their previous CP world language. Proficiency in the previous level along
Mandarin 3 is a one-year course that is designed for the students who have already completed level 2 Mandarin Chinese at Servite High School, or who can demonstrate that they have acquired knowledge of the language to the required level. This course will develop students’ ability to clarify and ask for and comprehend clarification; express and understand opinions; narrate and understand narration in the present, past, and future; and understand the Chinese culture. Throughout the course, students develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills across the three communicative modes: interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational, and the five goal areas: communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities.
6464 HP Mandarin 4
Year Course - HP emphasizes practical application of the language, through a greater intensity of writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisite: Must earn a B or better in their previous HP world language or an A- or better in their previous CP world language. Proficiency in the previous level along
HP Mandarin 4 is a one-year course that is designed for the students who have already completed level 3 Mandarin Chinese at Servite High School, or who can demonstrate that they have acquired knowledge of the language to the required level. This course will develop students’ ability to clarify and ask for and comprehend clarification; express and understand opinions; narrate and understand narration in the present, past, and future; and understand the Chinese culture. Throughout the course, students develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills across the three communicative modes: interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational, and the five goal areas: communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities.
AP
6481 AP Spanish Language and Culture
Year Course
Prerequisite: Approval by the instructor based on grades and aptitude in writing, reading, and speaking Spanish
AP Spanish Language and Culture is equivalent to an intermediate-level college course in Spanish. Students cultivate their understanding of Spanish language and culture by applying interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication in real-life situations as they explore concepts related to family and communities, personal and public identities, beauty and aesthetics, science and technology, contemporary life, and global challenges. The course develops students’ awareness and appreciation of cultural products (e.g., tools, books, music, laws, conventions, institutions); practices (patterns of social interactions within a culture); and perspectives (values, attitudes, and assumptions).
6485 AP French
Year Course
Prerequisite: Teacher approval, based on grades and aptitude in French
This is an intensive course in French with an emphasis on the study of French Literature. Additional work in composition, grammar, and preparation for the AP examination is required.
6486 AP Chinese Language
Year Course - AP emphasizes practical application of the language, through a greater intensity of writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisite: Grades and teacher recommendation
This AP Chinese Language and Culture course is designed to refine students’ proficiency skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing while expanding the range of vocabulary and grammar points within six important and challenging units: China’s Holidays, A Trip to Yunnan, Gender Equality, Environmental Protection and Energy Conservation, China’s History, and The World is Getting Smaller. The study of these units will provide students with opportunities to practice interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational skills within practical, interesting, and authentic contexts. Both the teacher and students use Chinese exclusively in class.