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Through learning a new language and understanding a new culture we hope that students will respect and appreciate similarities and differences between them and others, as well as use their language knowledge to reach out and care for others.
Graduation Requirements Statement
Students do not require a second language to graduate.
Additional Information
Many post-secondary institutions require a second language up to the Grade 11 level for admissions. Please check their website. For any assistance, please contact the academic advisor.
To be exempted from the prerequisite for the course, a placement process and assessment is available each year only to students who have one of the following:
- students with immersion background or who speak the language at home. An exception may be made for students with multiple years of Chinese school.
- grown up speaking the target language at home.
The placement process involves a language test done on a specific date.
Please complete this form: Language Placement Assessment Registration
Further details are outlined in the following documents:
FRENCH
French 9
Prerequisite: French 8
Description:
French language courses build on pre-existing grammatical knowledge and abilities to enhance reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Students will be learning and incorporating new tenses to communicate in the past and future and other grammatical structures that allow for more detailed communication. Students will also be given opportunities to explore Francophone culture and present on a Francophone cultural tradition or holiday of their choice. French is an official language in 29 countries and is widely spoken around the globe. Speaking French is especially useful for work in government, diplomacy, and in missions.
French 10
Prerequisite: French 9
Graduation Requirement: Elective
Description:
In French 10 students will build on pre-existing grammatical knowledge and abilities from French 9 to enhance reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Students will be learning and incorporating past continuous, simple future, and conditional tense as well as other new grammatical structures that allow for more nuanced communication. Students will also be given opportunities to explore French-Canadian culture and present on a notable French-Canadian of their choice.
French 11
Prerequisite: French 10
Graduation Requirement: Elective
Description:
In French 11 students will build on pre-existing grammatical knowledge and abilities from French 10 to enhance reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Students will be learning and incorporating new grammatical structures that allow for more sophisticated communication. Students will be given opportunities to explore Francophone culture and present on a cultural element of their choice. Most post-secondary programs require at least a Language 11 so taking this course is recommended for French students. Students do not require a Language 11 course to graduate.
French 12
Prerequisite: French 11
Graduation Requirement: Elective
Description:
In French 12 students will continue in their acquisition of speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills. Students will be incorporating pluperfect and subjunctive tense as well as other new grammatical structures that allow for more expressive communication. Students will be given opportunities to explore Francophone culture and present on a cultural element of their choice. Although it may not be required for entrance to some post-secondary programs, a Language 12 course (or its university-level equivalent) may be required for graduation from some post-secondary programs.
MANDARIN
Mandarin 9
Mandarin 10
Prerequisite: Mandarin 9
Graduation Requirement: Elective
Mandarin 11
Prerequisite: Mandarin 10
Graduation Requirement: Elective
Mandarin 11 is an upper beginner Mandarin course designed for students who have had 220-240 hours of instruction in written and oral Mandarin Chinese. This course aims not only to teach the language in both written and oral forms but also to teach about the culture of Chinese people around the globe. It is also the hope of this course that they may use the language skills and cultural knowledge to spread the love of Christ to the people of Chinese heritage that they will encounter throughout their lives. We will be using Huanying Volume 2 Part 1, as well as other supplementary materials provided by the teacher. By the end of the course, the student will learn another 200-220 Chinese characters and will be able to engage in topics such as health, nutrition and illness as well as more advanced commercial transactions.
Mandarin 12
Prerequisite: Mandarin 11
Graduation Requirement: Elective
Mandarin 12 (Non-Heritage) is a lower intermediate Mandarin course designed for students who have had 330-360 hours of instruction in written and oral Mandarin Chinese. This course aims not only to teach the language is both written and oral form but also to teach about the culture of Chinese people around the globe. It is also the hope of the course that they may use the language skills and cultural knowledge to spread the love of Christ to the people of Chinese heritage that they will encounter throughout their lives. We will be using Huanying Volume 2 Part 2, as well as other supplementary materials provided by the teacher. By the end of this course, the students will learn another 200-220 Chinese characters and will be able to engage in topics such as China, Travelling and Tourism.
SPANISH
Spanish 9
Description:
Spanish 9 is an introductory level Spanish course designed for students that would like to gain practical Spanish speaking skills. Spanish is spoken by over 360 million people worldwide and over twenty different nations. With Canada’s proximity and business interactions with the United States and Mexico, our ties with the Spanish-speaking world continue to grow and deepen. Hence, speaking Spanish is useful for careers in business, tourism and the hospitality industries. As Christians, we are encouraged to serve those in need. Speaking Spanish will enable youth to competently communicate on mission activities and trips such as the recurrent RCS Guatemala Missions trip.
Spanish 10
Prerequisite: Spanish 9
Graduation Requirement: Elective
Description:
Spanish 10 is when things start to get really interesting and more challenging. We move on from basic vocabulary, grammar and a few verbs carrying on a greater conversation both in writing and by speaking. As followers of Christ, we are called to help those less fortunate than ourselves; many of which live in Spanish speaking countries. Learning Spanish will enable students to communicate effectively on missions’ trips such as our recurrent RCS Guatemala Missions trip.
Recommendations:
Students should be proficient in conjugating regular Spanish verbs in the present tense.
Spanish 11
Prerequisite: Spanish 10
Graduation Requirement: Elective
Description:
Spanish 11 is the logical progression after Spanish 10 and continues with more challenging and complex work. We continue to gain greater knowledge with full utilization of the past as well as informal future tenses. Students will hone and greatly increase their knowledge. At the Grade 11 level practical real-life conversations are expected. Sophisticated writing also becomes possible, as we introduce past and future tenses. As followers of Christ, we are called to help those less fortunate than ourselves; many of which live in Spanish speaking countries. The more Spanish a student understands and can use, the more they will be able to communicate effectively with Spanish speakers, including on mission trips such as our recurrent RCS Guatemala Missions trip.
Recommendations:
Students should be proficient in conjugating Spanish verbs in both the present and preterite past tenses.
Spanish 12
Prerequisite: Spanish 11
Graduation Requirement: Elective
Description:
In Spanish 12, students are expected to engage in increasingly complex and spontaneous oral and written interactions in which they demonstrate their facility with Spanish. Students are able to locate information with confidence, skim for relevant facts, and use Spanish-language resources in their community and elsewhere. As students develop increasing facility with oral and written language, they experience and can respond to both contemporary and traditional works in a variety of genres. Although not required for many post-secondary programs, taking a language 12 is recommended if you are going into Arts (as it is required for graduation from some University programs) or are not sure what you are going to do in the future, to keep your options open.
Recommendations:
Students should be proficient in conjugating Spanish verbs in the present tense, irregular verbs and past tenses (preterite and imperfect).