Foreign Language – Basic – Occupational Skills Certificate

The curriculum prepares students for reading, writing, speaking and understanding the language at a basic (high novice) level. It also provides fundamental cultural knowledge. This is an 11–13 unit Occupational Skills Certificate aligned with the national ACTFL Basic (High Novice) criteria of achievement.

The proficiency guidelines are described on the following website:
http://www.actfl.org/publications/guidelines-and-manuals/actfl-proficiency-guidelines-2012

An Occupational Skills Certificate is awarded upon successful completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Program Outcomes

  • Demonstrate comprehension of high-novice level conversations in the language.
  • Demonstrate comprehension of high-novice level texts in the language.
  • Write high-novice level paragraphs in the language using correct grammar and appropriate vocabulary.
  • Correctly ask and answer high-novice level questions in the language.
  • Identify cultural elements of the countries speaking the language.

Requirements for the Occupational Skills Certificate

ASL Option

ASL 001ELEMENTARY AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE4
ASL 002ELEMENTARY AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE4
ASL 015INTRODUCTION TO DEAF CULTURE3
Total Units11

Chinese Option

CHIN 001ELEMENTARY CHINESE (MANDARIN) - LEVEL 15
CHIN 002ELEMENTARY CHINESE (MANDARIN) - LEVEL 25
or CHIN 002A ACCELERATED ELEMENTARY CHINESE (MANDARIN)
CHIN 150BASIC CONVERSATIONAL CHINESE FOR BUSINESS AND TRAVEL2-3
or CHIN 150B CHINESE FOR BUSINESS AND TRAVEL
or CHIN 022 CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
Total Units12-13

French Option

FRNC 001ELEMENTARY FRENCH - LEVEL 15
FRNC 002ELEMENTARY FRENCH - LEVEL 25
Select one of the following:2-3
FRNC 008A
FRENCH CONVERSATION I
FRNC 010
FRENCH CIVILIZATION
FRNC 011
TRANSLATING FROM FRENCH TO ENGLISH
FRNC 012
FRENCH LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
FRNC 015
READING IN FRENCH
FRNC 050
FRENCH CINEMA
FRNC 140
FRENCH PRONUNCIATION
Total Units12-13

German Option

GRMN 001ELEMENTARY GERMAN - LEVEL 15
GRMN 002ELEMENTARY GERMAN - LEVEL 25
Select one of the following:2-5
GRMN 003
INTERMEDIATE GERMAN - LEVEL 1
GRMN 008A
INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN CONVERSATION I
GRMN 008B
INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN CONVERSATION II
GRMN 008C
INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN CONVERSATION
GRMN 010
GERMAN CIVILIZATION
GRMN 012
GERMAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Total Units12-15

Italian Option

ITAL 001ELEMENTARY ITALIAN - LEVEL 15
ITAL 002ELEMENTARY ITALIAN - LEVEL 25
Select one of the following:2-3
ITAL 008A
INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN CONVERSATION - LEVEL 1
ITAL 010
ITALIAN CIVILIZATION
ITAL 012
ITALIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
ITAL 050
ITALIAN FILM AS DRAMATIC LITERATURE
Total Units12-13

Japanese Option

JAPN 001ELEMENTARY JAPANESE - LEVEL 15
JAPN 002ELEMENTARY JAPANESE - LEVEL 25
JAPN 008AINTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CONVERSATION - LEVEL 12
or JAPN 011 JAPANESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Total Units12

Russian Option

RUSS 001ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN - LEVEL 15
RUSS 002ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN - LEVEL 25
RUSS 150ARUSSIAN FOR BUSINESS AND TRAVEL2
Total Units12

Spanish Option

SPAN 001ELEMENTARY SPANISH - LEVEL 15
SPAN 002ELEMENTARY SPANISH - LEVEL 25
SPAN 008ABEGINNING SPANISH CONVERSATION I2-3
or SPAN 012 SPANISH LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Total Units12-13