Student- initiated conversation will demonstrate abilities to manage complex situations, give explanations, and make comparisons. Students will write compositions presenting familiar topics, summaries, and short narratives. Students will read magazines, plays, short stories, and perhaps a novel. Students will respond to cultural situations, demonstrating knowledge of specific cultural behaviors, expectations, and conventions. Students demonstrate skills in essays and discussions of ideas in both the concrete and abstract domains.
Courses are specialized according to the needs and interests of the teacher and students.