Potomac High – Chinese 4

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

In the level 4 Chinese course, students continue to develop communicative skills at a more advanced level through selected functions and topics. Students will learn the three modes of communications: Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational. Application of grammatical principles of the language to form new sentences in meaningful exchanges and real world situations will be emphasized. Students will also begin using cognitiveacademic language. The ability to distinguish between the modern vernacular and classical literary language (which often appears in poetry) will also be developed. Cultural information relevant to China is integrated through the languages and various activities that focus on the perspective, practices, and products of the target language.