HCOS/BCOS Rosetta Stone Foundations K-12 Program (formerly Totale) Course Descriptions (French, German, Mandarin, and Spanish)

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1 HCOS/BCOS Rosetta Stone Foundations K-12 Program (formerly Totale) Course Descriptions (French, German, Mandarin, and Spanish) The Rosetta Stone Foundations (we call it Rosetta Stone for short) program comprises three parts: Language Training, Games & Activities, and Live Tutoring. 1. Language Training teaches a second language the same way you learned your first language: by pairing words to images, easily and naturally. Rosetta Stone mimics this process, using rich visual imagery to help learners think in a new language and interactive software to perfect pronunciation. Prescribed time requirements: Grades 5-9 Grades min/day, 3 days/week 30min/day, 5 days/week 2. Games & Activities help cement the learners understanding by engaging in a wide range of activities designed to sharpen language skills. This increases interest and adds valuable reinforcement to language learned in Language Training. With Games & Activities, you can play online, connect with language learners around the world, and practice your new language with other learners at your level. If you re worried you ll never get a chance to practice your new language, the answer is Games & Activities. Prescribed time requirements: Grades 5-9 Grades min/day, 3 days/week 15min/day, 5 days/week 3. Live Tutoring allows for interaction with other learners and builds confidence in an online, real-time interactive environment. By joining sessions of Live Tutoring, you practice and refine your conversational skills with native-speaking tutors. Each session builds on and reinforces what you have been learning in Language Training. Live Tutoring sessions are held every four weeks throughout the year; students will be required to book their times. To meet course requirements,

2 students are required to attend eight sessions. Please see the document entitled Live Tutoring Session Schedule on the HCOS Rosetta Stone web page. 4. Term Projects: in addition to the Rosetta Stone requirements, the grades 5-9 will have one term project due at each portfolio time (three in total), and the grades will have two term projects due upon completion of course. Details are available on the HCOS Rosetta Stone web page. Below are the grade-specific course pre-requisites and requirements: Grade Foreign Languge Language Training Games & Activities Live Tutoring Term Projects pre-requisite sessions 5 n/a Level 1 Units 1, 2 20 hours 8 sessions #1 due at 6 Gr 5 Level 1 Units 3, 4 20 hours 8 sessions start of 7 Gr 6 Level 2 Units 5, 6 20 hours 8 sessions program 8 Gr 7 Level 2 Units 7, 8 20 hours 8 sessions #2 due 9 Gr 8 Level 3 Units 9, hours 8 sessions Jan30/15 #3 due May 29/15 10 Gr 9 Level 3 Units 11, hours 8 sessions 2 (due upon 11 Gr 10 Level 4 Units hours 8 sessions course 12 Gr 11 Level 5 Units hours 8 sessions completion) *Students will be given credit for the required work only. Expectations for Students:

3 Second language acquisition is most successful when practiced on a daily basis. The following information for grades 5 to 9 is a recommendation; however, the information provided for grades 10 to 12 is a minimum requirement: In grades 5 through 9 students spend 20min in Language Training and 10min in Games & Activities, three to five days per week. In grades 10 through 12, students must spend a minimum of 30min in Language Training and 15min in Games & Activities, five days per week. The Student s final grade will be based on: Student progress Student time Attendance and participation Term Projects Within Language Lessons/Training (see the expectations above for your grade level) Spent in Games & Activities (see the expectations above for your grade level) In the Live Tutoring sessions (see HCOS Rosetta Stone webpage for schedule) Project description on HCOS Rosetta Stone webpage (see the expectations for your grade level) 30% 20% 30% 20% Registration Information Heritage Christian Online School students can add the Rosetta Stone Foundations course through their Encom account (course selection button) or contact [email protected]. BC Online School students, please contact the office at: Ph x.412 Toll Free Fax A username and password will be ed to the student following the registration.

4 Note: All licenses for HCOS grades 5-9 will expire June 10, 2015; licenses for HCOS grades and BCOS grades 8-12 will expire one year after activation. For more information, please visit: The following are alternative methods of accessing the program. Please read details carefully: Rosetta Stone Language Companion (FOR PRACTICE ONLY) provides students innovative ways to enrich their language learning on the go. You can learn a new language anywhere you can get online with your iphone, ipad, ipod Touch or other mobile device. The mobile component features voice recognition software that gives you real-time feedback as your accent improves, challenge yourself by turning up the speech precision level. **Note: This is for practice only as this app is not synched with the assigned Rosetta Stone activities. Any progress made while using this app will not be tracked by the Rosetta Stone online program. (ipad does not support Flash Player) Rosetta Stone Language Training provides students with the ability to progress in their assigned Language Lessons. At this time, certain activities are unavailable such as writing, milestones, and adaptive recall. (Mrs.) Carrie Després HCOS/BCOS French teacher [email protected] Skype: dezzhaus (Mrs.) Rachael Halliday HCOS/BCOS Spanish teacher [email protected] Skype: Rachaelishome (Mr.) Wolfgang Schrottner HCOS/BCOS German Teacher

5 Skype: wolfschrottner Office Hours: Tue-Fri, 9am-3pm Please print this for your records.