FUHSD Adult School | Spring 2020 Class Schedule

Spring 2020 www.fuhsdadultschool.com 17 Japanese, Beginning Develop your ability to understand introductory spoken and written Japanese in cultural contexts, with emphasis on conversational skills. Students should purchase the textbook before the first class meeting. Textbook: Genki 1, An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese,Publisher: The Japan Times; Either 1st edition: ISBN 4-7890-0963-7 or 2nd edition: ISBN 4-78901440-1 can be used. Course No: 19.1033.21, 19.1033.41 Instructor: Terry Fee Dates Days Time Location Room Meetings $130 1/15-3/18 W 6:00-7:30 PM FHS 82 8 $130 3/25-5/20 W 6:00-7:30 PM FHS 82 8 Japanese, Intermediate This class is suitable for students who have had a minimum of 12 hours previous to Japanese language study. Students should be able to read Hiragana (Japanese alphabet) for this level. Students should purchase the textbook before the first class meeting. Textbook: Genki I , An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, Publisher: The Japan Times; Either 1st edition: ISBN 4-7890-0963-7 or 2nd edition: ISBN 4-78901440-1 can be used. Course No: 19.1032.21, 19.1032.41 Instructor: Terry Fee Dates Days Time Location Room Meetings $130 1/15-3/18 W 7:30-9:00 PM FHS 82 8 $130 3/25-5/20 W 7:30-9:00 PM FHS 82 8 Let’s Speak Japanese, Advanced Conversation This class is designed for the student who has the basic language skills in Japanese. You will be expanding your vocabulary and learning Japanese expressions and customs. Whether you are traveling on vacation or business, or want to converse on a casual basis, this course will help you improve your speaking skills. Students should purchase the textbook before the first class meeting. Textbook: Genki II 2nd edition, ISBN #978- 4-7890-1443-4. Course No: 19.1036.31, 19.1036.41 Instructor: Wang, Kumi Fee Dates Days Time Location Room Meetings $140 1/13-3/16 M 6:00-8:00 PM FHS 83 8 $140 3/23-5/18 M 6:00-8:00 PM FHS 83 8 Mandarin, Beginning This course is for students with little or no Mandarin language background before or would like to review the basics. You will have an opportunity to learn material beyond the text, such as Chinese culture and customs. Course No: 19.1054.31, 19.1054.41 Instructor: TBD Fee Dates Days Time Location Room Meetings $130 1/16-3/12 Th 6:00-7:30 PM CHS 116 8 $130 3/26-5/21 Th 6:00-7:30 PM CHS 116 8 Mandarin Conversational, Intermediate to Advanced In the Intermediate to Advanced level you will continue your journey to be able to understand general, non-specialist content. Our class goal is to be able to communicate with native speakers about similar topics, albeit not necessarily completely correctly. Course No: 19.1057.31, 19.1057.41 Instructor: TBD Fee Dates Days Time Location Room Meetings $130 1/16-3/12 Th 7:30-9:00 PM CHS 116 8 $130 3/26-5/21 Th 7:30-9:00 PM CHS 116 8 Spanish, Beginning Speak, listen, read and write Spanish with a simple level of fluency. This class is for anyone who has not taken Spanish before or would like to review the basics. This class provides essential words and concepts for forming sentences. Builds a firm foundation of useful vocabulary, including numbers, days of the week, expressing time, colors, foods, and more. Beginning grammatical constructions include definite and indefinite articles, using plurals and gender. Oral practice ensures correct pronunciation. Students should purchase the textbook before the first class meeting: Spanish Now 8th edition with CDs by Ruth Silverstein. Course No: 19.1046.31, 19.1046.41 Instructor: Rothstein Fee Dates Days Time Location Room Meetings $125 1/14-3/3 T 7:00-8:30 PM CHS 412 7 $125 3/24-5/12 T 7:00-8:30 PM CHS 412 7 Spanish, Intermediate This course is a continuation of Spanish, Beginning.Speak, listen, read and write Spanish with a simple level of fluency. This class provides essential words and concepts for forming sentences. Builds a firm foundation of useful vocabulary, including numbers, days of the week, expressing time, colors, foods, and more. Beginning grammatical constructions include definite and indefinite articles, using plurals and gender. Oral practice ensures correct pronunciation.Students should purchase the textbook before the first class meeting: Spanish Now 8th edition with CDs by Ruth Silverstein and Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Pronouns Prepositions by Dorothy Richmond. Course No: 19.1048.31, 19.1048.41 Instructor: Rothstein Fee Dates Days Time Location Room Meetings $125 1/15-3/4 W 7:00-8:30 PM Vallco LRC 18 7 $125 3/25-5/13 W 7:00-8:30 PM Vallco LRC 18 7 COMMUNITY INTEREST Wanda Rothstein has been teaching French and Spanish over thirty years. During those years, Wanda has taught Kindergarten, Adults and Older Adults in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale-Cupertino Districts. She has an undergraduate degree and a teaching credential in French and Spanish from California State University Hayward. She finds teaching rewarding and challenging and believes that the ability of engaging with students is the key in creating an environment conducive to learning. Wanda enjoys traveling, cooking, reading and outdoor activities.