International department course
The International Department of the Second Foreign Languages College affiliated to Shanghai Normal University adopts the common core standards of the United States, and its design standards are based on the most advanced teaching concepts and syllabus in the United States, aiming at preparing all senior high school students for university study so as to occupy a leading position in the future global economic competition.
Ninth grade course-12
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The international department adopts Carnegie credit system popular in American high schools. Students can get 1 credit for successfully completing one-hour courses every day in one academic year, and half a credit for completing one-hour courses every semester. This credit system is an effective record of students' points recognized by all American universities. Students must get 265,438+0 credits to get the American high school diploma. At the same time, according to the new international curriculum regulations of Shanghai Education Commission, students must complete the courses formulated by the Chinese side.
The course adopts the weighted average of GPA as the grade grading system, and the school also offers elective courses such as art, music and computer. AP courses are offered in grades 1 1 and 12.
Grade 9 credits can be replaced by domestic grade 3 scores. ※
Scoring system:
The International Department adopts the standard score definition system of American high schools, and measures students' performance with A, B, C, D and F, which is beneficial to communicate with American schools and apply for American universities. The total grade of the course is 20% from homework, 20% from class assignments, 20% from mid-term and final grades, 20% from unit tests, 20% from tests, reports and other evaluations (including attendance, classroom speeches, group activities, etc.). ).
The rating standard is:
Teaching methods and evaluation: In order to cultivate students' comprehensive ability, various teaching modes are adopted.
Lecture (all subjects)
Laboratory investigation and repeated verification (science)
Socrates seminar (all subjects)
Inductive analysis (history, art, science) with cultural and scientific achievements.
Student report (all subjects)
Cooperative learning group (all subjects)
Measurement and statistical analysis (laboratory investigation)
Thesis writing and evaluation (to prepare for the extension of thesis writing)
social practice
Wiki, Blog and Social Media (all students)
Participatory governance (participatory governance)
skip a year
AP, full name of advanced placement, Chinese name of American college preparatory course. AP course enables senior high school students to contact university courses in advance and complete some credit courses and exams in American universities. AP courses and exams can reduce college credits, reduce the cost of college education and shorten the time of college education for high school students. At the same time, AP test scores can be used as an important bargaining chip in applying for universities, and 3,600 universities including Harvard, Yale, Oxford and Cambridge all recognize AP scores. At the same time, the international department of our school offers many AP courses for students to choose from.
At present, nearly 3,600 universities in more than 40 countries have recognized AP credits as the reference standard for their admission and the university credits added by exams for candidates. AP scores have become an important basis for admission to American universities. According to a nationwide survey conducted by the American College Admissions Advisory Committee, because American universities have generally regarded students' performance in the AP test as the basis for measuring their competence in university study, AP test scores have become one of the most important considerations for admission to many universities.
AP courses that pass the exam can be counted into college credits, reduce college courses, help students shorten college hours and skip grades, and save high college tuition. More importantly, according to statistics, high school students with excellent AP test scores will have better performance and development in their future university studies. American universities have regarded AP scores as an important indicator to measure students' learning and research ability and their ability to cope with difficult courses in universities. Students who take AP exams with many subjects and high scores are particularly valued by famous American schools. Britain, Canada, Australia and other countries also regard this as one of the main conditions for granting scholarships.