• WORLD LANGUAGES

    “He who does not know foreign languages does not know anything about his own.” 

     -Wolfgang von Goethe

     

    World Languages Mission Statement

     

    Our mission is to provide a world-class language education:

     

    • Through the integration of communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities.
    • Through the meaningful integration of appropriate technology into teaching and learning.
    • By leveraging the linguistic diversity of school communities to enrich language programs.
    • By leveraging institutions of higher education and various other resources to strengthen language programs and provide diverse, authentic learning experiences.

     

    Vision

     

    Every student will participate with cultural competence in a global economy and pluralistic society through the attainment of high levels of proficiency in at least one language in addition to English.  Our vision is grounded in the belief that:

     

    • All students can become multi-lingual/multi-literate.
    • Students will engage in globally transformative experiences through language learning.
    • Acquisition of more than one language leads to cognitive, academic, economic, health, and social benefits, and supports 21st century skills.
    • Acquisition of more than one language is an essential component of a world-class education/experience, and is critical to students’ college, career, and world readiness.

     

    Objectives

    • Strengthen students’ knowledge, skills, and dispositions toward multilingualism.
    • Center on Cross-Cultural and Cross-linguistic competencies.
    • Concentrate on the demands of language learning for communication purposes with fluency in reading, listening, speaking, and writing.
    • Work closely with ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners and its Core Ideas
    • Focus on Language Proficiency Levels assessing students on ACTFL (2012) performance on Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational Modes of Communication, in addition to proficiency in Novice Low, Novice Mid, Novice High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate Mid, Intermediate High, and Advanced Low.