WORLD LANGUAGESWest Morris Regional High School District

2013-2014

World Language Program Goals:

To gain proficiency in a spoken language

To COMMUNICATE with others

To gain an understanding of other cultures

To gain an understanding of our own culture through comparisons with other cultures

NJ World Class StandardContent Area: World Language

All students will be able to use a World Language in addition to English to engage in meaningful conversation, to understand and interpret spoken and written language, and to present information, concepts, and ideas, while also gaining an understanding of the perspectives of other cultures. Through language study, they will also make connections with other content areas, compare the language and culture studies with their own, and participate in home and global communities.

ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines(American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)

Novice –mid (characterized by word level)

Novice –high (characterized by sentence level)

Intermediate –low (sentence level +) Intermediate –mid (strings of

sentences) Intermediate – high (connected

sentences and paragraphs) Advanced – low (paragraph level

discourse at an independent level)

Why study languages?

Languages connect us to other people Speaking another language helps us to

understand other cultures Speaking another language helps with

the college admission process Speaking another language helps us to

be successful in the modern workforce

Imagine:

You are a finalist on a job interview and you speak English.

You are a finalist on a job interview and you speak English AND (Chinese, French, Spanish).

TARGET LANGUAGE USE

How much of the target language will you hear in class?

About 90% of the class will be conducted in the target language at all levels, starting at level I

At the higher levels, you may hear 100% target language use

ALL STUDENTS will be required to speak in the target language

How many languages can a student study?

A student at WMRHSD must take two years of world language instruction in order to graduate

A student can take more than one language at the same time (ex., Chinese I and French II)

Studying more than one language is not confusing; it is actually easier.

Which languages are offered?

CHINESE SPANISH FRENCH LATIN (Mendham only)

West Morris Mendham HSModern and Classical

LanguagesSuggested Course Sequences

French 1Advanced

Grade 9/10

Spanish 1

Adv/Acad

French 2HN/Pre IB,Advanced

Spanish 2HN/Pre IB,Advanced, Academic

Grade 9/10

Grade 11/12

Grade 12

French 3HN/Pre IB,Advanced

French 4IB/HN, Adv.

Spanish 3HN/Pre IB,Advanced, Academic

Spanish 4IB/HN, Adv

Latin 1Advanced

Latin 2Advanced

French 5IB/AP Spanish 5

IB/AP, Advanced

Grade 10/11

Intro Spanish 1Studies

Intro Spanish 2Studies

Latin 3Adv., IB

Latin 4Advanced, IB

Chinese 1Advanced

Chinese 2Advanced

Chinese 2Honors

Chinese 3Honors

Chinese 3Advanced

Chinese 4IB/Honors, Adv

Chinese 5IB, Adv

What is best for college admissions?

Taking 4 years of the same language Taking the highest level in which you feel

comfortable Taking more than one language at the

same time (Chinese and Spanish, for example)