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LS World Language Department 2019 Update for LS School Committee

Curriculum

Our Department Philosophy Provide students with a rich and challenging curriculum Use World Language as a communicative tool, instructing in the target language as much as possible Meet students where they are and provide opportunities for success across the board: Our applied track for students who struggle in the traditional language learning environment Our senior capstone courses in which many students receive support for and take the AP exam Leveled courses in French and Spanish

Exploration of Proficiency Based Instruction Looking at what students can DO with the language Less emphasis on discrete grammar. Grammar becomes the structuring principle so that communication can take place. Units based on tasks students might actually be called upon to do in the target language. Example: go to a restaurant, order and pay the bill.

Our Languages French. Most students enter with background. 4 full years available at LS. Leveled. German. Students enter without background. 4 full years available at LS. Latin. Students enter without background. 4 full years available at LS. Mandarin. Students enter without background. 3 full years available at LS starting in 2019-2020. Moving toward Mandarin 4 in 2020-2021. Spanish. Most students enter with background. 4 full years available at LS. Leveled.

Entry Level Options Beginning Level offered in all 5 languages. Incoming 9th graders who continue in French or Spanish take placement exam. Placement is now online. We update annually based on feedback from middle school programs.

Capstone Options French. French 5.1 or French Cinema Course German. German 4 (also film-based) Latin. Latin 4 Mandarin. Currently Mandarin 2, next year Mandarin 3 Spanish. Spanish 5.1, Exploración Cultural (service learning) or Spanish Cinema Current events, world issues, cultural differences form an important part of our curriculum in these capstone courses.

Faculty

Our Teachers 17 highly qualified educators in 5 languages 3 ¾ or ½ time faculty 2 department members are certified in more than 1 language

Student Exchange and Travel

French Exchange Exchanging with Lycée Notre-Dame de Bellegarde in Neuville-sur-Saône (suburb of Lyon) LS students travel to France during February break; French partners here in April France stay includes living with host families, attending school daily and traveling to Paris for 3 days Co-coordinators are Desiree Butter & Julia Keith Takes place every other year; alternates with Spain

LS Students at our French Partner School

2019 French Exchange Group

German Exchange Our partner school is the Gymnasium Vilshofen in Lower Bavaria (app. 75 minutes from Munich) Co-Coordinators are Joan Campbell & Sarah Farrell Vilshofen students come to LS every October for 3 weeks LS students travel to Vilshofen every late June (PM of last exam day) School-based stay. Students attend and participate in classes every day. Local excursions to BMW factory, Passau, Regensburg.

German students organize Bavarian Olympics

LS German Exchange Group 2019

Spanish Exchange Exchanging with I.E.S. Ramón Areces (Grado, Asturias--España) LS students travel to Spain during April break; Spanish partners here in September Spain stay includes living with host families, attending school daily and traveling to Madrid for 3 days Co-coordinators are Angela Medeiros & Kim Schulz Takes place every other year; alternates with France

Spanish Exchange in Action 2018

Spanish Exchange Group 2018

Rome Trip Every other April vacation Curriculum-based trip run through the Paideia Institute Trip coordinated and chaperoned by Lisa Lupinacci & Erin Shanahan Rome stay includes living in a guesthouse, visiting a variety of ancient monuments daily, eating at a different restaurant nightly, and spending a day in Ostia Antica, the ancient port city of Rome

Rome trip participants 2018

Rome Trip in action 2018

Special Events

Community Outreach Kids using the target language locally Opportunities for practice and communication in addition to our exchange Exploración (Spanish). 20 year-long record of service learning through partnership with Framingham Public Schools French Pre-School Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year Celebration

Exploracion in Framingham

French Pre-School

World Language Week Annually in March. Daily events. MON. AM Greetings in 5 languages TUES. Fun fact day with displays in the AB entrance and the World Language Hall WED. Teach a phrase day THURS. World Language Declamation Contest FRI. World Language Karaoke

World Language Declamation Contest 2019 16 Participants in all 5 languages Students performed pieces ranging from classical poetry, to a stand-up routine to slam poetry Judged by a panel of language experts, including the cultural attache from the German Consulate in Boston, 2 directors of language schools, the President of the AATG and esteemed present & former colleagues. Prizes awarded for each level plus a grand prize

World Language Declamation Participants 2019

World Language Karaoke Assembly Students learn 2 pieces per language in their classes All block 6 & 7 classes perform for all classes Music as a vehicle to language proficiency

Professional Development

MaFLA - Massachusetts Foreign Language Association Department members regularly attend this fall conference Gathering new information and resources Laura Terrill Workshop Networking with area colleagues Department members presented sessions in 2016 & 2017 Proposals submitted for 2019

ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language National Foreign Language Conference Department members have attended and presented in 2016, 2017, 2018 Proposals submitted for 2019

UConn Study Five LS Faculty working with Professor Manuela Wagner from World Language Education and Professor Fabiana Cardetti from Math Education Intercultural Competence and Intellectual Humility Working with German, Spanish, Latin and Math classes on existing curriculum

National Chinese Langage Conference Hosted by College Board and the Asia Society National Conference held in Salt Lake City Xin Dong presented on learning apps at 2018 conference

Laura Terrill Workshop Department Members experienced Laura Terrill at MaFLA Conference and returned energized by her ideas. Request to work further with her materials and find out more about her perspective of proficiency-based instruction. Meeting with Ms. Terrill at ACTFL to explore a workshop at LS. She agreed! Generous SERF Grant to support the workshop on March 27 here at LS Both feeder middle schools are sending all of the World Language teachers.

Vielen Dank, Gracias, Merci,Gratias Vobis, 谢谢 ！