- Northern Guilford High School
- Overview
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Welcome to World Language
MISSION STATEMENT
The World Language teachers at Northern Guilford High School will empower students to communicate in and connect to our complex world, to communicate in a language other than English, and to gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures.
OBJECTIVES:
The World Languages Department strives to educate and motivate students to become global students. The Department will focus on the five factors for speaking proficiency: pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
World Languages Teachers will:
* Teach courses in a specific language, which in modern curriculums often includes instruction in literature and cross-cultural;
*Create an environment for students to learn effectively;
* Teach several levels concurrently, from beginning speakers of foreign languages to students who approaching fluency;
*Include vocabulary, grammar, and accent as well as spelling and other mechanics of language.
World Language students will be able to:
* Communicate in languages other than English within the following modes:
Interpretive communication (reading, listening/viewing):
* Derive meaning from messages and texts using listening, reading, and viewing strategies
* Comprehend and interpret information in authentic messages and informational texts.
Interpersonal Communication (speaking, signing/viewing, reading, and writing)
* Negotiate meaning using requests, clarifications and conversation strategies
* Interact with others using cultural appropriate language and gestures on familiar and some unfamiliar topics
* Express preferences, feelings, emotions, and opinions about familiar and some unfamiliar topics.
Presentational Communication (speaking/signing, writing)
* Convey meaning using writing processes and presentation strategies
* Present information concepts and viewpoints on familiar and some unfamiliar topics from across disciplines
CULTURES:
Gain and use knowledge and understanding of other cultures:
* Analyze and describe relationships among products, practices and perspectives and compare them across cultures.
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email Souleymane Bah - French
email Gabi Anaya-Berrera - Spanish
email Ann-Marie Polakovic - Spanish
email Sheila Shearin - Spanish