The department currently offers six levels of French, Spanish, and Chinese and two levels of American Sign Language. The Spanish for Native Speakers course is designed for native speakers of Spanish who wish to upgrade their skills. It is also open to non-native speakers who are proficient in Spanish by reason of residence in a Spanish speaking environment.

From the beginning we emphasize the development of the language skills:
listening -- speaking -- reading -- and writing

Concurrent with the acquisition of these language skills, the student acquires knowledge and understanding of another culture. Once a foreign language has been elected, it should be pursued without interruption and in a sufficiently long sequence to motivate students to continue working toward mastery.

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Foreign Language Teachers  

Teacher	Teaching Assignment	Other Activities
Edwin Jarquin	Spanish 1 Spanish for Native Speakers
Bing Li	Chinese 1, 2, 3, 4 & AP
Kim Lungociu	French 1, 2,3,4 French 5 AP French
Denise Morris	American Sign Language levels 1 & 2
Julia Peck	Spanish 2 & 4
Erminia Umana	Spanish 3H AP Spanish Language	National Spanish Honor Society
Jeannie Van Duzer	Spanish 4 & 5	Resource teacher

Last Updated September 2, 3008