Foreign Language Department

Department Phone: 301-929-2072

Department Overview

"Living in the world today and speaking only one language is like living in a beautiful mansion and being locked up in just one room."

The goal of the Foreign Language Department here at Wheaton High School is to unlock the doors that keep people linguistically, culturally and socially separated! We want our students to be able to function in a diverse, global society. We want our students to be able to appreciate the beauty and richness of other cultures. In our Foreign Language Department, we help student meet the five standards, the five "Cs" of language learning:

  • COMMUNICATE in a language other than English;
  • Gain Knowledge and understanding of other CULTURES;
  • Make CONNECTIONS with other disciplines;
  • Develop insight into and be able to COMPARE the nature of language and Culture; and finally
  • Participate in multilingual COMMUNITIES at home and around the world.

Foreign Language News for next school year!!

Students! Starting next academic year, 2008-2009, Chinese 1 and Chinese 2 will be offered as foreign language
courses and will fulfill the graduation requirement!

Wheaton Italian Language students spend Spring Break in Italy


Check the Staff Directory for Contact

Staff

Staff Member

Courses taught this year

Ms. Paola Scazzoli, Resource

Italian 1, Italian 2, Italian 3, Italian 4, & AP Italian Language and Culture

Mrs. Zulma Alayon-Thelmont

Spanish for Native Speakers 1, Spanish for Native Speakers 2, Spanish 3 Honors     & AP Spanish Literature

Ms. Sandra Buitrago

Spanish 3 & Spanish for Native Speakers 1

Mrs. Ping Ping Chang

Chinese 1

Ms. Leigh Craighill      

French 1, French 3 Honors & AP French Language

Mrs. Yusmedy Keefe

Spanish 1, Spanish for Native Speakers 3 & AP Spanish Language

Mr. Ben Mensah

French 1, French 2, Spanish 1

Mrs. Linda Orenstein

Spanish 1, Spanish 2 & Spanish 4 Honors

News

 

 Languages and levels offered at Wheaton for the year 2008-2009 !!

Chinese 1
Chinese 2
AP Chinese Language and Culture (exam)

French 1
French 2
French 3
French honors
French 4 honors
AP French Language

Italian 1
Italian 2
Italian 3
Italian 4
AP Italian Language and Culture

Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Spanish 3 honors
Spanish 4 honors
AP Spanish language
AP Spanish Literature
Spanish for Natives 1
Spanish for Natives 2
Spanish for Natives 3


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