Introduction: The Foreign Language Department offers students
a choice of French, German, or Spanish. In addition to classroom
work and practice, students use the Sony listening lab to hear
a variety of dialects and accents, to practice speaking with a
partner or a small group, and to record assigned materials. In
the Computer Lab students practice with a variety of programs,
including programs which accompany the textbooks, "The Rosetta
Stone." "Practice Makes Perfect," "Learn to Speak," and "Living
Books." Teachers provide computer practice activities, and students
use programs such as mPower to develop their own presentations.
Each class has an assigned time for listening lab and for computer
lab.
Field trips allow students to see plays and special
musical performances in the target language. French, German, and
Spanish clubs offer an opportunity for school and community service
projects. Club programs include speakers who have traveled to
or are natives of a foreign country.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Brian Miesch, Department Head
James Andrews
Mike Barlow
Claudia Bottoms
Aliene Click
Nadine Jones
Jan Presley
Judy Schinbeckler
Binny Stumpf
For current course descriptions click on the tab laballed Curriculum Guide.