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What you will do. What you will learn. What you will do. What you will learn. What you can expect. What you can expect.

Delaware Department of Education

2012-2013

Just HOW Important is Learning another language anyway?

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You Probably Have Some Questions …

Why am I in here?What will I be able to do?How will I be assessed?How will I be graded?How is this class different?

What’s next?

Why am I in here?

Jobs “In today’s educational landscape, it is

imperative for Delaware students to have the skills necessary to compete in a global economy. Learning a second language will offer our children an advantage in this increasingly competitive world.”

--Jack Markell

Governor of the State of Delaware

Jobs “Language learning is about real-world

communication; it’s about jobs. What businesses really need from people they hire is not only advanced language skills but an ability to communicate culturally—being appreciative of cultural differences.”

--Dr. Gregory Fulkerson Education Associate

World Languages and International Education Delaware Department of Education

Jobs “World languages are fundamental

resources. If you speak well, read well, write well, the more opportunities you have in your life economically.”

--Dr. Tara Fortune Center for Advanced Language Acquisition University of Minnesota

World Languages: Future for America’s Economic Competitiveness

What will I be able to do in this class?

UNDERSTAND!SPEAK! READ! WRITE!

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How much will your language proficiency grow? In order for you to see just how much your

language abilities will grow, your teacher will provide you with a glimpse of what you will be able to do by May by giving you a pre-test. Answer the questions that you can, but don’t worry—you’re not supposed to know how to do everything right now! That’s why you’re in the course. You will be able to demonstrate how much your language abilities have grown by taking a post-test.

Additional Information

World Languages and International Education

Delaware Department of Education

401 Federal St., Suite 2

Dover, DE 19901

302.735.4180