Below you will see the Dodge City High School World Language Page!
We hope you understand why it is so very important to take a foreign language! On this page you will find a list of reasons to study French and Spanish as well as other information about our teachers and the classes we teach every day. You will find videos of our classes learning and pictures of some of our students!
We hope you understand why it is so very important to take a foreign language! On this page you will find a list of reasons to study French and Spanish as well as other information about our teachers and the classes we teach every day. You will find videos of our classes learning and pictures of some of our students!
Below are some French students who have just completed French 2. They are happy with their gift from the teacher: an escargot shell!
Below is a video of one of one of our Spanish teachers, Maria Ramirez teaching her students vocabulary while using technology. The students are engaged and learning Spanish in a fun way!
The World Language Department has four teachers that have many, many years of experience teaching students French and Spanish. Below is one of the Spanish teachers Maria Ramirez and one of the French teachers Ginger Wilder.
Below is a video of two of our teachers explaining the foreign language courses offered as well as additional information about our department.
Next year one of our new French teachers Taylor Conant and English teacher Kathryn Jones will sponsor a trip to France and Spain. Below are the details and itinerary of the trip. If you love to travel, learning a foreign language is your gateway to see the world! Join them on this fantastic trip!
http://www.eftours.com/educational-tour/artists-of-france-spain
http://www.eftours.com/educational-tour/artists-of-france-spain
Below we have shared a comprehensive list of reasons to take a foreign language. This list was written by Renate Latimer from the Department of Languages and Literature at Auburn University and shared on the Auburn website.
- Foreign Language study creates more positive attitudes and less prejudice toward people who are different.
- Analytical skills improve when students study a foreign language.
- Business skills plus foreign language skills make an employee more valuable in the marketplace.
- Dealing with another culture enables people to gain a more profound understanding of their own culture.
- Creativity is increased with the study of foreign languages.
- Graduates often cite foreign language courses as some of the most valuable courses in high school and college because of the communication skills developed in the process.
- International travel is made easier and more pleasant through knowing a foreign language.
- Skills like problem solving, dealing with abstract concepts, are increased when you study a foreign language.
- Foreign language study enhances one’s opportunities in government, business, medicine, law, technology, military, industry, marketing, etc.
- A second language improves your skills and grades in math and English and on the SAT and GRE.
- Four out of five new jobs in the US are created as a result of foreign trade.
- Foreign languages provide a competitive edge in career choices: one is able to communicate in a second language.
- Foreign language study enhances listening skills and memory.
- One participates more effectively and responsibly in a multi-cultural world if one knows another language.
- Your marketable skills in the global economy are improved if you master another language.
- Foreign language study offers a sense of the past: culturally and linguistically.
- The study of a foreign tongue improves the knowledge of one’s own language: English vocabulary skills increase.
- The study of foreign languages teaches and encourages respect for other peoples: it fosters an understanding of the interrelation of language and human nature.
- Foreign languages expand one’s view of the world, liberalize one’s experiences, and make one more flexible and tolerant.
- Foreign languages expand one’s world view and limit the barriers between people: barriers cause distrust and fear.
- Foreign language study leads to an appreciation of cultural diversity.
- As immigration increases we need to prepare for changes in the American society.
- One is at a distinct advantage in the global market if one is as bilingual as possible.
- Foreign languages open the door to art, music, dance, fashion, cuisine, film, philosophy, science…
Salsa Day in Spanish class! Ms. Ramirez serves delicious horchata!