FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROPOSAL

BLENDED-LEARNING MODEL OF INSTRUCTION  CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION  LANGUAGE LAB (COMPRISED OF DESKTOPS, PORTABLE DEVICES, AND WEB-BASED LANGUAGE PROGRAMS)  LAB MENTOR (BILNGUAL INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT)  TEACHER/WORLD LANGUAGE COORDINATOR (TEACHER of RECORD)

MIDDLEBURY INTERACTIVE LANGUAGES  170,000 STUDENTS  1,200 SCHOOLS  DELAWARE, LOUISIANA  NYC, MIAMI  VERMONT (26 SCHOOLS/12,000 STUDENTS)  FLUENCY/COMPETENCY APPROACH  PROVEN METHODS LEAD TO GREATER ACHIEVEMENT (IMMERSIVE APPROACH)

TCHS Foreign Language Course Offerings FRENCH SPANISH

Middlebury Interactive offers two types of language courses, Competency and Fluency, to align with district or school program goals and meet the varied needs of high school students. Both programs focus on developing reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills in an interactive, engaging environment that will immerse and inspire students.  Competency Program Design High school Competency courses are grounded in the development and integration of the four key language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students are introduced to vocabulary themes, grammar concepts, sentence structure and culture through explicit instruction, guided learning and adaptive pacing. Opportunities to apply language in common situations along with highly interactive activities are designed to reinforce skills in differing contexts and build foundational language knowledge. The use of authentic materials helps build student confidence and comfort in the target language. A full year of Competency courses consists of 36 units with five lessons in each unit.  Fluency Program Design Fluency courses are based on Middlebury College's immersion methodology. Application of language skills is practiced through observation and intuition within a context, task-based activity or real-life theme. Students develop proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking skills through media-rich activities and videos shot on location around the globe. This authentic content allows students to negotiate pathways for meaning. Intended outcomes include the ability to express spontaneous thoughts and ideas in language, build metacognitive skills and acquire a deeper understanding of other cultures. Fluency courses are structured to allow for a customizable learning experience that can meet the needs for a fully online, blended or traditional classroom implementation.