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Thinking Beyond English in the Classroom; Fairfax Commits to Study Of Foreign Languages
[FINAL Edition]
| Publication : | The Washington Post- Washington, D.C. |
| Date : | Nov 26, 2006 |
| Abstract (Document Summary) |
| Fairfax County has for years had partial-immersion programs for foreign languages in several elementary schools, but the model that eventually will be in every one of our elementary schools features language teachers who work with regular teachers to integrate foreign-language instruction into lessons in other subjects. Students will not suffer in reading, math, science or social studies. Instead they will learn to talk about these subjects in the foreign language they are studying. In any case, research indicates that students who learn a foreign language develop all academic skills better and perform better on standardized tests. What language? Knowing any foreign language is better than not learning one, but individual schools and students have particular reasons for choosing one language over another. Each elementary school will work with its community to determine what language(s) to offer, and middle and high schools will continue to offer choices. We are already offering nationally critical languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Korean and Russian. With the help of federal grants, we are expanding offerings and creating closed-circuit remote-learning opportunities in Chinese and Arabic. hide... | | Fairfax County has for years had partial-immersion programs for foreign languages in several elementary schools, but the model that eventually will be in every one of our elementary schools features language teachers who work with regular teachers to integrate foreign-language instruction into lessons in other subjects. Students will more... |
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