Last Updated on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 5:02 AM
Kentucky offers world language study in a variety of languages (ASL, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish, Spanish for Spanish students), and at multiple entry points (preschool, primary, intermediate, middle and high school) depending upon the school and school district.
Levels of study range from introductory to Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes. Spanish language immersion programs exist at Maxwell Elementary in Fayette County (partial language immersion) and Hawthorne Elementary in Jefferson County (dual immersion).
Kentucky requires two units or its equivalent of the same world language for precollege curriculum.
Frameworks HistoryThanks to a U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language Assistance Program grant, the Kentucky Department of Education has created a beginning frameworks for foreign language learning in Kentucky schools. This initiative began in 2000, with the selection of a group of K-16 educators and administrators from around the commonwealth who reviewed ...
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Kentucky Framework for World Language LearningThe Kentucky Framework for World Language Learning is a compilation of curricular documents to guide the instruction of world languages in Kentucky schools. The Frameworks includes: Guiding Principles and a Rationale for World Language Learning, The Kentucky Content for World Language Proficiency (a Content guide to meet the 2-year foreign language ...
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LinguaFolio Kentucky!LinguaFolio Kentucky! consists of three parts. The Language Biography, the Passport, and the Dossier. Based on the European Language Portfolio, LinguaFolio Kentucky! is a self-assessment document being piloted with early language learners in Kentucky schools.
Visiting Teachers from Spain ProgramThe Visiting Teacher program is designed to help schools provide quality world language instruction to Kentucky students by supplying a pool of certified teaching candidates from Spain.
World Language - LegislativeLegislation concerning world language.
World Language - Links of InterestLinks of Interest for World Language learning.