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Foreign Language Department

How do we teach Language other than English (LOTE's) at Riordan High School?
We offer three LOTE's at Riordan: Spanish (I-AP), Italian (I-III), and ASL I-II (American Sign Language). All three languages stress communicative proficiency over grammatical accuracy in the lower levels, with direct instruction of grammar beginning in Level 3.

Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year we will offer a Spanish IV and an ASL III course.
A typical first year student in Spanish & Italian will have the ability (and the desire!) to converse in everyday topics; in past, present, and future tenses. Listening and writing are woven into the fabric of instruction. ASL students can do the same albeit in a slightly different medium.

Summer trips to Costa Rica and Italy are designed to offer students the opportunity to experience another culture and offer a means of legitimate, real-world practice and assessment of their skills.


Foreign Language Department Faculty List

NAME EMAIL ADDRESS EXTENSION
Elu, David 375
Gutierrez, Violeta
365
Jensen, Debra
356
Martinez, Miguel 319
Oshita, Kerry 389
Simpson, Meredith 235

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