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.

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