why study foreign language

WHY STUDY a FOREIGN LANGUAGE?

HOW CAN PARENTS HELP? EHC09/06

FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY…

Enhances the skills of:

ListeningSpeaking

ReadingWriting

This leads to …

Higher Test Scores

Meeting College “a-g”More Career Opportunities

Cultural Understanding

“a – g” Requirement

Generally, a minimum of twoyears of “a – g” approved foreign language credit in thesame language is required foradmission to most four-yearcolleges.

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LISTENING …

Foreign language study enhances listening skills and memory…

… this helps with communication, study skills, and test taking

HIGHER TEST SCORES …

During the past several years, statistics from the College Board show a positive correlation between SAT scores in English and math and the study of foreign language.

GLOBAL ECONOMY…

One half of the top profit-making companies on Fortune Magazine’s “500” list are foreign owned.

Four out of five new jobs in the U.S. are created as a result of foreign trade.

SPEAKING & WRITING SKILLS

U.S. students who study a foreign language tend to use better grammar in English as a result of focusing on grammar rules in the second language.

CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

Many employers and the government need workers who not only

understand a second LANGUAGE but who also

understand the CULTURE.

HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?

Make sure your student completes all of his/her assignments.

HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?

Make sure your student is ON TIME & PREPARED for class.

HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?

Make sure your student studies vocabulary every night. Work together with flashcards! ¡Buenos días!

HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?

You read theEnglish wordand yourstudent saysthe word in thetarget

language.

Hello

HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?

Watch DVDsat home inthe targetlanguage!

HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?

Ask your studentto teach you a newword in the target language each day.

They can even giveyou a quiz!!