KENMORE WESTKENMORE WESTLanguages Other Than EnglishLanguages Other Than English

French German Spanish

A B1 B2 C1 C2

What is the NYS Requirementfor Foreign Language?

• 1 High school credit• 2 years of seat time• Most students

complete this requirement in 7th and 8th grade.

Why sign up for B level courses if I’ve already met the graduation

requirement?

• If your goal is to earn the Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation, you can do this with a total of 3 credits in LOTE (including the Regents Exam).

• To get those three credits, you would take B1 and B2 and take the Regents exam at the end of B2.

What do we do in foreign language classes?

• Students develop the four skills of speaking, reading, listening and writing through participating in a wide variety of activities including . . .

– Performing in skits – Making amateur videos – Reading important literary works– Writing stories, poems– Singing, dancing– Watching foreign movies – Presenting cultural projects.

• Many colleges look specifically for foreign language courses when evaluating high school transcripts.

• Almost any job or career can be enhanced by skills in a foreign language (enhanced meaning you can earn more money!)

• Foreign language is FUN!

Current LOTE course: Sign up for:

A B1

B1 B2R or B2H

B2 C1H

C1H C2H

Can I take more than one foreign language?

• Of course! Some students at West are currently taking French, Spanish and German!

• Students in other countries often take 2 or 3 foreign languages before they graduate!

• If you are a freshman now, you can start Level A in a second foreign language and take the Regents Exam when you are a senior.

College Credit for Level CCollege Credit for Level Cthrough ECC and NCCCthrough ECC and NCCC

• Earn up to 7 credits over two years

• Bridge the gap between high school and college language courses

• Prepare for a minor or a major• Take care of your college foreign

language requirements before you get there

• Impress college admissions officers

TravelTravel Opportunities Opportunities• Students enrolled in the LOTE courses will have

the opportunity to apply to travel on our Ken-Ton school exchanges to France, Germany or Spain as well as our French Trip to Québec City

Language ClubsLanguage Clubs

• Students have the opportunity to further their knowledge and cultural appreciation via the Language Clubs

• Language Club activities are often an extension of class activities

How do I sign up?How do I sign up?• See your Guidance Counselor or see any of the foreign language teachers

for more information