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The World Language Department
At Catonsville High, studying another language…
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Provides experience in communication using the four
fundamental language skills: listening, speaking, reading
and writing.
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Develops an appreciation for and understanding of foreign
peoples and their cultures.
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Allows for a learner-centered environment which stresses
multicultural connections, critical thinking skills,
interdisciplinary studies and career education.
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Emphasizes the development of language proficiency where
students are involved in active and cooperative learning
while exposed to meaningful and authentic materials and the
latest technological innovations.
The world is our classroom.
Other peoples and cultures are the text from which we learn.
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