1. Lori Langer de Ramirez, Ed. D.
Director, World and Classical Languages & Global Language Initiatives
The Dalton School, New York
2.
3. 21st Century Skills
Communicating and
collaborating with
teams of people
across cultural,
geographic and
language boundaries
4. FL Standards (ACTFL)
Cultures Comparisons
Gain knowledge and Develop insight into the
understanding of other nature of language
cultures and culture
Communication
Communicate in
languages other
than your own
Connections Communities
Connect with Participate in multilingual
other disciplines and communities at home
acquire information and around the world
5. Excellent language
teaching and learning involves...
Grammar and
vocabulary in
context rather
than learning
verbs and
vocabulary from
isolated lists.
7. Excellent language
teaching and learning involves...
Connections to other disciplines reinforce what
students are already learning; rather than
lessons based on topics that are irrelevant to
students.
8. More benefits...
Research has shown that
math and verbal SAT scores
climb higher with each additional
year of language study.
9. Excellent language
teaching and learning involves...
Incorporation
of culture in
all lessons;
rather than
language
separate
from its
cultural
context
21. The Importance of Mother Tongue
It is VERY important for students to continue to
read, write, speak and understand their home
language. If your child is able to read
and write in
your language,
there will be
better success in
learning these
skills in English !
22. Balanced
Bilingualism
With one big and one
small wheel (one good and
one not so good language)
you can go farther and
faster.
With one wheel (one
language), you can With two equal-sized wheels
go from place to (two strong languages) you
place. can comfortably go
anywhere you want!
(images courtesy of
Jim Cummins)
23. Third-culture kids
“A third culture kid is a person who has spent a significant part of his
or her developmental years outside their parents’ culture. The third
culture kid builds relationships
to all the cultures, while not having
full ownership in any. Although
elements from each culture are
assimilated into the third
culture kid’s life experience,
the sense of belonging is in
relationship to others of the
same background,
other TCKs.”
28. Communicate…
Ask about
language classes
Encourage real-
world use of TL
Seek out a broad
range of
conversation
partners
Connect with ISM
teachers
