Why study foreign language

1. WHY STUDY a FOREIGN LANGUAGE?
HOW CAN PARENTS HELP? EHC09/06

2. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY…
Enhances the skills of:
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing

3. This leads to …

Higher Test Scores
Meeting College “a-g”
More Career Opportunities
Cultural Understanding

4. “a – g” Requirement
Generally, a minimum of two
years of “a – g” approved
foreign language credit in the
same language is required for
admission to most four-year
colleges.
Call your student’s counselor for unique situations.

5. LISTENING …
Foreign language study
enhances listening skills
and memory…
… this helps with
communication, study
skills, and test taking

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
Many employers and the government
need workers who not only
understand a second LANGUAGE
but who also
understand the CULTURE.

10. HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?
Make sure your
student completes all
of his/her assignments.

11. HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?
Make sure your student is
ON TIME & PREPARED
for class.

12. HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?
Make sure your
student studies
vocabulary
every night.
Work together
with flashcards!
¡Buenos días!

13. HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?
You read the
English word
and your
student says
the word in the
target language.
Hello

14. HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?
Watch DVDs
at home in
the target
language!

15. HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?
Ask your student
to teach you a new
word in the target
language each day.
They can even give
you a quiz!!