World Languages

Philosophy

The Visitation World Language Department’s goal is to support the mission of the school and to carry forward the motto, Non Scholae sed Vitae, Not for School but for Life, by providing learning experiences which will invite students to be active participants in the pluralistic and multilingual society of the 21st century.

We are committed to offering a rich curriculum which requires students to recognize the importance of and begin the mastery of the five national standards for foreign language learning which are summarized in the five C’s: communication, cultures, comparisons, connections, communities:

   •to understand and communicate in a language other than English,
   •to gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures,
   •to develop insight into the nature of language and culture,
   •to connect with other disciplines and acquire information
   •to participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world
                   (Standards for Foreign Language Learning, 1996).

Visitation world language students speak a language other than English, study in a language other than English, and study about a language other than English from the beginning of their language study at Visitation. Our department believes that second language learning will tear down the barrier of language and build respect for those who speak the studied language thereby building a sensitivity to all who speak the diverse languages of the world.

World Language Department
Francie Sullivan	Department Head B.A. Spanish Rosary College M.A. Education University of St. Thomas At Visitation since 1977	Spanish II Honors Spanish IV/V A.P. Spanish
Ilse Norris	At Visitation since	French III
Amanda Rosas	B.A. Spanish College of Notre Dame of Maryland M.A. Spanish University of Wisconsin Madison At Visitation since 2006	Spanish I Spanish III Spanish IV
Sebastien Saunoi-Sandgren	B.A. French Education Concordia College At Visitation since 2008	French II Honors French IV A.P. French
Priscilla Hui-Ping Chen Van Sloun	B.A. Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan At Visitation since 2008	Mandarin Chinese I
Graciela Mancebo		Spanish I
World Language Course Descriptions

The Visitation World Language Program

Lower School — Chinese, French and Spanish — exploratory program

Middle School

6th grade	Chinese, French or Spanish	40 minutes	5 times per week
7th grade	Chinese, French or Spanish	40 minutes	5 times per week
8th grade	Chinese, French or Spanish	40 minutes	5 times per week

Graduation requirement: students are required to complete through level three of the same language.

Upper School

Chinese

Chinese I

French

French I

French II

French III

French IV Honors

Advanced Placement French Language

Spanish

Spanish I

Spanish II

Spanish III

Spanish IV-V

Spanish IV-V Honors

Advanced Placement Spanish Language