FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
Lenape Valley Regional High School offers sequential study in three modern languages: French, German,
and Spanish. The primary goal of this study is the achievement of functional communication in the target language. All courses concentrate on the development of listing, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Using a variety of techniques, the Foreign Language department helps students enrolled in these classes achieve the following proficiencies:
- The development of listing comprehension and oral fluency in the selected language.
- The mastery of the grammatical foundation and syntax of the language studied.
- The heightened awareness of the culture and history of the nation or nations in which the selected language is spoken.
Although the study of foreign language is not a requirement for graduation, students who anticipate attending college should pursue a minimum of two years or three years of continuous study of the same language. More competitive colleges may require a four-year sequence.
Yearly Events
- Special trips abroad to France, Spain and Germany
- Exchange student programs allowing students to live and study in the foreign country
- Oktoberfest
- Holiday Sharing Concert featuring the dances and songs of many countries
- Foreign Language Village - created by the upper level students as a mock village to test students’ ability to function in a foreign land!
- Mardi Gras - our newest addition to the Departments festivities to be held this year
- FLES programs in the elementary school IFC (International Friendship Circle) the Language Departments language club, encompassing all languages by allowing students to share with one another the traditions of other lands. The group also supports a foster child in Indonesia.
- French, Spanish and German Honor Societies
- The Lenape Valley Language Department holds the distinction of being the state winner of the Rider University Foreign Language Forensic Tournament for 4 years!
- The students began a tradition this year as they presented a choral selection of Christmas music for the chapel at Waterloo Village.