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Lodi Unified School District

Policy 6142.2 - World Language Instruction

Series: 6000 - Instruction

Policy: 6142.2 - World Language Instruction

Adopted: 02/16/2010

Last Revised: 07/23/2015 (technical revision)

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World Language Instruction

In order to prepare students for global citizenship and to broaden their intercultural understanding and career opportunities, the Board of Education shall provide students with opportunities to develop linguistic proficiency and cultural literacy in one or more world languages in addition to English.

The Superintendent or designee shall recommend world languages to be taught in the district's educational program based on student interest, community needs, and available resources.

The district shall offer a sequential curriculum aligned with the state content standards, state curriculum framework, and, as applicable, California university admission requirements for languages other than English.

Instruction in world languages shall be offered to secondary school students beginning no later than grade 9 and shall be designed to develop students' skills in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing the language. The word language curriculum may be offered in earlier grades if resources are available.

The Board shall ensure that students have access to high-quality instructional materials in world languages. In accordance with Board policy, teachers shall also be encouraged to identify and use supplemental resources, such as literature, technology, newspapers and other media, dictionaries, and volunteers from the community to enhance the world language instructional program.

The Superintendent or designee shall provide professional development as necessary to ensure that teachers of world languages have the knowledge and skills they need to implement an effective instructional program that helps students attain academic standards.

Legal Reference

EDUCATION CODE
300-311 Education for English learners
44256-44257 Credential requirements, including teachers of foreign language
51212 Legislative intent to encourage foreign language instruction in grades 1-6
51220 Courses of study, grades 7-12
51225.3 High school graduation requirements
51243-51245 Alternative credits toward graduation for foreign language instruction in private school
60117-60119 Pupil Textbook and Instructional Materials Incentive Program Act
60605.3 Content standards for foreign language instruction
 
Code of Regulations, Title 5
1632 Alternative credits toward graduation for foreign language instruction in private school
11309 English immersion programs, parental exception waivers
 
Management Resources
California Department of Education Publications World Language Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve, adopted January 7, 2009
Foreign Language Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve, 2003
Center for Applied Linguistics Publications Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education, Second Edition, 2007
College Board Publications A Challenge to Change: The Language Learning Continuum, 1999

Rule 6142.2

The district's instructional program for world languages shall be designed to help students gain knowledge about new language systems and use that knowledge to communicate. Students shall receive instruction which is aligned with state academic standards appropriate to their age and stage of linguistic and cultural proficiency in the following five categories:

  1. Content: Students shall be presented with a wide variety of content that is age and stage appropriate and increases in complexity.
  2. Communication: Students shall be taught to effectively convey and receive messages by engaging in or interpreting written, spoken, and/or signed languages.
  3. Cultures: Students shall receive instruction that allows them to make connections and comparisons between language and culture.
  4. 4. Structures: The curriculum shall address components of grammar, syntax, and language patterns appropriate to the language being taught.
  5. Settings: To help students comprehend meaning and use language that is culturally appropriate, students shall develop knowledge of the context or setting in which language is used, such as common daily settings, interpersonal settings, and informal and formal settings.