World Languages

As stated in the profession's national goals, communication is at the heart of second language study, whether the communication takes place face-to-face, in writing, or across centuries through reading of literature. Through the study of other languages, students gain a knowledge and understanding of the cultures that use that language; in fact, students cannot truly master the language until they have also mastered the cultural contexts in which the language occurs.

Learning languages provides connections to additional bodies of knowledge that are unavailable to monolingual English speakers. Through comparisons and contrasts with the language studied, students develop greater insight into their own language and culture and realize that multiple ways of viewing the world exist. Together, these elements enable the student of languages to participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world in a variety of contexts and in culturally appropriate ways. As is apparent, none of these goals can be separated from the other. (National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project, 2006, p. 31)

Professional Development

The Office of Instruction is available to provide professional development to teachers in their local area, either face-to-face or through videoconference or Webinar as appropriate.

Checklists

• Novice Level Range - Teacher Planning Checklist
• Novice Self-Evaluation Student Checklist
• Intermediate Self Evaluation Student Checklist
• Pre-Advanced Self-Evaluation Student Checklist
• Portfolio Checklist - Example Form
• World Languages Textbook Evaluation Guide

Language Centers

National Foreign Language Resource Centers

World Language Organizations

• American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
• American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
• American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
• American Classical League (ACL)
• American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR)
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
• American Sign Language Teachers Association
• Central States Conference on Foreign Languages
• Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS)
• National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL)
• Joint National Committee for Languages and National Council for Languages and International Studies (JNCL-NCLIS)
• National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL)
• Oklahoma Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German (OKAATG)
• Oklahoma Foreign Language Teachers' Association (OFLTA)
• Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT)

Amiens-Oklahoma Partnership 

French-English Partnerships Application Form PDF | DOC

For More Information, Contact:
Cathleen Skinner, Director of World Languages, SDE, (405) 521-3035