Why Study FLES?
Dallas Helzer
LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE AT AN EARLY AGE...
- Has a positive effect on intellectual growth.
- Enriches and enhances a child's mental development.
- Leaves students with more flexibility in thinking, greater sensitivity to language, and a better ear for listening.
- Improves a child's understanding of his/her native language.
- Gives a child the ability to communicate with people s/he would otherwise not have the chance to know.
- Opens the door to other cultures and helps a child understand and appreciate people from other countries.
- Gives a student a head start in language requirements for college.
- Increases job opportunities in many careers where knowing another language is a real asset.
FLES in Action!
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Discovering Languages Month
Jefferson County Public Schools sends out a postcard to schools, partents and community members announcing the Discover Languages Showcase for Elementry Schools, planned for February 28th. The event will feature an exhibition of student work in world language programs at the elementary school level and a showcase of student performances in dance, music, and drama that highlight students’ knowledge of world languages and cultures. Postcard artist: Camilia Araque, Grade 4, Hawthorne Elementary.
Amanda, Robert, and Jessica proudly display the Austrian flag they made in German class as part of the Discover Languages celebration at North Syracuse Central Schools (NY).
Congratulations to the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC) and their Advocacy Chair, Carolyn Wright, who arranged for this great message for folks to check our on their way to the beach on Highway 70 near Kinston.