To prepare students to become proficient (functional) in a foreign language. This "proficiency" is relative to the amount of years the language has been studied
To teach the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the target language. Special emphasis will be placed upon oral proficiency.
To present topics of cultural interest, both past and present, in order to help students better understand the world in which we live.
To assist students in long-range planning to meet college requirements.
To articulate our foreign language program between languages and levels of study in order to align our expectations of student achievement.
To incorporate varied teaching strategies within our classrooms in order to meet the needs of both lower and higher achieving students.
To provide opportunities for students to participate in a student exchange program in order to enhance their foreign language skills. This may be by hosting a foreign exchange student or by becoming a foreign exchange student.