Note: This class is open to middle school students only.
Language is not just how we talk to each other, but rather how we can communicate with each other effectively using our own language. As we grow and experience daily life, our words and gestures continuously build, navigate, and challenge our identities, social and cultural worlds. Through study and practice, we will explore early and modern linguistic forms of languages from ancient and modern times. Along with the main study of the roots of language, students will engage with their own individual language learning throughout the course of the term.
Learning goals:
- Develop the four basic language competencies (reading, writing & speaking)
- Engage with the five C’s: Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
- Create and present projects that express their understanding of language
