World Language Department Home

WELCOME TO THE WORLD LANGUAGE (LOTE) DEPARTMENT!

Bonjour! Hola! 

Students at TCMS study Spanish or French. This is usually a 3-year sequence. Students continue this language through 10th grade. Some students choose to continue this second language until 12th grade. Most students start their second language sequence in 6th grade. Some may need to delay the start to 7th or 8th grade to provide mandated services. (ENL: English as a New Language, AIS: Academic Intervention Services, Skills Lab or Special Education services.) Passing middle school language earns one credit for high school. 

WL classes meet every day for 4 quarters. In class, students are highly engaged and are offered a myriad of activities. Teachers offer a safe and fun beginning experience. Students speak, repeat, sing, write, type, listen, and read. They work in groups, often doing poster projects, computer assignments, games, and reading and speaking tasks. Students will learn the culture of the countries of their language and make connections to it. Instruction is in English and in the target language. Students also may cook, eat, create, and dance.

Students in WL will meet and learn from their teaching assistant two to four times a month. BHS and TCMS share 4 foreign interns. They come to TCMS once a cycle day, which is one time every 6 days. This experience enhances the program for all. Each academic year, 4 new interns arrive and stay with Brighton families. Eighth-grade students may choose to attend their co-curricular 3-day language trip.