World Languages

The Grandview World Language program is standards-based, emphasizing the National Standards for communication, cultural comparisons, and connections. According to these standards, students must be able to perform the following: write in the foreign language using effective writing strategies to communicate clearly; read the foreign language to construct meaning from a variety of materials; speak the foreign language to convey meaning through speech in both formal and informal situations; listen to the foreign language and interpret verbal cues to construct meaning; and understand the cultural context of the foreign language.

Learning a world language is strongly encouraged for all students. Many colleges have a minimum foreign language entrance requirement (see page 1 for CCHE guidelines). For example, some programs at the University of Colorado require completing level 3 in a single language, and other state schools strongly advocate completing at least level 2 of a foreign language, while highly selective colleges and universities look for 4 years of study.