The Language Curriculum

The language curriculum was created with the belief that all students can become literate.  

It was designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills that they need to achieve this goal and become successful language learners.

Successful language learners:

• understand that language learning is a necessary, life-enhancing, reflective process
• communicate – that is, read, listen, view, speak, write, and represent – effectively and with confidence
• make meaningful connections between themselves, what they encounter in texts, and the world around them
• think critically
• understand that all texts advance a particular point of view that must be recognized, questioned, assessed, and evaluated
• appreciate the cultural impact and aesthetic power of texts
• use language to interact and connect with individuals and communities, for personal growth, and for active participation as world citizens

The Language Curriculum, page 4.