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Check out these great ideas to make your foreign language program visible! Read and distribute to your department this comprehensive article from ACTFL’s The Language Educator called Spreading the Word as a Matter of Survival: How to Market Your Language Program. Become a member of ACTFL and receive The Language Educator for more informative and resource-filled articles like this one.
Making your Work Visible
- What should you know about writing for the newspaper? Select Hints to find basic guidelines as well as samples to give you a running start.
- Celebrate Foreign Language Week in March. If you need ideas, take a look at MaFla’s winter newsletter.
Promotional Flyers
Want help explaining why children should study foreign languages? Use one or more of the following flyers. – Just print and copy.
- Why, How, and When Should My Child Learn a Foreign Language – A document that informs parents about foreign language study.
- Choosing a Foreign Language – Answers commonly asked questions and about foreign language study.
- ACTFL Proficiency and Likely Outcomes – Visual representation of realistic expectations for student proficiency based on length of study.
- 12 Common Myths and Misconceptions about Bilingual Children: Download the poster for your classroom or pass it out at parent’s night. Good for elementary and immersion programs.
For use with the Superintendent, Schools Boards, and Parent Groups
- The Foreign Language Classroom: Where the Curriculum and the World Meet – PowerPoint presentation produced by MaFLA. Explains how foreign language study fits into the core curriculum.
- A Case for the Study of Foreign Languages in our Schools as a Core Subject - ACTFL video that highlights the importance of foreign language education.
- Facts About the World - An assemblage of facts about the world that reflects how life in America fits into the world scene.
