{"id":180,"date":"2025-02-25T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2025-02-25T14:38:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:38:57","slug":"world-languages-department","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/about-rutherford-high-school\/world-languages-department\/","title":{"rendered":"World Languages Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The main objective of the World Language Department is to help students cultivate a measurable degree of communicative proficiency and cultural understanding. Students will develop, reinforce, and refine proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, writing. The teaching of culture is integral to foster cultural awareness and to have our students make connections to other disciplines. The World Language programs for students to develop real life skills that will help them live and work in a global and culturally diverse society.<\/p>\n<h3>World Language Teachers<\/h3>\n<p>Ms. Jianna Arsi<br \/>\nMrs. Evelyn Esteves<br \/>\nMrs. Gloria Sampedro<br \/>\nMrs. Assunta Smith<br \/>\nMs. Marisa Yoda &#8211; World Language Department Supervisor<\/p>\n<h3>Classes We Offer<\/h3>\n<div class=\"one-half first\">\n<ul>\n<li>French I<\/li>\n<li>French II<\/li>\n<li>French III Honors<\/li>\n<li>French IV Honors<\/li>\n<li>AP French Language<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-half\">\n<ul>\n<li>Spanish I<\/li>\n<li>Spanish II<\/li>\n<li>Spanish III<\/li>\n<li>Spanish III Honors<\/li>\n<li>Spanish IV<\/li>\n<li>Spanish IV Honors<\/li>\n<li>AP Spanish Language<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\n<p><strong>Seal of Biliteracy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Seal of Biliteracy is a way to acknowledge and award our bilingual and multilingual students. Juniors and seniors have the opportunity to earn the Seal of Biliteracy by demonstrating that they are able to speak, read, comprehend and write in two or more languages at a high level of proficiency.\u00a0 Please watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loom.com\/share\/5d96291543db44808efebced0c2e6b09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">informational video<\/a> and complete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/files\/2024\/11\/Seal-of-Biliteracy-Application.pdf\">this application<\/a>\u00a0if interested.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Extra Curricular Activities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Spanish Club<\/li>\n<li>French Club<\/li>\n<li>World Language Honor Societies &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQqDAxW74io6ev30-P523uOx5YCbJkMuQGmTOU5pBQPfWKsUL1eU0yzQfNPCb9SzIYqpXdZOlVOBsP6\/pub?urp=gmail_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapter Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7098\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/files\/2024\/10\/Seal-of-Biliteracy-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/files\/2024\/10\/Seal-of-Biliteracy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/files\/2024\/10\/Seal-of-Biliteracy-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/files\/2024\/10\/Seal-of-Biliteracy-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/files\/2024\/10\/Seal-of-Biliteracy-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/files\/2024\/10\/Seal-of-Biliteracy-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seal of Biliteracy Recipients: Spanish, Japanese, Hindi, Turkish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7097\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/files\/2024\/10\/Spanish-Hs-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/files\/2024\/10\/Spanish-Hs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/files\/2024\/10\/Spanish-Hs-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/files\/2024\/10\/Spanish-Hs-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/files\/2024\/10\/Spanish-Hs-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/files\/2024\/10\/Spanish-Hs.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spanish Honor Society Charity Work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main objective of the World Language Department is to help students cultivate a measurable degree of communicative proficiency and cultural understanding. 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