UTAH SECONDARY DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION Utahs K12 Dual

UTAH SECONDARY DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION

Utah’s K-12 Dual Language Immersion Model DLI Elementary School 50 -50 model which focuses on acquiring a broad base of content area language and vocabulary. DLI Continuation Junior High / Middle School High School Two classes which focus on developing cognitive skills, refining language skills, and deepening cultural competencies. (9 th grade – one class. ) University of Utah upper division courses which focus on building global competency and application of language for global careers. University Bridge

District vision and goals • To continue to build language proficiency. • To continue the sequence of language study of dual immersion students through the secondary schools. • To provide advance language secondary courses. • To continue to provide the educational, cognitive, sociocultural and economic benefits of being bilingual, biliterate and multicultural. • To continue to prepare students for their responsibilities as global citizens.

DLI Junior High/Middle Schools Elementary programs Junior high/Middle school programs William Penn & Mill Creek Vista West Kearns Monroe Evergreen (Spanish) Eisenhower or West Lake (Spanish) Morningside Diamond Ridge Churchill (French) Jefferson (French) Spring Lane Calvin Smith Bonneville (Chinese) Bennion (Chinese)

DLI Honors class units are centered around the AP themes

Thematic, Performance. Based Approach Textbooks

Chinese DLI Honors year overview

Scope and Sequence

World Language Core Standards

Unit Performance Assessments Student uses the language in real-world situations to demonstrate connections to literature, culture, and ideas. Progress Checks • “I Can…” student learning indicators

DLI Culture, History and Media units are also centered around the AP themes

Authentic Multimedia Sources

Advanced Placement 7 th (DLI 3 H) and 8 th grade (DLI 4 H) courses are designed to prepare students for Advanced Placement (AP). 9 th grade is DLI 5 H. Students take the AP Language and Culture exam in May. An overview of the AP exam including the AP themes, skills assessed and types of exam questions can be found on the AP Central website. Link to the AP exam overviews: – http: //apcentral. collegeboard. com/apc/public/courses/desc riptions/index. html

DLI High Schools Junior high programs High school programs Eisenhower (Spanish) Evergreen (Spanish) West Lake (Spanish) Taylorsville (Spanish) Olympus (Spanish) Granger (Spanish) [2019 -20] Churchill (French) Jefferson (French) Skyline (French) Kearns (French) Bonneville (Chinese) Bennion (Chinese) Cottonwood (Chinese) Taylorsville (Chinese) [2018 -19]

DLI High School Bridge Program • Bridge Program was created to bridge the gap between AP and the start of university language study. • Grades 10 -12 • Accelerated Language Courses • Open to all students who pass AP Language and Culture Exam (3 or higher) • Upper division college courses (3000 level) – 3 credits a piece • $5 per credit ($15 per course)! • Students who complete AP and all 3 college courses will be 2 -3 courses short of a minor in the language when they enter Utah college.

University Bridge Course for 2016 -2017 (2019 -2020) SPAN 3116 - Pop Culture: Film, Media and Entertainment This course considers the role that current film, media, and entertainment play in the Spanish-speaking world. Students evaluate culturally authentic sources, compare and contrast cultural similarities and differences and argue and defend their position on topics using multiple perspectives.

SPAN 3116 Pop Culture: Film, Media and Entertainment Unit 1: Definition of Pop Culture Unit 2: Leisure and Entertainment Wrestling, Soccer, Social Networks, Videogames, etc. Unit 3: Culture of Consumption Food, Drink, Fashion, National Identity, etc. Unit 4: Pop Culture and Folklore Urban legends, Superstitions, etc. Unit 5: Music and Dance Flamenco, Corrido, Reguetón, etc. Unit 6: Visual Arts Graffiti, Mural Art, Comics, etc.

University Bridge Course for 2017 -2018 SPAN 3117 Breaking Down Walls, Building Identities This course considers how critical moments of change in the Spanishspeaking world have shaped the present by building new identities. By the end of this course, students will be able to discuss familiar topics as well as some concrete social, academic, and professional topics. Students will utilize interpretive communication skills (listening and reading) in order to speak and write in detail and in an organized way about events and experiences in various time frames, to confidently handle routine situations with an unexpected complication, and to share their point of view in discussions on some complex cultural and historical issues.

For questions, please contact: Sheri Sorensen - 385 -646 -7341: sasorensen@graniteschools. org Sharon Gracia - 385 -646 -4238: sgracia@graniteschools. org For questions about secondary DLI curriculum, please contact: Anne Lair - French: anne. lair@utah. edu Shin Chi Fame Kao - Chinese: shinchi. famekao@utah. edu Leo Valladares – Spanish: : leo. valladares. dli@gmail. com