UCLA Center for World Languages: High School Language Program

- Improve your knowledge of your home language and learn to value your bilingual heritage
- Use classroom immersion in the heritage language to build comprehensive language skills.
- Build connections between students and family members through the oral histories project, in which students conduct interviews with family and community members.
- Foster an appreciation for various genres of texts, including fiction, poetry, current events, and contemporary and traditional film and arts.
- Cultivate a love and appreciation for world cultures as well as the many diaspora cultures in Los Angeles.
- Encourage a lifelong connection to the ideas, history and cultures of other languages.
- Foster an appreciation for world cultural traditions, holidays, dance, food, music and art.
- Nurture friendships by building strong classroom bonds.
- Encourage parent and community involvement through community events and social gatherings, i-- -- Including a program-wide film festival and exhibition.
- Use technology for language learning to stimulate active and exciting learning.
-Use authentic materials to simulate real-life language experience.
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