Languages in Schools

[cantwait]

Hi

Can anyone tell me what languages the kids learn in secondary schools? Does it differ from state to state? Also, do any primary/junior schools ever learn a second language?

Thanks

[Quoll]

It differs from school to school!!!! They are all supposed to have a LOTE (Language Other Than English) in their curriculum from K upwards and it can be anything from sign language through to Cherokee if they can find teachers to teach it. Most schools go with an Asian language - Japanese, Indonesian and Mandarin are very common. The European languages less so although you can sometimes find them teaching French, Spanish and to a lesser extent German. Not a really academic curriculum though for the most part, just a few words and an appreciation of the relevant cuisine - not usually the passage translations and grammar structures of our childhood, more the living language approach which is far more entertaining for kids!

[ali]

My children go to school in Leeming WA - in Primary my son is learning Japanese, at high school my daughter had a choice of Japanese or French. Schools vary in the languages they offer

Ali

[jogrant3232]

Our friends boy was learning Indonesian. He was showing Brad. I wonder if our kids are expected to learn this language as they would be so far behind?

[longland]

our kids have the choice of Spanish or Japanese