UTAH SECONDARY DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION

DLI

Elementary School

DLI Continuation Junior High /

Middle School

University Bridge

High School

50-50 model which focuses on acquiring a broad base of content area language and vocabulary.

Two classes which focus on developing cognitive skills, refining language skills, and deepening cultural competencies. (9th grade –one class.)

University of Utah upper division courses which focus on building global competency and application of language for global careers.

Utah’s K-12 Dual Language Immersion Model

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, socio-cultural and economic benefits of being bilingual, biliterateand multicultural.

• To continue to prepare students for their responsibilities as global citizens.

DLI Junior High/Middle Schools

Elementary programs

William Penn & Mill Creek

Vista

West Kearns

Monroe & Valley Crest

Morningside

Diamond Ridge

Spring Lane

Calvin Smith

Junior high/Middle school programs

Evergreen (Spanish)

Eisenhower (Spanish)

Eisenhower or West Lake (Spanish)

West Lake (Spanish)

Churchill (French)

Jefferson (French)

Bonneville (Chinese)

Bennion (Chinese)

DLI Honors class units are centered around the AP themes

Chinese DLI Honors year overview

Scope and Sequence

World Language Core Standards

Unit Performance AssessmentsStudent uses the language in real-world situations to demonstrate connections to literature, culture, and ideas.

• “I Can…” student learning indicators

Progress Checks

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

Authentic Multimedia Sources

Advanced Placement

7th (DLI 3H) and 8th grade (DLI 4H) courses are designed to prepare students for Advanced Placement (AP).

9th grade is DLI 5H. 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/descr

iptions/index.html

DLI High Schools

Junior high programs

Eisenhower (Spanish)

Evergreen (Spanish)

West Lake (Spanish)

Churchill (French)

Jefferson (French)

Bonneville (Chinese)

Bennion (Chinese)

High school programs

Taylorsville (Spanish)

Olympus (Spanish)

Granger (Spanish) [2019-20]

Skyline (French)

Kearns (French)

Cottonwood (Chinese)

Taylorsville (Chinese)

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 Courses

for 2018-2019French 3118 - Paris, City of Lights

Paris is the center of French and Francophone identity and culture. Students will explore the City of Lights through the prism of important themes including but not limited to the arts, history, commerce, technology, sports, etc. Students will engage these themes through a variety of approaches such as project based instruction, class discussion, and reaction papers. This is a Bridge Course offered for upper division university credit. This course if only for students that have passed the AP French Language and Culture examination. This course is French 3118 at the University of Utah.

Spanish 3118 - Literature and Film: Contemporary Issues

In this course, students will critically analyze and interpret works of literature and film in Spanish to explore contemporary societal issues. 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. This is a Bridge Course offered for upper division university credit. This course if only for students that have passed the AP Spanish Language and Culture examination. This course is SPAN 3118 at Weber State University.

Chinese 3118 - Chinese Pop Culture

This course considers the role that current media and entertainment play in the Chinese-speaking world. Students in this course will be exposed to the historical and cultural perspectives presented through these media. This is a Bridge Course offered for upper division university credit. This course is only for students that have passed the AP Chinese Language and Culture examination. This course is Chinese 3118 at the University of Utah.

Previous (Upcoming)University Bridge Courses

2016-17 (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.

2017-2018 (2020-2021)

SPAN 3117 Breaking Down Walls, Building Identities

This course considers how critical moments of change in the

Spanish-speaking world have shaped the present by building

new identities.

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.

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

Jill Landes-Lee – Spanish: jill.landes-lee@utah.edu