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Why is learning another language important?
We live in a world with a rapidly developing global economy where communication with partners and clients from other countries is becoming a daily routine. A business may look for opportunities to expand its clientele beyond its own country. After graduating from college, individuals face a global job market full of more experienced specialists and professionals with various skill sets. The modern employer will likely prefer a bilingual worker to a monolingual prospect. Health care, journalism, the military, marketing, communication, and social services all need bilingual workers.
What are the other benefits of learning another language?
Learning a foreign language has cognitive benefits. Students who spend time learning another language can quickly improve their grades in other subjects. Research has shown that learning another language in the early elementary years improves cognitive abilities, positively influences achievement in other disciplines, and results in higher achieving test scores in reading and math. Regular memory training when learning new words, developing new brain connections and so forth may result in scoring higher on tests.
Another advantage of learning a foreign language can be developing problem-solving skills. When a student learns to find the necessary verb form or to conjugate it correctly in different tenses, the student is performing many micro problem-solving steps on the way to the final goal – to make up a sentence that will sound correct in a foreign language. Learning another language can be challenging, but as a result, it will increase your student’s chances of developing the skills necessary for a successful career and life.
Seal of Biliteracy
The Seal of Biliteracy is placed on Enlightium’s graduate diploma and high school transcript indicating that the student has earned the seal.
World Languages at Enlightium Academy
Ignitia World Language Courses
Ignitia is the platform we use for all of our curriculum at Enlightium Academy, and for High School students we offer two World Languages on the Ignitia platform: French, Greek, and Spanish. The benefits of taking a Spanish or French course through Ignitia is that your student’s World Language course is included on the same platform as the rest of their courses, so there is no need to access a separate platform for their World Language course. Also, there is no additional cost for these Spanish or French courses as it is included within standard tuition.
The French and Spanish courses offered in Ignitia are primarily reading and writing based. Students also learn about different cultures in the Spanish speaking world as they learn the language itself.
If you are looking for a World Language course for your Elementary or Middle School student, looking for more World Language options, or looking for a World Language course with more conversational elements that incorporate speaking and listening components as well as more multimedia instruction and practice, then one of our Premium World Language courses may be the perfect fit for your student!
For students in grades 9-12, we offer the following World Language Courses in Ignitia (note: 8th graders may take level one courses per counselor’s approval).
Premium World Language Courses
Sapphire Live and Diamond Students
Elementary
School
Students in grades 3-5 can take up to 1.5 electives, including 1.0 premium electives, at no extra cost
Middle
School
Students in grades 6-8 can take up to 1.5 electives, including 1.0 premium electives, at no extra cost
High
School
Students in grades 9-12 can take up to 7.0 credits, including 2.0 premium electives, at no extra cost. Diamond only.
World Language Course Catalog
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World Language Courses Ignitia
(No Elementary School World Languages Available)Premium Course with Enlightium teacher - Available at an Additional Cost Premium Course with FuelEd teacher - Available at an Additional Cost Elementary School Chinese I ✔ Elementary School French I
Elementary School French II✔ Elementary School German I ✔ Elementary School Spanish I
Elementary School Spanish II✔ -
Elementary School Premium World Language courses are not available through Ignitia, but instead are offered through Fueled on the Peak platform. Premium courses are either:
- Taught by an Enlightium teacher; standard teacher response and grading times occur
- Taught by a Fueled instructor; grading and response times will vary, but instructors will respond within 24 hours during office hours.
Ignitia
(No Elementary School World Languages Available)Premium Course with Enlightium teacher - Available at an Additional Cost* Premium Course with FuelEd teacher - Available at an Additional Cost* Available within Ignitia (No Separate Platform Needed) ✔ Additional Cost for Most Support Levels** $ $$ Reading and Writing Based ✔ Focuses on all Four Areas of Communication: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking ✔ ✔ Includes Speaking- and Listening-Rich Components and More Multimedia elements such as Videos and Practice Activities ✔ ✔ **Diamond students in grades 3-5 can take up to 0.5 of premium electives each year at no additional cost.
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World Language Courses Ignitia
(No Middle School World Languages Available)Premium Course with Enlightium teacher - Available at an Additional Cost Premium Course with FuelEd teacher - Available at an Additional Cost Middle School French I ✔ Middle School German I ✔ Middle School Latin I ✔ Middle School Spanish I ✔ -
Middle School Premium World Language courses are not available through Ignitia, but instead are offered through Fueled on the Peak platform. Premium courses are either:
- Taught by an Enlightium teacher; standard teacher response and grading times occur
- Taught by a Fueled instructor; grading and response times will vary, but instructors will respond within 24 hours during office hours.
Ignitia
(No Middle School World Languages Available)Premium Course with Enlightium teacher - Available at an Additional Cost* Premium Course with FuelEd teacher - Available at an Additional Cost* Available within Ignitia (No Separate Platform Needed) ✔ Additional Cost for Most Support Levels** $ $$ Reading and Writing Based ✔ Focuses on all Four Areas of Communication: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking ✔ ✔ Includes Speaking- and Listening-Rich Components and More Multimedia elements such as Videos and Practice Activities ✔ ✔ **Premium World Language courses are available to middle school students enrolled in the Diamond Program at no additional cost as long as the total course load does not surpass 6 credits.
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World Language Courses Ignitia Premium Course with Enlightium teacher - Available at an Additional Cost Premium Course with FuelEd teacher - Available at an Additional Cost High School French I ✔ High School French I Competency High School French II Competency
✔ High School German I Competency High School German II Competency
✔ High School Koine Greek A ✔ High School Latin I Competency High School Latin II Competency
✔ High School Spanish I ✔ High School Spanish I Competency High School Spanish II Competency
High School Spanish III Competency
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Ignitia world languages are available to students at no additional cost as long as the courseload does not surpass seven credits. Premium World Language courses are not available through Ignitia, but instead are offered through Fueled on the Peak platform. Premium courses are either:
- Taught by an Enlightium teacher; standard teacher response and grading times occur
- Taught by a Fueled instructor; grading and response times will vary, but instructors will respond within 24 hours during office hours.
Ignitia Premium Course with Enlightium teacher - Available at an Additional Cost* Premium Course with FuelEd teacher - Available at an Additional Cost* Available within Ignitia (No Separate Platform Needed) ✔ Additional Cost for Most Support Levels** $ $$ Reading and Writing Based ✔ Focuses on all Four Areas of Communication: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking ✔ ✔ Includes Speaking- and Listening-Rich Components and More Multimedia elements such as Videos and Practice Activities ✔ ✔ **Diamond students in grades 9-12 can take up to 2.0 of premium electives each year at no additional cost.
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Competency
The Premium World Languages Competency courses take a traditional approach to language learning by focusing on the four key language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students are introduced to vocabulary themes, grammar concepts, sentence structure, and culture through explicit instruction and guided, self-paced learning.
Fluency
The Premium World Languages Fluency courses are based on world language immersion methodology. They apply language skills practiced through observation and intuition within a context, task-based activity, or real-life theme. Proficiency is developed through media-rich activities and videos. Authentic content allows students to negotiate pathways for meaning, express spontaneous thoughts, build metacognitive skills, and acquire a deeper understanding of other cultures. These courses are more intensive and provide a greater challenge to the student; however, the hard work and dedication required to succeed in Fluency courses will pay off as students will acquire a deeper understanding of the target language and be better prepared for real world language use.
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