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In order to keep a student's interest , teachers
often have to break away from the traditional ifferent Languages
teaching styles. Julie Kolander allows her
classroom setting to be a bit casual.
Bring Interest To Many
(Nicolle Cumberland)

• Alice Un •
Expanding one's knowledge derstand a different culture."
was one of the reasons for learning a Besides Japanese, the Span-
foreign language. ish and German students spent a
Besides the usual French, Ger- period of six weeks teaching elemen-
man, Spanish , and Latin classes , this tary students the basics of the two
year the foreign language department languages. The students divided their
opened up a Japanese class for inter- services up to different schools , such
ested students. as Cottonwood, Grace Abbott, Har-
Japanese was supervised by vey Oaks , and Cather. They taught
Spanish teacher. Bill Cunningham. The approximately once a week. Two of
uniqueness of this class was the learn- these students, Senior Amanda Link
ing process. Class was taught through and Junior Ryan Bergmann, said,
a television satellite or a telephone. "Through this experience, we not only
Junior Shannon Duffy said, helped kids learn German, but it also
"Learning Japanese was different, but gave us a chance to share our own
very usefuL since I'm pursuing a career feelings of the German culture."
in foreign relations. Also , learning a No matter what the reason
foreign language increased minority was, learning a different language
awareness and helped students un- meant accepting a different culture.

Sophomore Lee Olson asks German teacher
Pamela Hoover to explain a lesson . (Nicolle
Cumberland)
Junior Zack Kloock and Senior Ginny Hoefer sit in
French class listening attentively to their teacher
Scott Butler . (Nicolle Cumberland)

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