Languages Other Than English

The BISD Languages Other Than English Department aspires to ensure that all students acquire the necessary skills, values, and knowledge to compete successfully as productive citizens in a diverse global society by providing second language acquisition through the following processes:

• Communication – Use the skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and showing.
  
  
• Cultures – Gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures.
  
  
• Connections – Make connections with other subject areas and acquire information.
  
  
• Comparisons – Develop insight into the nature of language and culture by comparing the student’s own language and culture to another.
  
  
• Communities – Participate in communities at home and around the world by using languages other than English.