The business world has been moving towards a more global market for some time now. In many other nations, a second, third and even sometimes a fourth language is required. In order for students in the United States to be prepared to enter this market, they must learn to speak a foreign language. Other nations very well may learn to speak English, since it is the most common business language, US businesses can benefit from being able to speak the native tongues of the nations that they do business with.
PLATO Learning is teaming up with Middlebury Interactive Languages to offer several of these languages online to high school students. They languages that they are offering are:
- Spanish
- French
- Latin
- Mandarin Chinese
They also have advanced placement Spanish and French courses available as well. These courses take a different approach that is similar to the way that we learn our native English language. It focuses on speaking, reading, writing, listening and culture. The program makes it possible for teachers to still be able to review their students’ progress by providing a medium in which their spoken language can be reviewed. This way they are certain to have good pronunciation and annunciation.
These programs are available for online, in a classroom or even in a lab situation. They can be catered to group learning or individual learning as well. They have great games and other interactive activities that are relevant to the language and culture.
Global business requires global language. PLATO and Middlebury Interactive have united together in a way that offers great programs for high school students.