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    Leonardo Rivera

    World Languages Chairperson

    Office: (516) 434-3179

     

    LRivera@pobschools.org     		  
     
     
     

    Welcome to the World Languages Department at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District!

     
    ¡Hola!   Bonjour!   Ciao!   你好!    Hello
     

       

     

     

     

     

                                       

     

     
     
    Our department offers a comprehensive K-12 program in foreign languages.  Students have the opportunity to study Mandarin Chinese, Italian, French, American Sign Language and Spanish.
     

    Highlights of our program include …

     
    • the study of Mandarin Chinese from grades 1 through 12
    • the opportunity to study more than one foreign language in high school
    • exploratory language classes in French, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish through Curriculum Enrichment Units for          5th graders
    • Advanced Placement and honor courses in Spanish, Italian and French
    • the study of American Sign Language in Kindergarten

     

     
     ANNOUNCEMENTS:
     
    • Attention 5th grade students - click HERE to watch a presentation about your language selection.
    • High School Students - Want to add another language to your schedule next year?  Click HERE to see your options. 
    • Chinese Expands Business Opportunities - Click HERE to watch a video about China's new Apple Store.
    • Click HERE to read our Fall 2014 edition of the Chinese newsletter. 
    • Click HERE to read a letter regarding a change in the listening comprehension assessment for midterm and final/FLACS exams. 
      
    Curriculum Support Guides
    The following links have been prepared for students that are self-selecting to enroll in an Honors course for the 2016-2017 school year.  The files contain links to youtube videos and powerpoints that review important grammatical and vocabulary concepts. 
     
     
     
    Resources for Listening Comprehension:
    French - Click HERE and HERE
    Italian - Click HERE
    Spanish - Click HERE
     
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    Spanish
    L. Eifert
    K. Falbo
     D. Hershkowitz
    B. O'Sullivan
    S. Pizzo
    N. Pupillo
    G. Ramírez
    M. Schaefer
    T. Schmeltz
    L. Steinberg
    S. Sumod
    C. Visbal
    K. Yanch
     

     
    Chinese
    T. Clausi
    R. Firestein
    A. Huang
    H. Jung
    I. C. Wong
     
    American Sign Language
    D. Goldmeier
    B. Yannotta
     
    French
    M. DeSalvo
    C. Milin-Seltzer
     S. Roehrig
    J. Williams
     
    Italian
    T. Clausi