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In an increasingly interdependent world, teachers, school administrators, and curriculum supervisors must cooperate in preparing students for world citizenship. The ability to communicate in languages other than English is an important component of a global perspective. Fostering that ability is the special responsibility of world language teachers. Communication skills in a language other than English provide direct access to the minds and spirits of the people of the world. Wallkill Valley Regional High School believes that second language proficiency is an important component in the education of today's students as they prepare for a productive and rewarding life.
It is the intent of the world language department to contribute to the attainment of these goals by:
  • Fostering a sense of humanity and friendship Increasing student's adaptability to different environments and modes of acting and thinking
  • Furnishing the key to thinking patterns, cultures, and social institutions of other people
  • Giving insights into the human mind and language itself
  • Preparing students for a world in which nations and people will be increasingly interdependent
  • Developing skills and habits that are inherent in the learning process and that result in creative inquiry and critical thinking
  • Helping students to be empathetic by increasing their sensitivity to and understanding of the language, values, customs, and traditions of others and by leading them to discover and examine their own personal values
 
Instructor Biography:
 
Mrs. Monica Tarabocchia
Teaching at Wallkill since 1989
Supervisor of World Language Department
College Course Coordinator
BA in Teaching of Spanish: Montclair State University
MA in Administration & Supervision: William Paterson University
Taught at Butler High School 1978- 1988
Sponsor for the Spanish National Honor Society
 
Mrs. Amparo Urdaneta Kay
Teaching at Wallkill since 1995
Law degree from Colombia, South America
BA in teaching Spanish
MA in Spanish Literature: Montclair State University
Taught in Jersey City and Pottersville, New Jersey
 
Ms. Carolyn Swayze
Teaching at Wallkill since 2003
BA, Italian Studies: 1975 Tufts University
MA, Administration of Fine Arts: 1985 New York University
Teacher of Italian, French, and Spanish
 
Ms. Jennifer Dow
Teaching at Wallkill since 2005
BA in Political Science and French: 2001 Rutgers University
French National Honor Society Sponsor 2010-2013

                          

                          

                          

                          

                          

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