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Making the Most of Your Language Program
Create a personal plan for maximizing language learning within your school's program structure.
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How Texas Schools Schedule and Support Language Classes
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Learners will understand how Texas schools schedule language courses and how student readiness, motivation, and instructional time shape course options.
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§114.13(a)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Languages · 6th GradeThe provisions of this section and §114.14 of this title (relating to Languages Other Than English, Middle School, Adopted 2014) shall be implemented by school districts.
§114.14(a)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Languages · 6th GradeAccording to the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning, advanced level language proficiency is necessary for college and career readiness. To that end, students should have uninterrupted, consistent access to early standards-based learning experiences in languages other than English. School districts are strongly encouraged to offer languages other than English in middle school. For districts that offer languages in middle school, the essential knowledge and skills are those designated as levels I-IV in Subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English).
§114.14(b)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Languages · 6th GradeStudents may be awarded one unit of high school credit per level for successful completion of the level or demonstration of equivalent proficiency and one-half to one unit of high school credit for successful completion of a non-sequential course.
§114.14(c)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Languages · 6th GradeDistricts may offer a level of a language in a variety of scheduling arrangements that may extend or reduce the traditional schedule when careful consideration is given to the instructional time available on a campus and the language ability, access to programs, and motivation of students.