Foreign Language Arts (FLA) - First Quarter

Foreign Language Arts (FLA) -

Jeremiah will continue to be supported as he further explores his fascination with the Japanese language and culture and binary code through the following;

• We were able to fulfill a longtime dream for Jeremiah, with the purchase of the Level One Homeschool Japanese program from Rosetta Stone.
• We researched several other Japanese learning programs and applications, including Japanese 101.
• Jeremiah enjoyed sending me online chat messages written in binary code, and offered the link to a translator he found himself, so that I could interpret and respond.

continued exposure to native speakers;

• Jeremiah had exposure to native speakers of Taiwanese and French while at the Northeast Unschooling Conference.
• He listened to native Japanese speakers as he explored Rosetta Stone Japanese, and through viewing anime programs in Japanese.
• Exposure to native speakers of assorted nationalities through television and radio programming.

noting foreign languages in our daily activities, word roots, and games;

• We had many of these conversations, arising in an organic fashion throughout the quarter.
• Jeremiah both initiated and participated in these conversations. As his personal foreign language studies deepen, he has become more interested in the origins of words.

recorded programming;

• As noted above, Jeremiah had access to spoken Japanese through assorted programs.
• He also had exposure to Spanish and French through television programming.

family conversation;

• As noted above, foreign languages were a part of our organic conversation throughout this quarter.
• Further discussions involved words and letters in Hebrew, how Hebrew is read, and words and phrases in French, which I studied during my own years at Stillwater High School, and sometimes still use in conversation.

activities and events;

• As noted above, Jeremiah attended the Northeast Unschooling Conference, where he explored written Taiwanese characters and words as they appeared in nature art.

opportunities to explore written languages through such programs as Google Translate , Babelfish, Binary Code Translator, Livemocha, and Rosetta Stone Japanese.

literature, subtitles, and dictionaries, such as Hey, Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek!;

• As noted above, Jeremiah enjoyed exploring written Japanese via Rosetta Stone, and binary code via the Binary Code Translator.
• He independently and privately explored Google Translate.
• Jeremiah enjoyed the challenge of viewing shows filmed in Japanese with English subtitles, as well as dubbed in English with Japanese subtitles.

opportunities to attend events and locations (such as restaurants and markets) that encompass or embrace other languages and cultures;

• We attended the Northeast Unschooling Conference, where several cultures were represented.
• We attended Tugboat Roundup,where Jeremiah experienced Waterford's strong Irish heritage through exhibits and music.

parent facilitators.

• Jeremiah's parents facilitated his language learning during this quarter by supplying materials, travel opportunities, and relevant conversations and interactions.