Kent School
Modern Languages
Modern Languages
Build fluency with language, cultures, and the world at large through the study of Modern Languages at Kent.
Studying languages advances your ability to examine, interpret, and understand art and culture across the world.
A Global Outlook
By studying French, Spanish, and Chinese—plus electives in Italian or Russian in alternating years—you will think critically, take risks, and cultivate a varied skill set that can be applied in every context, from your other classes at Kent to international travel.
Broaden Your Expression
As you develop understanding of modern languages, you will expand your ability to express yourself both orally and in writing. As you increase your knowledge and understanding of the culture and civilization of the target language, you will access new forms of personal expression.
Intercultural Fluency
By emphasizing listening, speaking, reading, and writing, modern languages at Kent empower you to use your skills in real-world situations with individuals of different cultures, helping you to navigate the world as an engaged citizen.
Modern Languages Courses
Master the pronunciation system and tones, gain an understanding of the essential components of Chinese characters, and develop basic speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Chinese 1.
Develop your grammar, sentence structure, and practical use of the Chinese language while expanding your vocabulary and related knowledge of the language in Chinese 2.
Develop your fluency and natural spoken expression in Chinese 3.
Expand your reading and writing skills while enhancing your spoken skills in Chinese 4.
Embark upon your study of French in French 1 and Honors French 1
Build your basic grammar and deepen your reading, writing, and vocabulary skills in French 2 and Honors French 2.
Review all foundational grammar while expanding your vocabulary and cultural knowledge through short texts, films, and projects in French 3 and Honors French 3.
Confidently communicate orally within several practical areas of interest in French 4: Conversation.
Develop your understanding of the conventional French language and extended discourse on a variety of topics in Advanced Studies in French Language.
Take a comprehensive approach to representative works in French literature and master the techniques of literary analysis in all genres in Advanced French Literature.
Begin your study of Spanish in Spanish 1 and Honors Spanish 1.
Increase your reading, vocabulary, and grammar skills in Spanish 2 and Honors Spanish 2.
Enhance your speaking and listening skills and develop your written composition abilities in Spanish 3 and Honors Spanish 3.
Deepen your skill with oral communication in Spanish 4: Conversation.
Develop your ability to comprehend formal and informal spoken Spanish in Advanced Studies in Spanish Language.
Deepen your appreciation of the content and the perception of literary values, forms, and techniques in Advanced Spanish Literature.
Explore the basics of Russian grammar, vocabulary, and idioms in Russian Language and Culture.
Build your skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Italian in Italian Language and Culture.
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