Brookfield Central High School - Legend Yearbook (Brookfield, WI)

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A 'm in French Ill now, and so far l've 've taken Spanish for five years and U I love it, because it's so interesting. I plan to further my education in lan- guages. I'm going to major in Business, If really enjoyed the foreign language program. One thing I like is the large amount of culture you are exposed to, because it really adds a lot to the language and makes the class more interesting. Jeannine Mayone and I want to have a career which incorpo- rates foreign languages. Central's pro- gram has taught me a lot. - Mariann Lehecke 1 Q11 Mr. Robert Whelan - Spanish ll and Ill, Boys' Tennis Coach. l2j Mn. Joen Zander - German I, Il, Ill, IV, and Vg Spanish lVg German Club Advisor. l3j Mr. Donn Goodwin - Latin I, ll, Ill, IV, and Vg Classical Humanitiesg Clas- slcs Club Advisor. My Mies Jacqueline Irvine - French l, ll, Ill, IV, and V: French Club Advisor. K5j Working in the library, junior Bob Puchner does the final conjugations of his French home- work. l6j In the language lab, Sheila Levin and Steve Walby discuss an assignment. Besides pro- viding a relaxing area for study, the lab has a great deal of technical equipment which can assist the student in better understanding the spoken Ian- guage. Uj Julie Boucher translates a passage from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. l8j Jeannine Mayone listens attentively to a French dialogue. From these exercises, students gain conversational skills. 132 f Foreign Languages

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The Individual ? N think ,we should have been able to test out of the sophomore classes. If you already know the material, it's not going to do you any good. lt would be hard to test this accurately, but el think that if you can demon- stratethat you have aboveaverage skills, you shouldn't be put in classes geared to alower level. ' g, l Determining Qbmpetency would be an enormous problem. The teacher or guidance counselor wouldlhave to decide on the basis of past grades and test, scores, and even then it would be hard to determine for- cer- .tain whether yor not ' the W- student already knewtheimaterial. , l , i Q XADUL. yet, there should be some provisiontbuilt into the system, not only for 'lhei gifted students butt, also tor those who have. had little or no proper English training. Perhaps if a system was set up which would allow students to be individually consid- ered,tit would be tairerfor all., i English f 131

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l l Magical ystery Tour From Dumas and Deutsch to Derivatives and Don Quxiote Knowing more than one language is without a doubt helpful, and is, in this day and age, becoming more and more practical. The Brookfield Central Foreign Language Department not only helps students get into college, but spreads understanding, that of a lan- guage and that of a culture. Learning German has made me more open-minded, says Kurt Neu- mann. lt has taught me to be more tol- erant of different ideas and ways of doing things. Americans tend to think that cultures that are different from ours aren't as good. Although the United States is starting to realize the importance of bilingual- ism, it is far behind most other coun- tries, where knowing more than one lan- guage is a necessity. Most Europeans Nufql 'CISSP 5 Q ity, xg ut' 0 ,Q Q QQ? T 'swarm mimi. all if ' v ' fe-L 1 x,,,,.,.,, I fum. r - ll! .1 x Il ' f,11,' lk .ln,:f,,1. i . r ' I- 6 .iff 4 ' sees 1' fit' ' 2 g-xg, 'wi Lf' l-.jxii 013151:-.t.. ' awww-ff, 'msd ,W , 7 1, ls-LL..- 4. , wa?-is are required to take a foreign language, and many are fluent in two or more. Mr. Whelan commented on the value of knowing a foreign language, Besides the obvious advantages of travel, career, and college enhance- ment, I feel that the greatest benefit of studying a foreign language is the expansion of one's horizons - to view life in the broad perspective as a mem- ber of the international race instead of only as an American. At Brookfield Central, students may receive up to five years of training in Latin, German, French, and Spanish. The teachers approach the curriculum with the goal of familiarizing the student with all aspects of the language, rather than just grammatical structures. Field trips and cultural experiences are com- mon, as are exercises in speaking and hearing the language. Tim Goltz, an avid foreign language student at Central, summed up the importance of knowing a foreign lan- guage when he said, I firmly believe that everyone should be able tospeak at least one foreign language for the fol- lowing reasons: it greatly broadens your scope in viewing the problems the world faces, it augments your understanding of English, it facilitates travel abroad, and above all, it can bring about world peace. I commend those who are taking a language. Foreign Languages f 133