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Department Highlights
- CJ is the only Catholic high school in the Dayton area with a designated, interactive, computerized Language Lab. This allows students direct access to authentic materials in the target language. This lab facilitates the acceleration of language acquisition.
- International pen pals offer an opportunity for a global perspective and appreciation for a foreign language and cultural distinctions.
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Foreign excursions are offered to countries speaking the language a student is studying:
- France
- Germany
- Spain
- Department-wide community service projects take place annually.
- Community outreach to local grade schools provides elementary students with an introduction to foreign language.
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Instruction is proficiency based according to the standards of the American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages.