{"id":1238,"date":"2024-06-14T12:20:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T12:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/world-language-welcome\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T17:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:12:43","slug":"world-language-welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/home\/instruction-and-assessment\/standards-and-instruction\/world-language-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"World Language Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\">\n<h1>World Languages and Dual Language Immersion<\/h1>\n<p>World language proficiency and cultural competency are crucial 21st century skills that define college, career and world-ready graduates. In Delaware, world language capacity is crucial for the state to maintain and strengthen its domestic economy. Former Governor Jack Markell often spoke publicly about the importance of young Delawareans learning a world language, saying that Delaware graduates who enter the job market without the ability to speak a world language other than English are at a significant disadvantage. The Delaware Department of Education is committed to providing an aggressive K-12 world language education plan that not only prepares Delaware students with the language skills they need to compete in an ever-changing global economy at home and around the world but also to build stronger, more connected communities across the state. <strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right\" src=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/dwli_worldlogo_mark_rgb300.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"236\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>General Information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/Current-World-Language-Offerings-2024-ACCESSIBLE-121825.pdf\">World Language Programs in Delaware Schools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/delawarepathways.org\/languages\/\">Languages and Career Pathways<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/page\/3435\">Delaware Certificate of Multiliteracy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/World-Language-Teacher-Leader-Network-Info-and-Membership-List-ACCESSIBLE-121825.pdf\">Delaware World Language Teacher Leader Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/page\/4502\">Delaware Dual Language Immersion K-12\/16 Program Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/page\/4504\">Delaware Dual Language Immersion Program Locations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Educator Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/Delaware-World-Readiness-Standards-for-Learning-Languages-ACCESSIBLE-040816.pdf\">Delaware World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/Delaware-WL-Proficiency-Targets-Non-Immersion-ACCESSIBLE-121825.pdf\">Delaware World Language Proficiency Targets (Non-Immersion) &#8211; Alphabetic and Logographic Languages<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/Considerations-for-American-Sign-Language-121825.pdf\">Considerations for American Sign Language (ASL)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/DE-Core-Practices-for-WL-Proficiency-ACCESSIBLE-2-071025.pdf\">Delaware Core Practices for World Language Proficiency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/WL-as-Career-Skills-Unit-ACCESSIBLE-082925.pdf\">World Languages as Career Skills Unit Plan\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/DE-HQIM-Review-Rubrics-for-WL-Version-8-2-ACCESSIBLE-121825.pdf\">Delaware High Quality Instructional Materials Rubric for World Languages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/World-Language-Learning-for-All-Delaware-Students-ACCESSIBLE.pdf\">World Language Learning for All Delaware Students:Ensuring Universal Access to High-Levels of Language Acquisition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For Additional Resources, including Assessments, Scoring Rubrics, Sample Curriculum Documents and Professional Learning Artifacts, access the <strong>Delaware World Language Teachers Schoology Group<\/strong> using Access Code <strong>DSNHC-HKR3K<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact Information<\/h2>\n<p><a href='znvy61:t4rt14@ls7yxr4510mq1rlxcdlqrl75'><strong>Gregory Fulkerson, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Education Associate, World Languages and Dual Language Immersion<\/p>\n<p><a href='znvy61:y@00ls7y610mq1rlxcdlqrl75'><strong>Delvin Lynn Fulton<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Education Specialist, Dual Language Immersion<\/p>\n<p><a href='znvy61:p17460r@l6rnt7rmq1rlxcdlqrl75'><strong>Courtney Teague<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Administrative Secretary<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1838,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1238","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"checksum":["7f56913abaf6bdc84f6db472f3584573f46253a9"],"sw_mod_date":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1238\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}