Campus / Teacher info:
My BA is in French from Trinity University, and I have a Master's Degree in Foreign Language Education from UT-Austin. I have studied, lived, and worked in France, and traveled around the French-speaking world. I love to travel, sing, and read. I've taught French for over 10 years in RRISD. Best way to contact me: Jennie_Chao@roundrockisd.org. The classroom phone number is (512) 464 - 6212, but email is better and I will answer emails within 24 hours.
Here's my class schedule:
Advanced 3 is periods 2 and 3 on A days; Advanced 4 is period 5, and Advanced 2 and AP are stacked in period 6 on B days.
My tutoring sessions will be Tuesday and Thursday before school. Mme Pinno will also tutor on Monday and Tuesday afternoons. We would appreciate it if you would let us know you are coming. Here is the form to fill out for tutoring.
Class expectations and policies can be found in the first link on the Handouts page.
Please check your class page on Schoology frequently. It will be ready by your first class of the week and will be adjusted as needed during the week.
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Some Key Findings:
9 out of 10 U.S. employers rely on college graduates with language skills other than English.
56% of U.S. employers say that their language skill demand will increase in the next five years.
47% of U.S. employers state a need for language skills exclusively for the domestic market.
1 in 3 language-dependent U.S. employers report a language skills gap.
1 in 4 U.S. employers lost business due to a lack of language skills.