Do you have a child who is interested in learning a foreign language? Do they need a foreign language credit? If so, then you will definitely want to check out Middlebury Interactive Languages. Brock has been wanting to learn German for quite sometime and I know nothing about German. (I took Spanish in high school, so I’m no help!) He was so excited to see that one of the offeringsfrom Middlebury Interactive Languages was Middle School German I! We received access to the Middle School German I course for 6 months for review purposes.
Middlebury Interactive Languages use an immersion style, online program to teach foreign languages to children in grades K-12. The courses are self-paced, using text, audio, video and images to help teach the student. For the middle school course, the semester is broken into 90 lessons. They recommend that you complete 4-5 lessons per week for middle school.
The diagram below gives an overview of Semester 1. As you can see, the student learns various greetings, alphabet, food, family etc.
Each lesson features a speaking lab in which the student records their answers; so a headset with microphone or similar technology is necessary to complete the course. Throughout the lessons, there are quizzes and tests built in that test the student’s knowledge up to that point. These scores are recorded in the Student’s Gradebook. There is also a calendar that can be customized to match your schedule so that the student knows what he or she should be working on. The website is very easy for Brock to navigate, which I appreciate!
What Do We Think of Middlebury Interactive Middle School German?
Although Brock has been progressing through the Middle School German course slowly, he absolutely LOVES it! He enjoys being able to tell me the new words/phrases that he is learning. This is his first experience learning a foreign language and it has been a positive one! He has found Middle School German to be both challenging and rewarding. He has also been trying to teach his younger siblings his newfound knowledge.
Would I recommend Middlebury Interactive Languages?
Yes! I would absolutely recommend Middlebury Interactive Languages as a fantastic way to teach foreign language in your home or homeschool. They offer a variety of languages including: Chinese, French, German , and Spanish with various grade levels including: elementary, middle school, high school and AP.
Not only does Middlebury Interactive teach the student the foreign language but they also teach the culture of the people that speak that language. This makes the learning experience so much more valuable in the real world setting.
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Jennifer
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