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 = Welcome to Spanish Level 1! We Succeed and Excel in everything and everywhere. We are the Raider Nation! = Senora Livingston Shaw High School Phone: 706-569-3638 Reasons for Studying a Foreign Language*:

Studying a foreign language can improve your skills and your grades in Math and English and can improve SAT scores. More and more businesses work closely with companies in other countries. There are lots of Americans who speak languages other than English. Studying a foreign language provides an opportunity to visit new places and connect with other cultures.
 * Research has shown that math and verbal SAT scores climb higher with each additional year of foreign language study.
 * Studying a foreign language can improve your analytic and interpretive abilities.
 * Businesses need many different kinds of workers who can communicate in different languages and understand other cultures.
 * An employer will see you as a bridge to new clients or customers.
 * Knowing more than one language enhances career opportunities in government, business, medicine and health care, law enforcement, teaching, communications, social services and marketing.
 * Knowledge of other cultures will help you expand your horizons.
 * Your ability to communicate with others and gather information beyond the world of English.