Gallimaufry 1993

E u r o p a , E u r o p a "Please translate this sentence..." Those are words you will almost never hear in an IMSA foreign language class. Everyone has heard of the "immersion-based" curriculum, but not many have stopped to give it much consideration. According to Herr Stark, there is a difference. He describes it as "teaching the language, not just teaching about the language". And to hear our conversations you would have to say that it works. Our conversations seem to be sprinkled with bits of French, German, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, and even a few phrases in Latin. Foreign Language also seems to be fun. To walk in the foreign language department is to hear people singing songs, laughing at each other, debating, and playing games. So how do we determine our success? Herr Stark says that, "It is all the students' motivation", and I think he is right. IMSA language seems to be very much likethe rest of IMSA life— it is entirely what you make of it. Janet Akcakal Sandra Bodini Sorocco Cintron Medicine Man Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Brenda Crosby Casablanca Julia Husen Dr. Y. Kiguchi Thelma and Louise Photo not available Rose Moore Willa Schultz John Stark Dr. Zhivago above center: French is fun, isn't it, Madame Schulz? above: Daryl Shorter gets down while giving an oral presentation. E ^ A c a d e m i c s