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World Languages


World Languages Office: 770.650.4230, ext. 150
Department Chair: Marylou Wiesendanger

Mission Statement

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Accepting the premise that language and communication are at the heart of the human experience, the mission of the World Languages Department is to engage students in second language learning that fosters their competence (a) to communicate with other people in other cultures in a variety of settings, (b) to look beyond their customary borders, (c) to develop insight into their own language and culture, (d) to act with greater awareness of self, of other cultures, and their own relationship to those cultures, (e) to gain direct access to additional bodies of knowledge, and (f) to participate more fully in the global community and marketplace.

Faculty

David Alexander

David Alexander

French Teacher
Email: AlexanderDB@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2007

Education

BA International Trade, Clemson University
MA Professional Communication, Clemson University

Classes Taught

French III Honors

Other Responsibilities

Assistant Administrator

Maria Arnett

Maria Arnett

Spanish Teacher
Email: ArnettM@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2002

Education

BSEd Spanish, University of Miami

Classes Taught

Spanish 2 Honors, Spanish 3, Spanish 4

Other Responsibilities

Spanish Club Sponsor, Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica Sponsor

Jennifer Davy

Jennifer Davy

German Teacher
Email: DavyJ@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2008

Education

BA German Studies/Russian Studies, Bryn Mawr College
MA Modern German History (Minors in Modern German Literature and Eastern European History), University of Freiburg (Germany)

Classes Taught

German I, German II, German II Honors, German III Honors, German IV Honors, AP German Language

Other Responsibilities

German Club Sponsor, German Exchange Sponsor

Yaritza Ferrer de Valero

Yaritza Ferrer de Valero

Spanish Teacher
Email: FerrerDeV@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2006

Education

BA Education, Universidad del Zulia (Venezuela)
MA History of Science, University of Oklahoma
MA Spanish, Georgia State University
PhD Educational Leadership, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Classes Taught

Spanish 3 Honors, Spanish 6 Honors

Other Responsibilities

Latino Club Sponsor

Kerri Hinds

Kerri Hinds

French Teacher
Email: HindsK@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2006

Education

BA French, Florida State University

Classes Taught

French 2, French 2 Honors, French 4

Other Responsibilities

Freshman Class Council Sponsor, French Club Sponsor, French Exchange Co-Sponsor

Maria Luque

Maria Luque

Spanish Teacher
Email: Luque@fultonschools.org
Knight since 1998

Education

BEd Education, Escuela Normal Urbana de Nayarit & Escuela Normal Superior de Nayarit (Mexico)
MEd Language and Literature, Universidad de Salamanca (Spain)

Classes Taught

AP Spanish Language, Spanish 1, Spanish 2 Honors

Other Responsibilities

Latino Club Sponsor

Helena Ohana

Helena Ohana

Spanish Teacher
Email: Ohana@fultonschools.org
Knight since 1997

Education

BA Spanish (Minor in English), University of Alabama, Birmingham
MA Spanish, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Classes Taught

Spanish 2, Spanish 3

Other Responsibilities

Spanish Club Sponsor

Amy Saunders

Amy Saunders

Spanish Teacher
Email: SaundersA@fultonschools.org
Knight since 1997

Education

BS Spanish Education, Indiana University
MA Spanish Education, Georgia State University

Classes Taught

Spanish 1, Spanish 2 Honors, Spanish 4 Honors

Other Responsibilities

Spanish Club Sponsor, Spanish Honor Society Sponsor, Spanish Exchange Sponsor

Donna Vargas

Donna Vargas

Spanish Teacher
Email: VargasD@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2008

Education

BA Spanish with a Business Minor, Kennesaw State University

Classes Taught

Spanish 2

Other Responsibilities

Student Support Team Coordinator, Spanish Club Sponsor

Marylou Wiesendanger

Marylou Wiesendanger

French Teacher
Email: Wiesendanger@fultonschools.org
Knight since 1997

Education

BS Business Administration, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
MIM, International Management, American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird)
Patente, Ecole Holelière Vieux-Bois

Classes Taught

French 1, French 4 Honors, AP French Language

Other Responsibilities

Department Chair, French Club Sponsor, French National Honor Society Sponsor, French Exchange Co-Sponsor