The world languages taught at AUS will focus on preparing our students for a multilingual environment by ensuring that they are able to function using the language. The foundational skills of language: reading, writing, speaking, listening – are developed in an engaging style utilizing technology and enveloped in the study of its cultural and global impact. We use audio and video sources to engage our students' curiosity and do so in an inviting classroom atmosphere that allows students to feel comfortable speaking a new language.
The primary aim of our world language courses is to encourage students to gain competence in a modern language other than their mother tongue, with the long-term goal of bilingualism. Additionally, we aim to foster in the student a respect for and understanding of other languages and cultures to provide a skills base to facilitate further language learning. Proficiency in a second language gives students access to a broader range of input, experiences and perspectives, as well as the enjoyment of being able to communicate in a language other than their mother tongue. Our commitment to learning a second language is founded in the research that shows it greatly contributes to student development and raises student achievement in other subject areas.
The American United School of Kuwait places great emphasis on the instruction of the Arabic language at the middle school, which is the language of the State and the religion; hence we would like to make sure all students are well versed in the language, and develop a love for it, as well as pride in their country, its heritage, religion and culture.
Students engage in Arabic language instruction daily; our goal is to achieve mastery of the language, with new methods of education, in a simplified manner, with the use of technology, to make the students proud of their language and heritage. The school uses the very best curricula and most modern educational practices, starting with the Kuwaiti Ministry's curricula. In addition, we supplement the learning with different educational materials from different sources and countries. We are presently enriching our media center with reading material to support Arabic language literacy, such as stories, novels and others, through different publishing houses from the region and elsewhere.