Language Accommodation

ClassHero allows you to change the language in which the audio narration communicates with students, but leaves the text in English. In this way, students can relate the audio and text to understand better. It can accommodate for students that are more comfortable with Spanish, Russian, French, German, Italian, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Korean.

Just like every other feature within ClassHero, this function can be customized individually for each student. You can change the audio narration's language for individual students or the class as a whole.

Khan Academy For Spanish Speakers

ClassHero occasionally uses Khan Academy to help student's practice sessions. If you change the narration language to Spanish for a student or to your class, then Khan Academy videos will also be displayed in Spanish. This feature only works for Spanish speaking students.

Navigating to Language Settings

Your language settings are located in your menu's quick links. There are two different ways to edit your language settings, as a class OR individually.

Changing Language Settings for a Class

Your classes language settings will be set to English by default, but if your class is completely composed of students that know English as a second language, it is easy to change the narration language for the whole class.

Step 1: Click 'Edit Language Settings'

The first option in your language settings is used to edit preferences for your entire class. Click the 'Edit Language Settings' button to make adjustments.

Step 2: Turn on the Immersion Language Option

Click on the slider to enable immersion language settings for your class.

Step 3: Select the Desired Language and How it is used

Select the desired language from the drop down menu, then choose when and how ClassHero uses it. You can change which days the language is used, along with what way it is incorporated into practice. Currently ClassHero can only change the audio narration.

Step 4: Save Changes

Once you have made your changes, make sure to hit the 'Save Changes' button.

Changing Language Settings for Individual Students

If you have a class where only one or a few students are in need of language accommodation, you can edit their language preferences individually.

Step 1: Click 'Edit EL Learners'

The second option in your language settings is used to edit preferences for individual students. Click the 'Edit EL Learners' button to make adjustments.

Step 2: Choose the Desired Language and How it Interacts with Student

Scroll through your class roster and find the students that you want to make edits to. Then select the desired language from the dropdown menu and check which settings to apply it to. Currently ClassHero can only change the audio narration.

Step 3: Save Changes

Once you have made your changes, make sure to hit the 'Save Changes' button.