Teaching in America – Part 6: Using the Target Language to Teach in American Classrooms STARTALK Guest Teacher Summer Institute July 24-25, 2012
Las Metas de la Lección de Hoy (Goals of Today’s Lesson) In Spanish, I will be able to… 1. greet someone; 2. tell them I’m pleased to meet them; 3. ask their name and tell them my name; 4. ask how they feel and tell how I feel; 5. thank them; and 6. say goodbye.
ยกHola!
ยกMucho gusto!
ยกEncantado!
ยกEncantada!
¿Cómo estás? ?
ยกBien!
Mรกs o menos.
Mal.
¿ Y tú? ?
驴 C贸mo te llamas?
Me llamo_(Ryan)_. Me llamo Ana.
¿Y tú? Me llamo Ana. ¿Y tú?
ยกGracias! Salamat
ยกDe nada! ยกGracias!
ยกDe nada!
隆Adi贸s!
Total Physical Response (TPR)
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¡Hola, hola! ¡Hola, hola! ¿Cómo estás? ¿Cómo estás? Muy bien, gracias. Muy bien, gracias. ¡Adiós! ¡Adiós! ♪ ♫
Partner Practice
Reading Practice
Writing Practice
Intrapersonal or Interpersonal Reinforcement with Flashcards
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás?
Now it’s time to show what you know and can do!
Assessment of Learning • Interpretive check • Interpersonal check • Presentational check • Self Evaluation
Self Evaluation In Spanish‌ I can greet people in a polite way. I can tell people that I’m pleased to meet them.
I can tell my name and ask others for theirs. I can tell how I feel and ask others how they feel. I can thank others and respond when they thank me. I can take my leave using a proper goodbye.
Easily
With Assistance
This is still my goal.
Taking Apart and Learning from Your Spanish Language Lesson • • • •
Goals / Themes / Context Standards / 3 Modes of Communication Unit Design Learning Activities / Multiple Intelligences / Differentiated Instruction • Assessments – Formative and Summative • Use of Target Language / Comprehensible Input • Affective Environment / Proactive Classroom Management
Teaching American Students the WRONG Way
Samples of American Students Using Chinese That Show their Teachers Did a Good Job • Dialogue 1
• Dialogue 2 • Dialogue 3 (Puppets) • STARTALK VIDEO
Let’s Hear from Your Mentors Mentors, please share your comments on… • teaching in America in general; • teaching American students specifically; • the importance of teaching in the target language; and • any other important aspects of teaching in America that we didn’t already discuss today.
KWL Small Group Brainstorming Activity “What do I know about the Education System and Schools in the United States?” KWL Chart Topic: Education in the United States of America K What I Know
W What I Want to Learn
L What I Have Learned
Make a Long-Term Commitment to Language Learning and Education
十年树木，百年树人 Ten years to grow a tree; One hundred years to grow a people.
Together, through language learning, we can build a better world!