¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español!

Mrs. Courtney Mitchell Room: A111

By phone: #410-313-2867 8:25-10:00; 2:10-2:45

Email: courtney_mitchell@hcpss.org

¿Quién es la profesora?

¿QUIÉN ES LA PROFESORA? Undergraduate degree in Spanish and Religious Studies with a concentration in Anthropology at TU

(2005) Masters of Arts in Teaching at TU (2008)

Traveled to Peru (3 times), Spain, France, Italy & Greece

Lived and studied in Cuernavaca, México

Has taught Spanish 1-5 at Mercy High School (1 year), Towson High School (3 years) & Howard

High (5 years)

EL CURSO: ESPAÑOL III & III HONORES

Realidades 2: Capítulos 5A -9B Natural Disasters

Accidents & Hospitals Movies & Television

Food: Cooking & Outside Celebrations Traveling & Tourism

Future & Environment

NATIONAL STANDARDSCommunication

Culture

Connections

Comparisons

Community

WORLD LANGUAGE

Why take a foreignlanguage?

WORLD LANGUAGE TRIVIA

Studying a second language for a number of years may contribute to higher __________.a. IQ scores b. Grade point average

c. SAT scores

LA RESPUESTA CORRECTA

The correct answer is : c. SAT scores

WHY LEARN SPANISH?

Currently, there are over 330 million Spanish speakers in the world.

True or False.

WHY LEARN SPANISH?

True.

WHY LEARN SPANISH?

Spanish is the official language in how many different countries?

WHY LEARN SPANISH?

21

Additionally, there are 25-30 countries where the Spanish-speaking population is

significant-including the United States, Canada, Morocco, & the Philippines.

WHY LEARN SPANISH?

Spanish is one of the ______ official languages of the United Nations. Four?

Five? Six?

Bonus: Can you name the others?

WHY LEARN SPANISH?

SIX

Arabic, Mandarin, English, French, & Russian

IN THE U.S…

Fact: As of 1998, the United States has the fifth largest Hispanic population.

At present there are _____ million Hispanics living in the US, representing 16% of the total population as of April 1st 2010. Hispanics are now the first minority.

IN THE U.S… 50.5 million

¡GRACIAS POR VENIR!

I look forward to working with you and your child this year!

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