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.

¡Hola!

¡Mucho gusto!

¡Encantado!

¡Encantada!

¿Cómo estás? ?

¡Bien!

Más o menos.

Mal.

¿ Y tú? ?

¿ Cómo te llamas?

Me llamo_(Ryan)_.

Me llamo Ana.

¿Y tú?

Me llamo Ana. ¿Y tú?

¡Gracias!

Salamat

¡De nada! ¡Gracias! ¡De nada!

¡Adiós!

Total Physical Response (TPR)

♫ ♪

¡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…

Easily With

Assistance This is still my goal.

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.

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?”

K

What I Know

W

What I Want to Learn

L

What I Have Learned

KWL Chart Topic: Education in the United States of America

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!