WORLD LANGUAGES What you will do. What you will learn. What you
can expect. Delaware Department of Education 2012-2013 Slide 2 Just
HOW Important is Learning another language anyway? Video Video
Slide 3 You May Have Some Questions Why am I in here? What will I
be able to do? How will I be assessed? How will I be graded? How is
this class different? Whats next? What are my goals? Slide 4 Why am
I in here? Slide 5 Jobs In todays educational landscape, it is
imperative for Delaware students to have the skills necessary to
compete in a global economy. Learning a second language will offer
our children an advantage in this increasingly competitive world.
--Jack Markell Governor of the State of Delaware Slide 6 Jobs
Language learning is about real-world communication; its about
jobs. What businesses really need from people they hire is not only
advanced language skills but an ability to communicate
culturallybeing appreciative of cultural differences. --Dr. Gregory
Fulkerson Education Associate World Languages and International
Education Delaware Department of Education Slide 7 Jobs World
languages are fundamental resources. If you speak well, read well,
write well, the more opportunities you have in your life
economically. --Dr. Tara Fortune Center for Advanced Language
Acquisition University of Minnesota Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide
11 Slide 12 Understanding Proficiency Scenario: A martial has
landed in your neighborhood, and has recently heard of something
called the Firefly Festival. Follow the directions that your group
has been given to explain to the martial what Firefly is. One
member of your group should record your responses on a sheet of
paper. Remember, you are completing this activity in ENGLISH!!!
Slide 13 So, will I be fluent after Spanish 3? Sorry, but NO! You
wont even be fluent after 4 or 5 years of Spanish. Here are our
goals: End of Spanish 1: Novice High End of Spanish 2: Intermediate
Low/Med (maybe) End of Spanish 3: Intermediate Med/High (maybe)
What does the word Novice mean to you? Slide 14 From students who
have been there: I dont like Novice because its always been a
symbol of not doing well, but in this class its different. To me,
Novice Low means that I just learned how to say some basic words.
Novice Mid means that I know simple and basic phrases. Novice High
means that now I know a few sentences. Novice Low means that youre
just learning the language, so you can say basic words. Novice Mid
means youre beginning to comprehend the language and are able to
make small sentences. Novice High means you can further comprehend
the language and ask questions and put together complete sentences.
Slide 15 What will I be able to do in this class? UNDERSTAND!
SPEAK! READ! WRITE! Slide 16 Slide 17 Slide 18 Slide 19 So What can
Intermediates do? Participate in simple, direct conversations
Describe and narrate with some detail and elaboration Ask and
answer questions Handle basic, uncomplicated communication needed
in daily life (survival language) Create with language Use discrete
sentences and strings of sentences with sentence connectors Slide
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Slide 28 Slide 29 Celebrities Speak Other Languages Video Video
Slide 30 How much will your language proficiency grow? In order for
you to see just how much your language abilities will grow, your
teacher will provide you with a glimpse of what you will be able to
do by May by giving you a pre- test. Answer the questions that you
can, but dont worryyoure not supposed to know how to do everything
right now! Thats why youre in the course. You will be able to
demonstrate how much your language abilities have grown by taking a
post-test.
