Lesson 8: Basic Spanish into Classrooms
In a globalized world, knowing many languages is a huge asset.
The goal of this module is to show the importance of how a foreign language can be used as a hook to engage foreign students into classroom learning.
Six W's:
a) Who: This class is offered to any teacher willing to participate. However, only 25 teachers can be added to the Skype meeting.
b) What: The main objectives of the module is to recognize the utility of Spanish as a hook for hispanic students to be engaged in the class.
c) Where: For the conference, the platform will be Skype. You can login with your computer or your cellphone, from anywhere, if you have a stable internet connection.
d) Why: It is important to keep improving our learning assets as instructors. Is not only about what we teach but also about how we teach and who are we teaching.
e) When: April 20th, 6 pm.
f) What role: Teachers are allowed to engage with other participants, but the role is mainly as an observer. Also, you will be asked to complete a graded assignment to get the full marks on this module, if you want the digital certificate.
Participants can explain how they use in their classes and give an oral demonstration if they want.
The objectives are:
Identify languages as assets to globalize our classrooms.
Comprehend that starting with the class audience, great modules can be developed to teach a topic. For students who require a deeper knowledge of this topic, special classes can be offered.
Recommended bibliography
Complete Spanish All In One, by Nissenberg, G. McGraw-Hill Professional. 2013
ISBN0071831355, 9780071831352
You can also find more resources here
http://libguides.humboldt.edu/openedu/span
http://www.openculture.com/free-physics-textbooks
Resources
For Learners
https://quizlet.com/subject/spanish-the-classroom/?queryMeta=spanish%2Cthe+classroom
In the link you will find several exercises to prepare you into learning Spanish. Olé
We adopted the US grading system below
Letter grade Percentage
A+ 97–100%
A 93–96%
A- 90–92%
B+ 87–89%
B 83–86%
B- 80–82%
C+ 77–79%
C 73–76%
C− 70–72%
D+ 67–69%
D 63–66%
D− 60–62%
F < 60%
Conference Info
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User ID to call: live:39773b98d479de8f
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Instructor Name: Juan Stumpfs (jstumpfs@g.emporia.edu)
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Topic: Spanish as a hook in the classroom
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Assesment: Reflective report on how to apply Spanish in your own subjects and how to engage it with your own language.
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Digital certificates will be provided upon request.
Sign Up Form: https://forms.gle/jcDjmFcbVsXPopp87
Here you can download Skype
And here is a Skype tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMAeAeyh7zM
For those who don't have a Skype account and do not want to create one, a Facebook Watch link will be provided to observe the conference.
Useful Concepts for the Conference
Hook: A hook is any kind of tool, class segment, action or phrase used to engage students into one topic. Its also used to regain attention of students and to keep the class entertained and the students positively focused on the topic.
It can be an activity, a phrase, a gesture. Anything you can come with. And if it's funny, that's a plus.
Observation: This conference is focused on the Spanish language, but the concepts can be applied to any language. There are no limits when it comes to improving classes!
Assessment
Complete the Reflective Report keeping in mind the following:
1- Your reflection must have at least 600 words.
2- Two things must be clearly addressed, the use of languages as a tool to engage students and how you would apply it in your classroom.
Weighting
The reflective report will have 100% of the weighting, with the points assigned in the rubric.
Summary
Hooks can be really powerful tools to engage students and keep them focused in the class.
Using languages as hook provides not only an entertaining and useful skill, but also encourages the participation of foreign students by integrating them into the group.
Languages can be used to provide a sense of globalization to the classroom.
Rubric
