CSHS WORLD LANGUAGES (LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS) What you will do / ¿Qué voy hacer? What you will learn / ¿Qué voy a aprender? What you can expect / ¿Cuáles son las expectativas?

Juan rivera - meraza jrivera-meraza@ccusd93.net Bachelor of Education, Autonomous University of Guerrero (Mexico) Master’s in Mexico-USA Studies, National Autonomous University of Mexico Highly Qualified Subject Area: Spanish

Just HOW important is learning another language? VERY IMPORTANT!

LEARNING ANOTHER LANGUAGE? Why are you… Longer attention spans Makes you smarter Longer attention spans More job opportunities More aware of the world Better SAT verbal Better critical thinker For parents: briefly list the benefits… To do with students: Create a list on the board with the reasons students are learning language? You can create a banner with butcher paper with “WHY ARE YOU LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE?” Down the middle. Allow students to write their reasons on the banner. DISCUSS THE REASONS WITH THE GROUP… You can always Hang the banner in the room or in the hall outside your room to help build student ownership of learning. LEARNING ANOTHER LANGUAGE? (cc) villarreal15

Proficiency level Novice Low? Novice High? Intermediate Low 1? The wall is the the proficiency level. (cc) villarreal15

What are my Goals? 5/6 dec may

What are my Goals? 1-2 dec may

Performance and Proficiency are measured on the ACTFL (The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Proficiency) Scale and our AZ World & Native Language Standards The rubrics for each level are on my website: Interpersonal Writing/Speaking Presentational Writing/Speaking

after each unit there’s an exam What Will I be learning? Present tense Span 1-2 themes/units Intro to Spanish Family & Home Classroom & School Food & Restaurants Sports Health Personality, Emotions, etc. Culture after each unit there’s an exam

Present & past tense What Will I be learning? Span 5-6 themes/units REVIEW – at first Air travel Camping Daily routines (reflexive verbs) Train travel Hispanic celebrations Healthy food choices & restaurants Technology & communication Driving a car and giving directions Present & past tense

FAIL FORWARD! We do not get better if we do not try! This means we will make mistakes. What is important is not that we made a mistake but that we learn from it. If we did everything perfectly we wouldn’t ever learn! This is your opportunity to master failing forward!

Grading semester work 80%, Final 20% Homework and most class work is to develop the skills necessary to perform in the language. This is a minor portion of the grade (1-4 points each) Grammatical and vocabulary test are another part which helps the student progress (10 points each) Unit tests points are 15-20 points. Performance toward proficiency assessments – interpersonal, interpretive, presentational (speaking- reading-listening-writing 10-30 points each)

Other things that you can do…. I CANS (oral / written assessments) Retake tests (get the 2nd grade no matter what) Office hours – Tuesdays @ lunch, 2:15-3:00 NO LATE WORK accepted unless original in nature BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED DAILY Practice, practice, practice, practice….

PRACTICE!!! Language is a skill!!!! Change your phone How do you get better at it? Change your phone Watch movies (with subtitles) Text a friend in the language Listen to music Look at new websites…. PRACTICE!!!

Parents & Students Check IC regularly for grades and assignments Check homework for completion Ask about school Communicate with teachers and counselors

Academic Integrity Online translators, copying from another student, using notes/phones for tests = 0 pts. 1st – 0 grade, referral 2nd – 0 grade, referral, in-school suspension 3rd – 0 grade, referral, loss of credit for class (as per syllabus and school policy)

2 days to make up work when excused absence PROJECTS – due on due date Attendance Be on time Be there EVERYDAY Be Prepared Habla Español 2 days to make up work when excused absence PROJECTS – due on due date

Can use a simple sentence, ask and answer simple questions STEPS to PROFICIENCY NOVICE HIGH Can use a simple sentence, ask and answer simple questions Memorized language NOVICE MID NOVICE LOW NOVICE (cc) villarreal15

Can create with the language Production consists of STEPS to PROFICIENCY Can create with the language Intermediate 3 Intermediate 2 Intermediate 1 Production consists of a combination of sentences, phrases, and sentence fragments related to the topic and task. Intermediate (cc) villarreal15

Performance Assessment MAJOR FOCUS: What language do I use? How do I use the language? How well am I understood / How well do I understand? And then …. : How well do I use the Language?

QUESTIONS? / ¿PREGUNTAS? jrivera-meraza@ccusd93.net