1. 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?

2. 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

3. Just HOW important is learning another language?
VERY IMPORTANT!

4. 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

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

6. What are my Goals? 5/6
dec
may

7. What are my Goals? 1-2
dec
may

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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!

12. 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 points.
Performance toward proficiency assessments – interpersonal, interpretive, presentational (speaking- reading-listening-writing points each)

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

14. 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!!!

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

16. 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)

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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?

21. QUESTIONS? / ¿PREGUNTAS?