summer immersion spanish camp. will students become proficient by taking flex? (foreign language...
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SUMMER IMMERSION
SPANISH CAMP
WILL STUDENTS BECOME PROFICIENT BY TAKING FLEX?
(Foreign Language Exploratory)
• Explore a variety of languages and culture.
• Awareness of studying a foreign language.
TO STUDY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIRES A LOT
OF COMMITMENT
• Learning as a lifelong experience.
• Trying it out in all different modalities: orally, reading, writing, listening.
• Following the Standards for Foreign Languages: Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparison, Communities.
HOW DO STUDENTS BECOME PROFICIENT IN ANOTHER
LANGUAGE?
• Starting early in life.
• Being exposed to it on an everyday basis.
• Following the Standards for Foreign Language, especially Communication.
COULD IT BE CONFUSING LEARNING ENGLISH AND A
FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT THE SAME TIME?
• Children are able to easily differentiate their own language from the foreign language.
WHY IS LEARNING EARLY BETTER?
• Our brains adapt and absorb it more easily.
• Younger students are much more able to cope with not fully understanding everything.
• The level of fluency is more likely to be higher than those who start later.
SUMMER IMMERSION SPANISH CAMP
• 1ST year: Kindergarten and 1st grade.
• 2ND year: Second grade.
WHAT ARE THE TECHNIQUES?
• Total Physical Response.
• Visual aids.
• Acting out songs, rhymes.
• Games.
• Puppet theater.
• Follow a routine.
IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE INVOLVED ?
• Teaching of culture
• Trying to embed the standards for foreign language education.
HOW CAN WE AS A COMMUNITY ACHIEVE SECOND
LANGUAGE FLUENCY?• Having a world language
beginning in the Elementary school years.
• Cultivating continuity.
• Dedicating adequate resources to foreign language.
PICTURES OF LAST DAY OF SUMMER CAMP