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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
SPANISH FOR EDUCATORS SERIES I
This beginning Spanish language course introduces learners to simple grammar and appreciation of the Hispanic culture. The course specifically focuses on educators who are beginning Spanish-language learners and need to communicate with English Language Learners (ELLs) and their parents. The focus will be on real-life situations, the classroom, and school terminology.
SPANISH FOR EDUCATORS SERIES II
This course informs educators of proper methods of student and parent communication in Spanish. This course focuses on real-life situations, the classroom, and school terminology using complex grammatical structures, verb tenses, and conjugations. In addition, students analyze the sociolinguistic aspect of the Spanish language to improve their comprehension of cultural differences.
SPANISH FOR EDUCATORS
About Our Program
Your
knowledge of basic Spanish phrases can help remove
cultural barriers and build a trusting relationship with
ESL students. Spanish for Educators has been created for
educators, administrators, school nurses, coaches,
teacher assistants, parent volunteers, and others
working in the school system.
Our Spanish course has been designed to teach words and
phrases specific to the classroom and school
environment. From Parent-Teacher conferences, enrollment
and classroom situations, to taking attendance,
discipline issues and after school activities, you can
begin bridging the communication gap as quickly as
possible.
We’ll cover the following:
Cultural
issues/meetings & greetings/showing affection
Pronunciation
of Spanish language & common Hispanic names
School
enrollment
School
supplies vocabulary & basic classroom commands
Basic
communication with parents/guardians
School
rules/dress code/discipline problems
Health
care/illnesses/body parts
School
personnel & facilities
Address/numbers/phone
We’ll cover the following:
Developing
Spanish mouth - Pronunciation/vocalization work
Vocabulary
building exercises
Learning
high frequency verbs
Formulating
and answering simple questions
Diary
writing practice
Conversation
and role play
Simple
translation activities