[ola] Re: Ideas on what to do outside of class to learn a FL?
- From: Caleb Zilmer <caleb_zilmer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:24:43 -0800
Also, the research says that reading out loud in the L2 is incredibly
beneficial. Find a reading partner and go down to the library and read each
other kids books! Find familiar texts (in English) and read them out loud in
Spanish. For those who are religious, read your spiritual text in the L2.
Attend services in the L2. Access online newspapers in the L2, pick up a copy
of Revista Caminos, read the Spanish Yellow Pages. All kinds of opportunities...
Enviado desde el iPhone de Caleb Zilmer
El 20/02/2012, a las 20:15, Franky Stebbins <stebbins.mf@xxxxxxxxx> escribió:
> To add to the tv/movie option, doesn't hulu have spanish now too? Maybe
> something that involves the practice of inference too..
> I'll keep thinking.
>
> On Feb 20, 2012 8:10 PM, "Nanosh Lucas" <nanoshlucas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey, all,
>
> I'm working up a list for students to think about while they're
> outside of class. Here is the copy I have so far... Can you help add
> more ideas? I'll give you back the final version. I'll probably print
> it for students either tomorrow or Wednesday, depending. Any error
> correction or issues would be great, too.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nanosh
>
> Learning Spanish on your own
>
> I wrote this document for students of Spanish who are struggling in
> class and would like to do something about it. I also wrote it for
> those students who recognize where they are in the process and would
> like to push themselves a little further in the process. First, check
> your level (this is an oversimplification of the levels but a good
> place to start):
>
> Novice-Low – 20 words. Do you know less than twenty words in Spanish?
> This is about where you are.
> Novice-Mid – Memorized phrases: ¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo… and etc.
> Novice-High – Starting to create with the language. You are using
> complete sentences a lot of the time.
> Intermediate-Low – You are creating with the language and using
> complete sentences all of the time. You can describe with supporting
> details. You still use independent sentences.
> Intermediate-Mid – You are creating with the language, making strings
> of connected sentences, communicating ideas and able to control the
> past and future tenses some of the time.
> Intermediate-High – You are speaking in paragraph-length discourse
> most of the time and almost able to handle advanced level topics some
> of the time.
>
> Ways to improve your Spanish:
>
> 1. Bring an attitude of forgiveness to class. It isn’t always going to
> be easy; you will experience frustration – this is normal for
> everybody at any level. Forgive yourself for not being a Spanish
> superstar. Have patience for others no matter where they are in
> Spanish. The trick is to remember that the more you try, the more you
> create an atmosphere of success in the class just with your positive
> attitude. You will find your frustration reduce the more you relax and
> just let it happen.
> 2. Spend time speaking/hanging out with a native Spanish speaker.
> There is no substitute for this experience. You can learn a lot about
> different Spanish-speaking cultures this way, and this will help keep
> you curious and motivated.
> 3. Speak in Spanish to another English speaker who speaks Spanish. Set
> aside time and practice with one another person. It sounds like it
> might be silly, but if you attach it to another activity, such as
> playing Legos or doing a puzzle together, it can be fun, and you will
> notice your Spanish improve quite a bit.
> 4. Teach someone some Spanish. There is a great body of evidence to
> show that when you can teach someone something, you have mastered it.
> You can teach something simple that you already know, or you can do
> some research and learn the material in order to teach it to someone
> else.
> 5. Carry around a small notebook or place to write in. When you are in
> a conversation and can’t come up with a word or need to work around it
> (circumlocute) write it down, so that you remember to look it up
> later.
> 6. Watch Univision and Telemundo. If you like watching TV, this is a
> great way to do it. You’ll learn more about Spanish-speaking cultures
> and your auditory comprehension (ability to hear and understand)
> Spanish will go through the roof.
> 7. Watch movies in Spanish. You can watch movies you already have in
> Spanish, or you can get movies with Spanish as the original language.
> Netflix has a great selection, if you have it, and even Redbox has
> Spanish-language films.
> 8. Listen to the radio in Spanish. 610 AM plays news, music, and all
> sorts of stuff in the Southern Oregon region.
> 9. Get to know wordreference.com. This is quite possibly the raddest
> dictionary in the universe. Quick, how do you say _________?
> 10. Bring content to your home. Label things and put vocabulary on
> your bathroom mirror that you are working on.
> 11. Talk to yourself in Spanish. Narrate what you are doing to
> yourself in Spanish; it’s great fun – people will think you are crazy.
> 12. Think to yourself in Spanish. Your mind is a very powerful tool –
> this will help sharpen it!
> 13. Bring content to the class. Bring your interests to class EVERY
> DAY and raise your hand to talk about it EVERY DAY. We do our best to
> listen to you and make sure what you are interested in becomes the
> focus of the class. Bring personal items to share or stories that you
> have. Bring new vocabulary you learned or experiences.
>
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