[ola] Re: July 22 - volunteers for video, Portland area!!!
- From: Caleb Zilmer <caleb_zilmer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:04:22 -0600
Yeah, if they don't know you speak English, let them think you don't understand
it at all! It will force them to develop crucial L2 survival skills!
Enviado desde el iPhone de Caleb Zilmer
El 15/08/2013, a las 17:31, Ashley Uyaguari <auyaguari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
escribió:
> And just a note that with my first year 6th graders I didn't allow any
> English from day one (although after a week we had an English day to go over
> expectations). Right away they had to act, point, draw etc to ask for a word.
> I wouldn't respond to English. I'd say ?que? This worked really well. What
> was tougher was training the second or third year students to stay in Spanish
> when thy had already experienced a non-ola language class. The first years
> pick it up quick! I use A lOt of cognates and actions.
>
> On Thursday, August 15, 2013, Caleb Zilmer wrote:
>> For me, the first semester of Spanish 1 I allow a little English (but only
>> if we have never covered whatever the lexical item is--once we've hit on it,
>> I expect it to be used). After that, if I hear a bit of English, I ask for a
>> reiteration in Spanish. Refusal or full on English sentences result in a
>> minute away from the circle: a reminder that the community is built on the
>> target language. I also tie the grade to how much the student is attempting
>> to use the target language in class. Chronic issues result in one on one
>> conversations, calls home and, in extreme cases, recommendations to wait a
>> year to take the class, etc, I know others have many other approaches, but
>> that's mine--and props to Ricardo for the "un minuto!"
>>
>> Enviado desde el iPhone de Caleb Zilmer
>>
>> El 15/08/2013, a las 15:17, Andrew Van Wagenen <andrewvanwagenen@xxxxxxxxx>
>> escribió:
>>
>>> Hello hello fellow OLA and OWLers,
>>>
>>> First of all, best of luck to all of you as you start off the new school
>>> year!
>>>
>>>
>>> My name is Andrew and I was first introduced to OLA this summer at Century
>>> High School in Aloha, Oregon. The OLA conference there totally enlightened
>>> my mind and inspired me as I move into my first year as a teacher. Being
>>> both my first year implementing OLA and has a high school teacher teaching
>>> Spanish 1 & 2, one of my biggest concerns is how to keep my level 1 and 2
>>> kids, who don't know much yet, in the target language. I would love if any
>>> of you could share any strategies you use in helping your students only use
>>> the target language in class. Thanks in advance and again best of luck this
>>> year.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Darcy Rogers <rogersdr25@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hola OLAers (I mean OWLers ;)
>>>
>>> This is a call to arms for anyone near or around the Portland area! We are
>>> doing a professional video and I would like to extend an invitation to
>>> anyone who would like to be in the video. We are looking for OWL teachers
>>> who would like to lead a circle and also anyone who would just like to
>>> participate in it. You can bring friends, invite students, people off the
>>> street (jk!) ;) The point is that it would be awesome to have between 10-15
>>> people who would be part of the experience and have different people
>>> actually leading the circle. I would really love to have as many of you who
>>> are free and would like to be in the video..it would be really wonderful to
>>> have a wide representation of who we are!!!!
>>>
>>> On a side note, we are also trying to finalize a location to do it in. It
>>> would only be for 2 hours on July 22 (time TBA). We have asked McMennamins
>>> if we can do it there, but if you know if a better location, or if you
>>> think your school might allow it, please let me know!!
>>>
>>> Please respond to this email at either rogersdr25@xxxxxxxxx or
>>> info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to let me know if you can be there and/or
>>> know of a good spot!!!
>>>
>>> Im really excited about this and hope that some of you will be able to lead
>>> and/or join!
>>>
>>> Darcy Rogers
>>> Organic World Language
>>> Phone: 541.601.4509
>>> <
>
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