Listening and Speaking
J. E. Seibert TIUA Spring 2002
One worksheet per group is due Wednesday, April 17!

Names ______________________________________________________ Group _______

What and When:

• We will visit Grant Bilingual Elementary School in Salem on Friday, April 19. We will leave at 8:30 a.m. and return no later than 11:30. The school is about a 10 minute drive from TIUA. Grant has one of the most successful Spanish-English bilingual education programs in Salem. The children are in first and second grades.
  • Bilingual education means education that takes place in some combination of two languages.
  • There are many different ways to organize bilingual education and different reasons for bilingual education.
  • At Grant, bilingual education helps Spanish-speaking students learn English while they learn school subjects in Spanish and English, so they will eventually be able to use both English and Spanish well. In addition, the children who speak English learn Spanish. The class is mixed: 40% of the children speak English as their first language, and 60% of the children speak Spanish as their first language.
  • Dress casually, but please do not wear a hat and make sure your T-shirts do not have offensive words on them! Moreover, please wear shoes and socks, not flip flops.

Why:

• A special activity to practice English and learn more about American culture, including the role of immigration and language in the U. S.
• To bring House on Mango Street alive

How:

• By teaching the students something about your culture and by listening to the students.
  • The activity you plan should take about 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Two or three groups of student will come to you -- a new group every 15 or 20 minutes. Each group will have about seven students, so be sure to plan something you can teach to seven small children.
  • Design an activity that allows you to talk with the students and lets them teach you something, too. For example, if you teach them to use chopsticks, then also ask them about foods they eat, etc.
  • Plan an activity that lets every child DO something rather than listen to something.
  • Plan something that can be done indoors, that is not violent or noisy, and that teaches the children and you something.
  • Practice what you are going to say. The children will not understand you if you don't speak clearly and use correct grammar.
  • You are responsible for locating, bringing and returning all equipment or supplies you need. Ask me if you need help or supplies.

1. Below please give a detailed description of what you will do. Write at least ten sentences.

2. Write what you will say to (a) greet the children, (b) to introduce yourself, (c) to ask them to introduce themselves, and (d) to explain what they will do step-by-step. Explain who in your group will do what and say what!

3. What equipment or supplies will you bring with you?