English VI: Immigration to Oregon
Summer 2000 Seibert TIUA

Name _________________________________ Grade _______

What and When:

• We will visit Grant Bilingual Elementary School in Salem on Tuesday, June 13, from 8:15 to 10:15. 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. The children who speak English learn Spanish, too. The class is mixed: there are some children who speak English as their first language, but 60% of the children speak Spanish as their first language.

Why:

• To practice English
• To understand immigrant children and the challenges they face
• To learn about both "mainstream" U. S. and Latino cultures in Oregon

How:

• By teaching the students something about Japanese culture and by listening to the students.
  • The activity you plan should take about 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Two groups of student will come to you -- a new group every 15 minutes. Each group will have about seven students, so be sure to plan something you alone can teach to seven small children.
  • Design an activity that allows you to talk with the students and let 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.
  • You are responsible for locating, bringing and returning all equipment or supplies you need. Ask me if you need help.

1. Below please give a detailed description of what you will do. Write at least five or six 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.

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