Learning a NEW language

Learn to say "Hello,my name is ____" in a different languages

Description: This project will take you and your classmates on a journey of new discovery!  You will explore the laguage of a county you’ve never been to.  By the end of this project, you might well understand that learning a new language - like English - can be very difficult for some of your classmates who were not born here in the United States. I know that as good welcoming citizens, you will help them in their journey to learn the English language.

Now Click on the Task tab.

Check you email account to discover which language you are to learn this simple sentnce, "Hello, my name is _______." You will learn how to say and write it in 1 of 3 different languages. Everyone will then show their language skills by speaking this sentence in front of the class as well as writing it on the blackboard.

The order of who speaks and writes in front of the class will be determined by a lottery.

The class will then  dicuss their experiences in learning their new language

Remember, it's meant to be fun and probably difficult at the same time.

Now Click on the Process tab.

After receiving your assigned language by email, it's time to start learning your new language.



Let's start by using the following websites to listen and learn how to speak and write  "Hello, my name is ______." in your assigned language. 

Group 1 - Spanish (Mexico)

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxMtCagbZFPm0xCRNnZrr_4vLw-Cyyt_Pb

Group 2 - Tagalog (Philippines) 

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxMBbwPmwtP7dmIg54gNgG3zguZU5O7Tj9

Group 3 - Hinda (India)

https://youtu.be/jU8vA_GWzcY?t=17

Remember to open a Word document in your computers in order to practic and store the written form in a file. 

Now Click on the Evaluation tab.

In this project you will be evaluated on your:

• commitment,
• attitude towards learning a new language,
• attitude towards understanding why some of your classmates may have difficulty learning English. 
• attitude towards helping some of your classmates learn English ALL YEAR long.

There is NO evaluation/grade on your ability to speak and write your new language.

Now Click on the Conclusion tab.

Cogratulations, you have reached this part!



Let's discuss these questions all together...



1. Did you enjoy learning a new language or was it frustrating? 

2. Do you think learning a new laguage is easy or difficult? (Remember, you only had to learn 1 sentence)  

3. Do have a new appreciation for someone trying to learn a new language, like English?

4. Will you commit to helping some of your classmates learn English?

 

Dr Racek,

This one came from the heart.

Apart from the article on the 5 most common foreign born immigrants in the United States (of which I choose the top three) and the You Tube video credits, I did not feel the need to comfirm what it "common" knowledge, that immigrant children, who speak a different language other than English, have a difficult time assimilating in a school environment, especially in the earlier grades.

Berraco Spanish. (2017). How to say my name is in Spanish : Lesson 1 (chapter 1) - basic Spanish conversation. YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxMtCagbZFPm0xCRNnZrr_4vLw-Cyyt_Pb

Migration Policy Institute. (2023). Comparing migrant stock: The five largest foreign-born groups in Australia, Canada, and the United States. Retrieved from https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/comparing-migrant-stock-five-largest-foreign-born-groups-australia-canada-and

Strive4impact. (2014). How to say my name is in Hindi. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU8vA_GWzcY&t=17s

Study Tagalog. (2017). Tagalog for beginners: My name is. YouTube. Retrieved from   https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxMBbwPmwtP7dmIg54gNgG3zguZU5O7Tj9

Grade Level: 3-5, 

Curriculum: General - Within the first week of class 

This lesson addressed several of the cultural relevancies discussed in this week’s reading.  The first one is that it achieved “cultural awareness” as an acknowledgement of cultural and individual differences through implementation of instructional and learning activities that introduced various native languages to the entire classroom. In addition, the lesson created a culturally supportive and safe environment, in which to learn about - as well as include and integrate - learner's native languages. And last but not least, was the lesson’s instructional integration of technology as an essential tool for learning and teaching.

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