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¡ Bienvenidos a la clase de español!. Mrs . Courtney Mitchell Room: A111 By phone: #410-313- 2867 8:25-10:00; 2:10-2:45 Email: courtney_mitchell@ hcpss.org. ¿Quién es la profesora?. Undergraduate degree in Spanish and Religious Studies with a concentration in Anthropology at TU (2005)
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Mrs. Courtney Mitchell Room: A111 By phone: #410-313-2867 8:25-10:00; 2:10-2:45 Email: courtney_mitchell@hcpss.org ¿Quién es la profesora?
Undergraduate degree in Spanish and Religious Studies with a concentration in Anthropology at TU (2005) Masters of Arts in Teaching at TU (2008) Traveled to Peru (3 times), Spain, France, Italy & Greece Lived and studied in Cuernavaca, México Has taught Spanish 1-5 at Mercy High School (1 year), Towson High School (3 years) & Howard High (5 years) ¿Quién es la profesora?
EL CURSO: ESPAÑOL III & III HONORES Realidades 2: Capítulos 5A -9B • Natural Disasters • Accidents & Hospitals • Movies & Television • Food: Cooking & Outside Celebrations • Traveling & Tourism • Future & Environment
National Standards Communication Culture Connections Comparisons Community
World Language Why take a foreign language?
World Language Trivia • Studying a second language for a number of years may contribute to higher __________. a. IQ scores b. Grade point average c. SAT scores
La respuesta correcta • The correct answer is : • c. SAT scores
Why learn Spanish? • Currently, there are over 330 million Spanish speakers in the world. True or False.
Why learn Spanish? • True.
Why learn Spanish? • Spanish is the official language in how many different countries?
Why learn Spanish? • 21 • Additionally, there are 25-30 countries where the Spanish-speaking population is significant-including the United States, Canada, Morocco, & the Philippines.
Why learn Spanish? • Spanish is one of the ______ official languages of the United Nations. Four? Five? Six? Bonus: Can you name the others?
Why learn Spanish? • SIX • Arabic, Mandarin, English, French, & Russian
In the U.S… • Fact: As of 1998, the United States has the fifth largest Hispanic population. • At present there are _____ million Hispanics living in the US, representing 16% of the total population as of April 1st2010. Hispanics are now the first minority.
In the U.S… • 50.5 million
¡Gracias por venir! I look forward to working with you and your child this year! ¿Preguntas? ¿Comentarios?