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Making Bridges:

Making Bridges:. Connecting Curriculum to Spanish Speaking Cultures. Quepos , Costa Rica. Why Culture?. 1. Students. Peace Bridge, By Santiago Calatrava Calgary, Canada. Why Culture?. 2 . National Standards. Communication Cultures Connections Comparisons Communities.

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Making Bridges:

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  1. Making Bridges: Connecting Curriculum to Spanish Speaking Cultures Quepos, Costa Rica

  2. Why Culture? 1. Students Peace Bridge, By Santiago Calatrava Calgary, Canada

  3. Why Culture? 2. National Standards Communication Cultures Connections Comparisons Communities Immortal Bridge, Mount Tai China

  4. Why Culture? 3. Spanish Language International Bridge, Crossing the Rio Grande El Paso, Texas

  5. What is Culture? It’s like water - it’s in constant change. Natural Ice Bridge, Patagonia

  6. What is Culture? Student Self-Assessment Puerta de Álcala, Madrid, España

  7. How do we DO Culture? It’s a Ladder. Take one step at a time. Ronda, España

  8. How do we DO Culture? Road blocks ??

  9. How do we DO Culture? Assess individual needs – Differentiate.

  10. How do we DO Culture? Focus on Skills: Speaking Provide creative opportunities to speak in the target language. London Bridge, London, England

  11. How do we DO Culture? Focus on Skills: Writing Provide writing experiences – focus on enriching vocabulary, using a cultural context. Grammar grows slowly – and only with practice. Language acquisition is not linear, it’s a spiraling helix. Emilia-Romagna Bridge, by Calatrava, Italy

  12. How do we DO Culture? Focus on Skills: INTEGRATED Combining and layering two or more language skills and activities. Navajo Bridge, Arizona

  13. How do we DO Culture? Focus on Skills: Reading Provide guided reading activities, rich in culture with frequent comprehension checks. Monteverde, Costa Rica

  14. How do we DO Culture? Focus on Skills: Listening Provide multiple opportunities to hear the target language spoken by native speakers on a variety of topics. Footbridge, Iguazú Falls, Argentina

  15. TECHNO Culture? Focus on Professional Development The Same Skills But . . . A Different Learner A Faster Pace A New Delivery System Provide creative opportunities to speak in the target language. Puente San Martín, Toledo, España (Roman Bridge) Estación del Oriente, Lisboa, Portugal (Santiago Calatrava)

  16. TECHNO Culture? Focus on Professional Development The bridges we build today, will reach greater and greater distances. We’ll communicate in new ways with people we may never see. 7 Mile Bridge, Florida

  17. Why Culture? Connections and Community Provide opportunities to connect globally.

  18. Can you DOCulture? • Are you willing . . . • To change your point of view? • To be more flexible? • To stretch???

  19. Let’s DOCulture? Linda Egnatz Lincoln-Way North High School Frankfort, IL 60423 www.ictfl.org www.lwnegnatzclass.wikispaces.com

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