Mrs. E. Bittout
Teacher of French / Spanish
Carusi Middle School
Contact Student/Parent
(856) 667-1220
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS AND GUIDELINES
«Bienvenus, bienvenidos, welcome to our exciting class of Spanish and French !»
Course Title: Spanish / French Novice Level - Grades 6, 7 and 8
Objective and Philosophy:
My goal is to provide the students with immediately useful and useable communicative skills such as reading , writing, listening and speaking and to develop his or her knowledge of French / Spanish culture. You will learn to perfect the sound system and you will acquire the basic grammatical structures of the language in contextualized situations. Repetition, memorization and constant practice will be part of the process of learning your second language. I believe that each and every one of you can succeed .With effort, motivation and determination, we will work together toward that objective. «A vos marques»,
«¡ listos !»
In order to be achieved successfully the above goal requires that you :
· 1. Come to class prepared ( Ex. Textbook Allez-Viens / Ven Conmigo, pen, binder ) and on time
· 2. Complete all daily homework
· 3. Put 100 % effort to speak Spanish / French in the classroom and practice outside of class
· 4. Make mistakes in Spanish / French and learn from them
· 5. Ask questions about what we learned, what we are learning, and what we will be learning
· 6. Ask Mrs. Bittout when in need of assistance in French or Spanish
· 7. Follow all school-established policies
Overarching Understanding(s) Related to the Course:
· How can the learning and Mastering of Spanish / French open, widen, and clarify life styles and cultural differences and similarities giving me a new concept of globalism ?
Standards
All lessons are based on the Cherry Hill World Language Standards .Our goal is to meet every standard and benchmark. Standards are posted in the classroom: a copy will be attached to your binder; and, they are also linked to the teacher's website.
Assessment and Reassessment:
Students will be assessed on class participation , class work, projects, group work, quizzes and tests. You will be offered a chance for reassessment in order to meet the standards. You must first complete original assessments before you can be reassessed.
Project / Oral presentation
· The student will play an active role in the creation of collective projects
· The student will be responsible to turn in mini-projects and major-projects on time
· A project that is turned in late will result in points taken off
Homework
· You will have homework every night. While there may not always be a written assignment , at minimum you must spend 15 minutes each evening for review and practice.
· Homework will be checked or collected .
· You will be responsible for all work missed during absences. (get a reliable classmate's phone number). Also extra copies of all assignments given will be at your disposition on the bookshelf «Français» or «Español». See also our classroom Website or see me
Oral participation
· Classroom assignments and oral participation will count as a significant part of the final grade
· «En francais s'il vous plait», «¡en español por favor !». It means that you will put 100 % effort to speak the target language !
Tests and quizzes
Based on Allez-Viens Textbook / Ven Conmigo textbook
Resources and Material Used :
Internet
Tape player/VCR/TV set
Textbook Allez-Viens / Textbook Ven Conmigo
Newspapers
Handouts
Vocabulary flashcards
Charts
Strips
Games
Construction paper
Writing and coloring utensils
Assistance
· Extra help will be available on Tuesdays after school. Also you can see me during MAC period. Please let me know in advance if you wish to meet for assistance
Please, parents and students read and discuss this course highlights and guidelines.
I invite parents or guardians to call or meet me at any time during the school year to discuss your child's progress in Spanish or French class. I also invite you to visit us in our classroom.
I hope to see you during Back to School Night.
Madame/Señora Bittout