Curtain & Dahlberg

Ch. 1 - Second Language Acquisition
3<    What can the elementary or middle school FL teacher do to create a classroom climate that promotes SLA?

Ch. 17 - Program Types
1<    Immersion:  Total, Two-way, Partial;   Content-based FLES; FLES; Exploratory

4/5<    You are teaching French/Spanish at a high school.  The K-8 principals come to you and ask your advice about starting an early language program.  What would you suggest? Include the program type (along with its strengths and weaknesses), the rationale for your choice, and staffing considerations.

Ch. 10- Content-related Instruction
2<    What is the justification for having content-related instruction?
2<      What are other curricular areas that have potential for content-related instruction and why?
2/3<   Explain Cummins' model - Figure 10.2 and give a classroom example for each quadrant.

Ch. 11 - Immersion
3<    Review the characteristics of immersion programs and identify which ones you can apply to a more "traditional" FL classroom.

OMAGGIO HADLEY - Epilogue

2<    guidelines for planning lessons

Ohio Academic Content Standards: K-12 Foreign Languages (Answer these questions during/after the class discussion)

1<    "Multiple Entry Points"
1<   Benchmarks
1<   Grade-Level Indicators
2<   Explain the graph on p. 148
2<   steps for developing a standards-based lesson (p. 165)