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¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español!
Mrs. Courtney MitchellRoom: A111
By phone: #410-313-28678:25-10:00; 2:10-2:45
Email: [email protected]
¿Quién es la profesora?
¿Quién es la profesora?Undergraduate degree in Spanish and Religious Studies with a concentration in Anthropology from
Towson (2005)Masters of Arts in Teaching from Towson (2008)Traveled to Peru (3 times), Spain, France, Italy &
GreeceLived and studied in
Cuernavaca, MéxicoHas taught Spanish 1-5 at Mercy High School (1
year), Towson High School (3 years) & Howard High (5 years)
EL CURSO: ESPAÑOL II HONORES
Realidades 2: Capítulos 1A-4BWhat do you do in school?
What do you do after your classes?What is your daily routine?
What did you buy?What did you do yesterday?
When I was a child…Holidays & Celebrations
National Standards
Communication
Culture
Connections
Comparisons
Community
World Language Promotion
Why take a foreignlanguage?
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? Trivia
Currently, there are over 330 million Spanish speakers in the
world. True or False.
Why learn Spanish? Trivia
True.
Why learn Spanish? Trivia
Spanish is the official language in how many different countries?
Why learn Spanish? Trivia
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? Trivia
Spanish is one of the ______ official languages of the United Nations. Four?
Five? Six?
Bonus: Can you name the others?
Why learn Spanish? Trivia
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 1st 2010. 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?
