Foreign Languages & ESOL

Welcome to the Foreign Language & ESOL Department

 

Welcome to the Foreign Language & ESOL Blog for Campbell High School. Here will find the contact information for our teachers and news about our department and programs. Contact any of our teachers by accessing their Blog under FL & ESOL Faculty on your left.

9th Grade Orientation Assembly - Spanish Flyer

Academia IDEA Summer Reading 2009-2010

Download 9th orientation flyer2

Download Summer Reading 9

Download Summer Reading Condensed

ESOL Resources for content area teachers

Websites for Working with ESOL Students:

County Resources
1.    http://www.cobbk12.org/esol/esol/iwc.htm
Cobb County International Welcome Center website, contact information
2.    http://flesolcobbcentral.typepad.com/iwc/
International Welcome Center Blog, resources and description of services

General Sites for Mainstream Teachers:
1.    http://www.lessonwriter.com/default.aspx
Site that offers specific help in scaffolding, assessment, and building vocabulary for content area lessons

2.    http://www.worksheetworks.com
Many worksheets and graphic organizers for the content areas

3.    http://www.teacherfirst.com/content/ESL/ESLhintintro.cfm
Top ten hints for working with ELLS in regular classrooms, as well as specific strategies linked to classroom practices
    
4.    http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/index.htm and http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/commun.htm
Resources and guidelines for working with ELLs, especially for content area teachers; How to help with difficult texts plus links to comprehensible worksheets and tests

5.    http://www.cal.org/resources/archive/rgos/mainstream.html
        Resources for mainstream teachers    

6.    http://education.uncc.edu/MORE/StartResources/OnlineRes.htm#C-language_arts
        Many links for content area teachers at all levels    

7.    http://www.tki.org.nz/r/esol/esolonline/strategies_e.php (see #4 below for math only)
Mainstream and ESOL teaching strategies for secondary; sample units with language objectives

Websites for MS/HS Mathematics:
1.    http://www.tki.org.nz/r/esol/esolonline/secondary_mainstream/classroom/teaching_maths_e.php
Teaching Math to ESOL Students: General Principles and Background Reading

2.    http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/Multicultural/MulticulturalNew/ESOLCurriculumSecondary.htm
Math topics, vocabulary, and translations in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole and Portuguese, sample math activities with ELLs, and multilingual math word wall (in color) cards, ready to print

3.    www.funbooklets.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/MATHEMATICS-FOR-ESOL-STUDENTS.doc
        Bilingual English/Spanish explanations of terms

4.    www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/ESL/LEPmathResource.pdf    
        Enhanced math scope and sequence, with strategies, for use with ELLs in math

5.    http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/FrayerModel.html
        Using the Frayer model in mathematics; also has other content areas

6.    http://oame.on.ca/main/files/thinklit/FrayerModel.pdf
        Expanding math vocabulary with the Frayer model

7.    http://www.nwrel.org/msec/images/resources/justgood/11.99.pdf
        Teaching Math and Science to ELLs

Web Sites for Specialty/Connections Teachers:
1.    www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/
    A font of lesson plans in Art, Music, PE, Health, etc. with ESL connections

2.    www.pecentral.org
Links to hundreds of lesson plans from teachers all over the world on health and PE

3.    soe.ucdavis.edu/ms0708/180sec1/warwickt/web/interventionppt.ppt
        Power Point on using music to increase language fluency    

4.    http://www.esl-galaxy.com/music.htm
Connecting music and language    

5.    http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/
Art-integrated resources for K-12 classrooms    

6.    www.pacificnet.net/~mandel
    Go to the arts link for many ideas

7.    http://www.njcu.edu/cill/vol3/rucinski-hatch.html
        Fine art and ESOL-developing language    

8.    www.state.nj.us/education/frameworks/arts/chap5.pdf
Pages 19-26: Excellent breakdown of instructional adaptations for students with limited English proficiency, including preparation, strategies, vocabulary enhancement ideas, and sample lesson adaptations

9.    www.state.nj.us/education/frameworks/chpe/chapter9.pdf
Same as no. 7, but for health and PE (Pages 37-48)

Middle/High School Specific
1.    http://escort.org/?q=node/153
        Help Kit for teaching Secondary ELLs

2.    http://www.alliance.brown.edu/db/ea_catalog.php#M
Downloadable copies of:
Meeting the Literacy Needs of Adolescent ELLs through Content Area Learning
Part 1- Focus on Motivation and Engagement
Part 2- Focus on Developing Academic Literacy Habits and Skills Across Content Areas

3.    http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/biling/teares-sims-ms-conc-slides.pdf
        Samples of working graphic organizers in content areas    

4.    http://ncela.edstudies.net/practice/mainstream/volume_I.pdf
Educating English Language Learners: Building Teacher Capacity, pp. 28-51  Content area specific ideas for working in regular classrooms

5.    http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/Multicultural/MulticulturalNew/ContentAreaFolders/SciencePictureVocabularyCards.pdf
        Science vocabulary picture cards for printing, with and without definitions

6.    http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/Multicultural/MulticulturalNew/ESOLCurriculumSecondarySS.htm
        Social Studies content info    

7.    http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/Multicultural/MulticulturalNew/ESOLCurriculumSecondaryLangArts.htm
        Language Arts content info    

8.    http://www.wordgeneration.org/proven.html
        Videos with Catherine Snow on strategies for word generation

Business Tech Websites for working with ELLs

1.  http://jccdrc.jobcorps.gov/ELL/address
This is the home page for Job Corps and English Language Learners.  It has a wealth of information for all teachers in this area.  I gave a related address to this one to the two after-lunch groups-this is the main page for ELLs and is well worth visiting.

2.  http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Lau-BusinessCommunication.htm
An article called "Teaching Business Communication to LEP (Limited English Proficient) Students"  specific to mainstream classrooms.  Many other related articles on this academic area can be found on this online journal site by typing in "business".
Also good for other academic areas.  

3.  http://esl.about.com
Click on "Business English" in the left-hand column for many articles.

4.  http://llt.msu.edu/intro.html
Journal on second language acquisition and the use of technologies.  The summer 2003 issue has an article on "Combining ESOL and Business Communications in US Classrooms" for example.

Campbell High School Foreign Language Course Offering

FOREIGN LANGUAGE
French (Level 1 – 5)
This is an introduction to the French language, which includes the four language skills:  listening, speaking, writing, and reading.  An in-depth study of French culture will be an integral part of this course.  
AP French Literature/Language
This course is designed to prepare students to take the AP language test by in-depth study of grammar and intensive practice of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. These courses are a full year commitment.  Recommended Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation
German (Levels 1 – 6)
This course is an introduction to the German language, which includes language skills, enrichment opportunities, and oral communication.  An in-depth study of the German culture will be an integral part of this course.
Japanese (Levels 1 - 3)
This course is primarily a distance-learning class in which excellent attendance is mandatory.  Completion of Japanese I & II will meet
college prep requirements.  
Latin (Levels 1 – 4)
This is an introduction to the Latin language and Roman civilization.  The course will focus on Latin vocabulary, grammar, translation, English derivatives, and Roman geography, daily life, history, and mythology.
Spanish (Levels 1 – 5)
This is an introduction to the Spanish language, which includes the four language skills:  listening, speaking, writing, and reading.  An in-depth study of Spanish culture will be an integral part of this course.  
AP Spanish Literature/Language
This course is designed to prepare students to take the AP language test by in-depth study of grammar and intensive practice of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. These courses are a full year commitment.  Recommended Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation
Spanish for Spanish Speakers I
This course is designed for Spanish Heritage Speakers and will focus on advanced skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.  Essay development and novel reading are integral to this course.  
Spanish for Spanish Speakers II
This course is for Spanish Heritage Speakers and will focus on advanced skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.  Essay development, novel reading, and an in-depth study of culture, literature, and history of the Spanish-speaking world are integral to this course. Prerequisite:  Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1

ESOL
IEL Communication Skills (I-II)  
This course will focus on the acquisition of social and instructional language across the four language domains as prescribed in WIDA Standard 1. This course is to be offered in conjunction with IEL I: Reading and Listening in the Content areas.
Prerequisite:  Placement by IWC or ESOL Department Head
IEL Reading and Listening in the Content Areas I
This course supports and enhances literacy and listening skills necessary for success in the content areas. Guiding the course are the five basic WIDA Standards with particular emphasis on reading and listening skills in language arts, science, social studies and mathematics.
Course is to be offered in conjunction with IEL I: Communications Skills I.   Prerequisite:  Placement by IWC or ESOL Dept Head
IEL Oral Communication in the Content Areas II
This course supports and enhances listening and speaking skills in the content areas and references the five basic WIDA standards with emphasis on the listening and speaking skills in the content areas. The suggested proficiency level of the student is PL 1-3. This course is to be offered in conjunction with IEL II: Communications Skills II.
Current Topics in Reading 1-4 (ESOL)
This course contains the same GPS standards as Current Topics in Reading I. Adaptations in presentation are made to accommodate the needs of ESOL students. Prerequisite:  Recommendation of IWC or ESOL Teacher
Math Study Skills ESOL
This course is designed to prepare the ESOL student for success in Algebra.
Prerequisite:  Placement by the ESOL Department Head or ESOL Math teacher
Study Skills ESOL for GHSGT
This course is designed to prepare the ESOL student for the Georgia High School Graduation Tests.  
Prerequisite:  ESOL 10th – 12th grade AND Recommendation by ESOL teacher
Academic Language of Science and Math
Focuses on teaching students with interrupted or limited formal schooling to decode the specialized vocabulary, symbols and text in science and mathematics.

Latin American Film Festival at the High Museum of Art

Once more the High Museum of Art brings the best of Latin American Films to Atlanta. The festival will run until November 15.

To see the full schedule for the Latin American Festival go to:

http://www.high.org/main.taf?p=4,4,7

Tutoring Schedule 2008-2009

This will be our tutoring schedule for the 2008-2009 academic year. Please contact each teacher to schedule a tutoring session.

Download tutoring_schedule_0809.doc

Worksheets Works

This website has hundreds of printable and customizable worksheets for our classes in different content areas.
http://worksheetworks.com/

Cobb Celebrates National French Week With Competition

In celebration of National French Week, the Cobb County School District held the third annual Cobb County French Competition on Saturday, Nov. 10 on the campus of Kennesaw State University. The university’s Department of Foreign Languages and Office of International Programs and Services collaborated with the District to host the event. KSU international students from North African and Sub-Saharan African countries served as volunteers.
Please see the complete post at COBBCAST

Teacher's Pet

From: http://www.teachers-pet.org/

• Click on the link above
• Click on Get the Pet!
• Follow the instructions for the download to your computer
• Remember to set the settings on microsoft for the macros on medium or low so you can run the application (instructions are included in the file you download)

                                                           

The Teacher's Pet  is a free text tool that can help you transform  text into  fun classroom activities. Developed by a teacher, here are just some of the things the tool can  do:
Crosswords                   Flashcards                   Bingo Cards	Jumbles                   Gap-fill / Cloze tests                   And much more...