Build Confidence to Learn a New Language (adaptable for distance learning

I Want to be an Ambassador! Build Confidence to Learn a New Language

This Teachers’ Resource is specifically designed for foreign language classrooms, and educators who are tasked with encouraging students to enroll in a foreign language class; and/or to help students who are enrolled to build confidence in learning a new language early in the curriculum.

This Teachers’ Resource includes a detailed presentation script, suggested topics for Q&A, and a PowerPoint to use as a visual aid to support messaging.

This resource has been created to align with American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, providing a foundation to promote goals of communication, culture, connections, comparisons, and communities, to stress the application of learning a language beyond the instructional setting. https://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/publications/standards/World-ReadinessStandardsforLearningLanguages.pdf

In our increasingly global society, speaking multiple languages is a tremendous asset for young people as they enter the job market, or even just to socialize and collaborate with people from diverse populations. But learning a foreign language could be an intimidating task, especially if that language uses a different writing system and tones and pronunciations than the language one currently speaks.

This Teachers’ Resource is an excellent tool to help build a comfort level in students by presenting the many ways in which we use language for enjoyment, enrichment, and advancement – and that’s all illustrated with a fun introduction to the most commonly spoken language on the planet: Chinese.

This Teachers’ Resource is adaptable for distance-learning; and, it can be used as a guideline for an instructor who would like to pre-record this presentation.

This Teachers’ Resource is designed to be used in tandem with the Luminari video I Want to be an Ambassador! Build Confidence to Learn a New Language (Link provided in Resource.)

GRADE LEVEL OF TARGET GROUP: 8th – 10th grade. Adaptable for 6th – 12th graders.

TOTAL TIME: Can be delivered in a 30 - 45-minute session, depending on class size.

This Teachers' Resource has been made available for free to educators thanks to the generosity of Luminari, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit organization founded to foster activities that broaden minds and inspire innovation. www.luminari.org