Learning a Foreign Language through English

Joseph CaldareraCUIN 6320Product 3

July 3, 2008

TEKS Objectives –

• §114.23. Levels III and IV - Intermediate Progress Checkpoint (Grade level 9-12)

•(3) Connections. The student uses the language to make connections with othersubject areas and to acquire information. The student is expected to:

(B) use the language at the intermediate proficiency level to obtain, reinforce, or expand knowledge of other subject areas.

•(4) Comparisons. The student develops insight into the nature of language and culture by comparing the student's own language and culture to another.

The student is expected to:(A) use the language at the intermediate proficiency level to demonstrate an

understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the student's own language and the language studied

Sources

• Graphics– Arch of Titus:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12032604@N06/1252336894

• Sounds– Microsoft Clip Organizer

• Latin – Dictionary: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Latin/

• TEKS objectives– http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter114/ch114c.html

Which Category??• Stump • Sugar• Glass• Example• Frequency • Passenger• Enough• Diligent• Water• Vanity• Circumstance• Heart• Field

• Slit• Oracle • Ambiguous• Represent• Snap • Education• Oven• Ridiculous• Swine• Lip balm• Night• Sensuality• Confirmation

A•Stump•Sugar•Glass

•Enough•Water•Heart•Field•Slit

•Snap•Oven•Swine

•Lip balm•Night

B•Example

•Frequency•Passenger

•Diligent•Vanity

•Circumstance•Oracle

•Ambiguous•Represent•Education•Ridiculous•Sensuality

•Confirmation

Preliminary Generalizations

1. What do all the words in Category A have in common?

2. Category B?

Let’s Look at our Data

• Stump• Sugar• Glass• Enough• Water• Heart• Field• Slit• Snap• Oven• Swine• Lip balm• Night

Column A- English Words Derived from GERMAN• Stumpf • Zucker• Glas• Genug• Wasser• Herz• Feld• Schlitz• Snappen• Ofen• Schwein• Lippenbalsem• Nacht

Let’s Look at our Data

• Example• Frequency• Passenger• Diligent• Vanity• Circumstance• Oracle• Ambiguous• Represent• Education• Ridiculous• Sensuality• Confirmation

Column B- English Words Derived from LATIN•EXEMPLVM•FREQVENTIA•PASAIERUS•DILIGENS•VANITVS•CIRCVMSTANCVS•ORACVLVM•AMBIGVVS•REPRESENTARE•EDVCATIO•RIDICVLVS•SENSVALITVS•CONFIRMATIO

1) Français

2) Español

3) Português

4) Italiano

5) Rumanio

Let’s Learn French !• Example• Frequency• Passenger• Diligent• Vanity• Circumstance• Oracle• Ambiguous• Represent• Education• Ridiculous• Sensuality• Confirmation

• EXEMPLVM• FREQVENTIA• PASAIERUS• DILIGENS• VANITVS• CIRCVMSTANCVS• ORACVLVM• AMBIGVVS• REPRESENTARE• EDVCATIO• RIDICVLVS• SENSVALITVS• CONFIRMATIO

• Exemple• Fréquence• Pasagère• Diligent• Vanité• Circonstance• Oracle• Ambigu• Réprésenter• Éducation• Ridicule• Sensualité• Confirmation

Why Stop There?PUSH Yourself a Little Bit!

PUSH

Pousser (Fr)

Empujar (Sp)

Empurrar (Por)

Spingere (It)

You already have a Wealth of VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY

Vocabulaire (Fr)

Vocabulario (Sp)

Vocabulário (Por)

Vocabolario (It)

You just need to learn the MECHANICS of the language

MECHANICS

Méchaniques (Fr)

Mecánicas (Sp)

Mecânicos (Por)

Mecchanichi (It)

And Polish your PRONUCIATION

PRONUNCIATION

Pronunciation (Fr)

Pronunciación (Sp)

Pronúncia (Por)

Pronuncia (It)

Sure, you’ll come across some DIFFICULTY

DIFFICULTY

Difficulté (Fr)

Dificultad (Sp)

Dificuldade (Por)

Difficultà (It)

But with TIME

TIME

Temps (Fr)

Tiempo (Sp)

Tempo (Por)

Tempo (It)

COURAGE

COURAGE

Courage (Fr)

Valor (Sp)

Coragem (Por)

Coraggio (It)

And MOTIVATION

MOTIVATION

Motivation (Fr)

Motivación (Sp)

Motivacão (Por)

Motivazione (It)

You’ll find that learning a language opens up a whole new WORLD

WORLD

Monde (Fr)

Mundo (Sp)

Mundo (Por)

Mondo (It)

ARCHESThe Romans constructed arches as monuments

to celebrate victories and heroes.

Arches are also gateways to the past, to new ideas, and to new worlds.

Step Right Through!

Fin