Angela Khan

• School:

• Language: Italian• Year Level: 9

Context

• Multicultural school

• Disengaged students – more so in Italian

• Large spectrum in skills – transit population

• Compulsory Italian Year 7 – 9

What did I do?

• Explained to students they only had one semester left in compulsory Italian.

• My goal for them is to complete their compulsory Italian time

with a sense of

accomplishment.

• Asked students what

they would like that

accomplishment to be.

What did I learn?

• Most students wanted to learn Italian• Most students had speaking Italian as their

goal.• Need to change my method of teaching Italian.• Students didn’t make connection between

the Italian taught to their desired goal.