Bienvenidos
Welcome!
 Learning another language is not easy,
but most people can learn a second
language IF they are willing to put in the
necessary time.
Practical suggestions
 STUDY EVERY DAY! A foreign language
course is different from any other course
you take. Language learning is
cumulative: you cannot put it off until the
weekend.
 DISTRIBUTE YOUR STUDY TIME in 15to 30-minute periods throughout the day.
Focus on a different task each time:
vocabulary now, grammar next, etc.
 Approximately 80% of your study time
should be spent in recitation or practice.
 ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN EVERY
CLASS--even if you are not well
prepared. Learn the grammar and
vocabulary outside of class in order to
make the most of class time.
 MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE IN
THE CLASSROOM. Get to know your
classmates, so you will feel you are
among friends. Get to know your teacher.
 Compare new grammatical structures in
your foreign language to their English
equivalents

PRACTICE FOR TESTS by doing what
you will have to do on the test.
1. Over-learn: study beyond the point of
recognition to mastery!
2. Create your own test questions.
 DEVELOP A GOOD ATTITUDE.
 GET HELP IF YOU NEED IT. I am
available during Study Hall!
 Train yourself through practice to notice
and remember details such as accents
and gender agreement.
 Isolate new vocabulary and study it
separately. DON'T write between the
lines! Make flash cards using
quizlet.com. Print them out! Carry them
with you and recite them several times
during the day at odd moments.
Overlearn them until they are automatic.
 LISTENING and SPEAKING are
performance skills. You may do well at
these if you are naturally outgoing.
Students in foreign language classes
often have difficulty hearing and speaking
because they are anxious about making
mistakes. It's OK to make mistakes! Have
fun trying to speak!
 When called on in class, say something,
even it it's wrong: you'll learn from it. If
you need a moment to think, repeat the
question. If you don't know the answer,
say in your foreign language, "I don't
know" or "help!"
RULES
 Law #1 - RESPECT - Treat and speak to
other students as well as the teacher with
as much respect as you would like for
yourself. Everyone is equal in this class.
Everyone deserves respect.
 Law #2 -EATING - Do not eat in the
classroom. This law applies to chewing
gum. It gets in the way of correct
pronunciation!!!
 Law #3 -SEATS - Be in your assigned
seat before class begins. If you are not
in your seat, you will be marked late and
have to make up time after school
 Law #4 -PARTICIPATE - Participation
is10% of your grade. This means that
you should display a positive manner by
paying attention, raising your hand, and
being prepared for class with materials
and homework
 Law #5 -EFFORT - When you show that
you are making an effort to participate in
a positive manner to the class, your
grade will reflect this effort.
 Law #6 -CONDUCT - Do not cause any
actions which would be considered
misconduct such as talking out of turn,
not paying attention, or distracting others.
We want positive conduct in our
classroom. It makes for a much nicer
learning environment.
 Law #7 -TOOLS - Tools refers to
materials. Be prepared with pencils,
pens, paper, homework, book, etc... on
your desk at the beginning of the period.
You will NOT be permitted to go to your
lockers once class has started. The less
time wasted in class will benefit you.
Grading Policy:
Marking period grades will be determined as
follows:
Homework .................……….......20 percent
Participation ............................... 10 percent
Quiz / Tests / Projects ............... 70 percent
Notebook and Folder
 I require that you keep a notebook and
a folder just for Spanish. Should you
take notes...YES. If I write something on
the board, overhead, or SmartBoard write
it in your notebook. This is important
because most things in presentations or
written on the board will show up on a
quiz or test.
Phrases for Spanish Class
Spanish
English
Can I go to the bathroom?
¿Puedo ir al baño?
Can I get a drink of water?
¿Puedo ir a tomar agua?
How do you say… in Spanish?
¿Como se dice … en español?
Open your books
Abre tu libro
Close your books
Cierra tu libro
Is there homework?
¿Hay tarea esta noche?
Please
Por favor
Hello
Hola
Until tomorrow
Hasta mañana
I hope you have a nice weekend
Espero que tenga un buen fin de
semana
I hope you have a good day
Espero que tenga un buen día
I need a piece of paper.
Necesito una hoja de papel.
I need a pencil.
Necesito un lapiz.
Copy the Phrase
English
Spanish
Can I go to the
bathroom?
¿Puedo ir al
baño?
Copy the Phrase
English
Spanish
Can I get a drink
of water?
¿Puedo ir a
tomar agua?
Copy the Phrase
English
Spanish
I need a pencil.
Necesito un lápiz