Salve! Guten Tag! Bonjour! ¡Buenos Días!
Welcome to the Wonderful World of IFL!
Introduction to Foreign Language is a semester elective exposing students to the languages and cultures of Latin, French, German and Spanish. In addition, students will explore the history and origins of human language, focusing primarily on the development of the Indo-European language family. Students will compare and contrast the other languages and cultures and learn how other languages and cultures have influenced the English language and the American culture. With each language, we will study a particular aspect of its culture which affects American culture today. We study how ancient Romans laid out their cities, and how we still follow that same model today. We learn the literary elements of a fairy tale, and how the Grimm Brothers set the standard for our literature today. We learn many French food terms and how to navigate a French menu. We study Hispanic life in America today.
When time allows, we learn little bits from many other world languages. Some of the languages we have studied include: American Sign Language, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Hebrew, Hindi, Farsi, Turkish, Chinese, Vietnamese and Arabic.
Check this page regularly to find out what we are doing each day. (Special note to 5th period: Due to our meeting daily, the dates may not match exactly. Please understand this and accomodate this accordingly. ) Below the list of assignments you will find fun links to explore languages and cultures from around the world. Have fun exploring!
4/14 Begin French! Greetings, classroom expressions, French words in English, and basic pronunciation.
4/16 French colors, numbers, alphabet, and basic conversation.
4/17 Read about the history of the French language and answer questions.
4/21 French explorers in North America. See video and complete WS.
4/23 Voyageons en France! Take a virtual trip to Paris, Normandie and Bretagne. See video and complete WS.
4/24 French cuisine and culinary expressions used in English.
Note: 5th period celebrates PAT and we will dine on French food and watch "Ratatouille."
4/28 clothing and color vocabulary in French. Learn about the fashion world in Paris. Complete TWO WS- one with French vocab and one with facts about the fashion industry in Paris.
4/30 Parlez-vous français? Complete WS
5/1 music field trip. Students left behind will get started on the French skit idea.
5/5 Louis Pasteur. Learn about this influential and important French scientist. Complete a packet about his life and work and if you get an "A" on this packet, your science teacher has agreed to award you extra credit.
5/7 Who was Jeanne d"Arc? (In English she is called Joan of Arc.) Learn about the life of this historically important French teenaged girl. Complete WS
5/8 French skit work.
5/12 French skit work.
5/14 Present skits.
5/15 Au revoir, le français! ¡Hola español! Begin Spanish. Quick video on Spain. Complete WS.
5/18 all period day. Spanish consonants and practice.
5/19 even day- Spanish pronunciation, alphabet and numbers.
5/21 7th grade history sol. Spanish counting, alphabet and colors.
5/26 Math 7 SOL. Visit Spain (virtually) via video. Complete WS
5/28 7th grade Reading SOL. Leave Spain and start learning about the names and places where Spanish is spoken in the "new world." Quick videos on Argentina & Guatemala. Complete WS
6/2 Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Complete WS.
6/4 ¿Habla español? Learn more Spanish vocabulary and phrases. Complete WS.
6/5 Next stop? ¡México! Complete WS
6/9 Big holiday tradition in Mexico: Day of the Dead.. honor your ancestors. See video called, "Food for the Ancestors." Complete WS
6/11 Why do people leave their country and come to the US? They have been coming now for a few hundred years. What are some of the reasons? What are the hardships? Each culture has an impact on American Culture. Remember the German traditions of Christmas trees? Santa? and Easter eggs? Fairy Tales? The French traditions regarding food and cooking? Learn about a popular Hispanic tradition called "Quinceañera." It is like our Sweet 16 except it is "Sweet 15." Learn about a Hispanic girl who is turning 15 and her life in America.
6/12 More on Sweet 15. See film.
6/16 Finish Sweet 15 and complete WS
Remember these facts:
Our language family is called: Indo-European.
Romance languages are based on Latin (the language of Rome)
English is a Germanic language.
French and Spanish are Romance languages ( as are: Italian, Portugese, and Romanian)
Therefore: French and Spanish are sisters
German and English are sisters
German and English are cousins to French and Spanish
For fun and enrichment check out the links to games below and explore the exciting world of language!
Vale! Auf Wiedersehen! Au revoir! ¡Adiós! I have enjoyed having you all in my class this quarter, be sure to say "hi" in the halls! I will miss each and every one of you!!
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