Week 1 1. Syllabus / Expectations Summary of Course Description Aug 27, 2012 2. Update distribution list Assignments: 3. Dates for the BTLPT 1. Download the BTLPT (TExES 190) Practice test examination available from: 4. Historical development of 2. PP 1: Spanish Research The Language Cervantes Spanish-research study Reading: Rosado, L. (2005, December). The Language of Cervantes: Alive and well in Texas. Hispania, 456-469. 88 (4), Sept 3rd Labor Day Week 2 The connection between PP 2: La Conexión Span-Eng Sept 10, 2012 Spanish and English Reading: Morris & Rosado (2009), Chapter 1: La Gramática del Lenguaje Week 3 Grammar overview PP 4: Grammar overview Sept 17, 2012 Overview of Spanish grammar Rosado & Morris (2009), Chapter 2: La Reading: Ortografía Week 4 Review of Spanish PP 5: Ortografía Sept 24, 2012 orthography Reading: Review the BTLPT practice examination —Ortografía available from: Week 5 Components of the Bilingual PP 3: BTLPT Oct1, 2012 Target Language Proficiency Reading: Chapter 3: La Comprensión Auditiva Test--Spanish TExES Competency I—Listening Comprehension Week 6 1. Listening comprehension Read Chapter 5: La Comunicación Oral Oct 8, 2012 activities TExES Competency II—Oral Expression 2. Reading comprehension Week 7 Oral Communication Rehearse questions for the oral part of the of the Oct 15, 2012 BTLPT test. Week 8 Oral Communication Practice for the oral UTA-BTLPT Oct 22, 2012 assessment (Bilingual Target Proficiency—Spanish Reading: Chapter 6—La Comunicación Escrita Training (Performance will Comprehension TExES Competency III—Reading be graded) October 22-27 TABE Conference San Antonio, Texas Week 9 Analysis of oral Oct 29, 2012 communication Week 10 Written Communication Assignment: Letter to a parent or an administrator Nov 5, 2012 Expression TExES Competency IV—Written Week 11 1. Writing paragraph Evaluate Fourth Grade TASK/STAAR Released Nov 12, 2012 - to persuade, to test—Lectura y redacción explain… Collect Writing sample 2. Writing lesson plans in Spanish
Week 1 Aug 27, 2012 1. Syllabus / Expectations 2. Update distribution list 3. Dates for the BTLPT examination 4. Historical development of Spanish-research study Summary of Course Description Assignments: 1. Download the BTLPT (TExES 190) Practice test available from: 2. PP 1: Spanish Research The Language Cervantes Reading: Rosado, L. (2005, December). The Language of Cervantes: Alive and well in Texas. Hispania, 88 (4), 456-469. Sept 3rd Labor Day Week 2 Sept 10, 2012 The connection between Spanish and English PP 2: La Conexión Span-Eng Reading: Morris & Rosado (2009), Chapter 1: La Gramática del Lenguaje Week 3 Sept 17, 2012 Grammar overview PP 4: Grammar overview Overview of Spanish grammar Reading: Rosado & Morris (2009), Chapter 2: La Ortografía Week 4 Sept 24, 2012 Review of Spanish orthography —Ortografía PP 5: Ortografía Reading: Review the BTLPT practice examination available from: Week 5 Oct1, 2012 Components of the Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test--Spanish PP 3: BTLPT Reading: Chapter 3: La Comprensión Auditiva TExES Competency I—Listening Comprehension Week 6 Oct 8, 2012 1. Listening comprehension activities 2. Reading comprehension Read Chapter 5: La Comunicación Oral TExES Competency II—Oral Expression Week 7 Oct 15, 2012 Oral Communication Rehearse questions for the oral part of the of the BTLPT test. Week 8 Oct 22, 2012 Oral Communication assessment (Bilingual Target Proficiency—Spanish Training (Performance will be graded) Practice for the oral UTA-BTLPT Reading: Chapter 6—La Comunicación Escrita TExES Competency III—Reading Comprehension October 22-27 TABE Conference San Antonio, Texas Week 9 Oct 29, 2012 Analysis of oral communication Week 10 Nov 5, 2012 Written Communication Assignment: Letter to a parent or an administrator TExES Competency IV—Written Expression Week 11 Nov 12, 2012 1. Writing paragraph - to persuade, to explain… Collect Writing sample 2. Writing lesson plans in Spanish Evaluate Fourth Grade TASK/STAAR Released test—Lectura y redacción
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