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Introductions

FLTA 103

Beginning Tagalog

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Syllabus

Attendance and Homework Web-Based Activities

Quizzes and Finals

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Syllabus

Rationale

Objectives List of Expectations

Course Requirements

Small Group

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Attendance and Homework

50 minutes of classroom experience andan opportunity to listen to the languagebeing spoken

This is an intensive 5 credit coursetherefore, work outside of classroom iscrucial

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Individual and Group Learning

Individual learning outside of class isneeded, language structures and dialogand vocabulary should be reviewedindependently before every classperiod.

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Group Work cooperative learning iscrucial in the success of languagelearning and in other aspects ofacademic life and eventually corporatework life.

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Web-Based Learning

Learn Autonomous learning in the web.All activities and lessons are easilyaccess at www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalogand at www2.seasite.niu.edu/tagvocab

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Quizzes and Finals

A form of a teacher evaluation that isnecessary in determining individualstudent needs.

They are also a form feedback for self-diagnosis and not simply for comparing

ones performance against a norm.

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Students cheating in any form will bereprimanded and will be submitted fordisciplinary action.

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Language Principles

Motivation

the extent to which you make choicesabout goals to pursue and the effortyou will devote to that pursuit

Language Learning Strategies

ability to use effective strategies

Meaningful Activities

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Vocabulary Acquisition Strategies(excerpted from Weaver & Cohen (1997) Strategies-

Based Instruction: a Teacher-Training Manual)

Strategies for acquiring new vocabularycan include:

1. categorization(e.g., according tomeaning, part of speech, formal vs.

informal language forms, alphabeticalorder, or types of clothing or food);

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2. keyword mnemonics (that is, findinga native-language word or phrase withsimilar sounds, and creating a visualimage that ties the word or phrase tothe target-language word;

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learning pato in Spanish by selectingthe similar-sounding English word"pot" and by creating a mental image ofa duck with a pot on its head);

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3. visualization(e.g., through mentalimages, photographs, charts, graphs, orthe drawing of pictures);

4. rhyme/rhythm (e.g., making up

songs or short ditties);

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5. language transfer (e.g., using priorknowledge of native, target, or otherlanguage structures);

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6. repetition(e.g., repeating words over andover to improve pronunciation or spelling,

trying to practice the words using all fourskills: writing new sentences, making upstories using as many new words as

possible, reading texts that contain thosenew words, purposely using the words inconversation and listening for them as theyare used by native speakers).

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You can also:

1. mentally visualizeor draw picturesof a reading, lecture, or conversation tohelp remember it;

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2. use charts to check if your writing isbalanced ("I only have two advantagesin this essay, but six disadvantages.Should I change my topic or should Iadd more advantages?");

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3. create flashcardsor a list of keywords/phrases to help you whengiving an oral presentation in class or toorganize your writing;

4.learn grammar or spelling rules bymaking up rhymes or songs("i before e )

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Other useful activities forlearning new vocabulary:

1. Make vocabulary flashcardsor keepa vocabulary notebook that containsnot just lists of words and theirmeanings or translations, but also someof the following: pictures, sentences

comparing different meanings of thesame word, charts,

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wordssorted by category, variousgrammatical forms of the same word,the mnemonics used to remember thewords, where the word was found orwho said it and in what context,

contrasting of formal and informalwords.

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2. Have your teacher or tutor makeaudiotapes(vs. written lists) of thevocabulary in order to practice thepronunciation of the words --- or tohelp "auditory" learners learn more

efficiently;

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3. Select new words according to:interest, frequency, ease of learning,relative usefulness (professional,personal, or academic), language topic,"it's on the exam," etc.

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Ten Commandments for GoodLanguage Learning

Fear Not!

Dive In! Believe in Yourself!

Seize the Day

Love thy Neighbor

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Get the BIG PICTURE

Cope with the Chaos

Go with your hunches

Make mistakes work FOR YOU

Set your own goals