期刊名称：Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching (e-FLT)
电子版ISSN：0219-9874
出版年度：2009
卷号：6
期号：2
出版社：National University of Singapore
摘要：Five standards have been established by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages to guide instruction in U.S. schools: Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities (“the 5 Cs”). Perhaps the most difficult of these standards to implement is Connections: Standard 3.1 - Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language. This article describes the implementation of this standard in a high school Spanish class through the use of print and non-print media, student choice, differentiated instruction, and videotaped student presentations. Students completed a questionnaire to identify their preferred school subjects and interests. Then, the teacher grouped students with similar interests and challenged them to devise a project that would increase their knowledge of the topic from the perspective of Spanish-speaking cultures and through the use of Spanish to acquire new information. Students gathered information from Spanish and Latin American websites and from local Spanish language print and non-print media. Presentations included videos, simulated interviews with well-known political, entertainment, and sports figures from the Spanish-speaking world, simulations, PowerPoint presentations, music, and book and live theater reviews. Established rubrics were used to evaluate students’ projects. Students reported increased motivation to continue studying Spanish.
