1. Linda Lanis-International School of Florence

2. Host CountryLanguageInternationalSchoolsEnglishSpeakingEnvironmentSecondvsForeignLanguageFamousCities/Places 3. SECOND LANGUAGE: THE IDEALSITUATION Students start living in a country . They take language lessons at theirschool. They use what they learn in the reallife, enjoying the host countryslanguage and culture, takingadvantage of being sourrounded bythe language they study. 4. COMMON SITUATION Students start living in a country . They take language lessons at theirschool. They speak their second language onlywith the teacher. They remain close to their community,without interacting with the hostcountry people. 5. THE FAMILYS ROLE 6. I do want my child to be fluentas soon as possible, but I donot really have any idea abouthow I can help him because Ido not have any foreignlanguage experience.And I thinkthe schoolshould takecare of it. 7. Why The Family Does Not Help Second language > only a school subject Not used to second language learning Embarassed and shy with their children 8. Proposal A booklet with a series of praticalactivities Having fun together Involving parents and having them as apart of the learning process 9. Scheme Beginners level Presentation of the activity Letter Set of 12 activities Booklet Follow -upTo familiesEach weekTo collect allthe activitiesQuestionnaire+ celebrationNewsletter 10. BeforeDear parents,I would like to propose a list of activities to bedone in Italian at home with your help andsupport. These activities will be given everyMonday and students will have one week tocomplete them.The activities are prepared to be done together(student and his/her family) in order to transformthe daily life in a challenging and motivatinglearning environment.I would appreciate your support in this initiative.If you have any questions, please feel free tocontact me at l.lanis@isfitaly.org 11. After Questionnaire Celebration! 12. Activities based on Speaking Listening Writing Reading Interacting 13. Activity StructureGuidedActivityPresentationFeedbackTips InstructionsReportandComments 14. Lets Cook Together! Instructions: -Cook following therecipe in Italian. -You can use thedictionary, but therecipe must be inItalian. -Speak only in Italian. 15. Lets Cook Together! Tips: -Read the recipe withthe help of thedictionary beforestarting -A good Italianrecipes site is:www.giallozafferano.it 16. What recipe didyou choose?Activity structureHow was theresult?Newexpressions/wordslearnedDifficultiesInformation 17. What recipe didyou choose?nActivity StructureHow was the result?Newexpressions/wordslearnedDifficultiesStudentsreflection 18. Activity StructureWhatrecipe didyouchoose?How was theresult?New expressions/words learnedDifficultiesTo improvevocabulary andinteractiveskills 19. Whatrecipe didyouchoose?Activity structureHow was theresult?Words andexpression:DifficultiesIn order forstudents andteachers toimprove 20. Activity Structure Report:This activity:Easy Challenging Too hard for meI liked it Not so bad I didnt like it 21. Activity StructureComments and suggestions:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 22. Class Activity/Discussion 23. More ExamplesPratical activities 24. Shopping List Instructions: -Go shopping with thelist in Italian - The list must be onlyin Italian, without anytranslation or picture 25. Shopping List Tips: -memorize Italianwords togetherbefore goingshopping 26. Id like instructions: -Order something atthe bar -Talk in Italian to thethe barman -If the barman wants tohelp you and speaks inEnglish, just say: Puparlare in italiano, perfavore? Lo stostudiando. 27. Id like Tips: -write down a list ofuseful expressionsthat you can hear orlisten to. 28. Excuse me? Instructions: -Ask a local for information.It can be about the way to goto a restaurant or a direction.You can ask for the time. -If the local wants to help youand speaks in English, justsay: Pu parlare in italiano,per favore? Lo stostudiando. -If the person speaks tooquickly, just say Pu parlarepi lentamente, per favore?or Pu ripetere? 29. Excuse me? Tips: -write down a list ofuseful expressions thatyou can hear or listen to -Get used to maps inItalian: try to find aplace and correctlypronounce the namesof streets ormonuments 30. Person/peoplechoosenWho spoke tothe local?What did you ask?What did theyanswer?Difficulties 31. Dear Instructions: -Write a card in Italian foran Italian -You may know someonewho is celebrating his/herBirthday; you may thanka neighbour or a kindsales assistant. Perhapsyou need to apologize?There are manypossibilities! -Write the card togetherand check the grammar! 32. Dear Tips: -Pay attention to thebeginning and to theend of your card. Youcan find samples onthe internet, there aremany ways to start orto end, but not all areappropriate 33. The cardwas forDid youbuy orcreate thecard?What didyou write?Difficulties 34. Lets Talk Instructions: -Have a briefconversation with anItalian person - Choose someone youknow and you feelcomfortable with: afamily friend, a shopowner (the guy who runsthe bar next to yourplace) or a neighbour.Ask to interact in Italianfor one minute or two 35. Lets Talk Tips: Together you candecide a topic you bothknow (what you didduring the weekend, forexample) Do not worry if you donot understandeverything. Ask torepeat or to speakslowly 36. Hello? Instructions: -Make a telephone callin order to getinformation -Call a restaurant, amuseum, aninformation center andask for something. Itcan be about time,schedule, prices or theway to get there 37. Hello? Tips: You may find a recordedtape. Do not worry andlisten more than once inorder to understand If they speak to you inEnglish, say: In Italian,but slowly, please Do not worry if you donot understandeverything. Ask to repeator to speak slowly 38. What or who didyou choose?What did you talkabout?Words/expressions Difficulties 39. May I Ask You a Question? Instructions: Brief interview to anItalian Ask if it s ok andinterview the person.Write the answers(briefly) on yournotebook 40. May I Ask You a Question? Tips: -Ask for permission -Say that it is a school taskand that you are studyingItalian. At the end, do notforget to say GRAZIE! -If they speak to you inEnglish, say: In Italian, butslowly, please - Do not worry if you do notunderstand everything. Askto repeat or to speak slowly 41. 1. Do you prefer pasta or pizza?_________________________________________________________________2 How long have you been in Florence?_________________________________________________________________3 What do you like most about Florence?_________________________________________________________________4. Where did you go for vacation last time? Did you like it?_________________________________________________________________5 Do you speak other languages?_________________________________________________________________May I ask you a question?You may prepare the interview in class. 42. PersonchoosenWhat didhe/sheanswer?Feedback Difficulties 43. A Little Bit of Studying Instructions: -What are youstudying at schoolright now? Try tostudy it in Italian aswell -Any subject is fine.You can ask an Italianfriend for help orsearch the internet 44. A Little Bit of Studying Tips: -The academic languageis more complex. Do notgive up and use yourdictionary. Studysomething that you aredoing at school -This is a good site whereyou can find materials:http://www.italianoperlostudio.it/ita/materiali.asp 45. Subject andtopicDifferencesbetween theSchool andthe Italianversion?MostimportantexpressionsDifficulties 46. Going Shopping Instructions: -Going window shoppingmeans having a look,asking, comparing prices.It is not necessary to buyanything, but talk to thesales assistants! -If you find somethingyou like, ask if they haveit in a differentcolour/size (clothes) orwhat can it do (objects):there are manypossibilities! 47. Going Shopping Tips: -You will hear wordsthat you cannotunderstand: do notgive up! Try to catchthe general meaning -Ask for interaction inItalian: say that it isfor school 48. Whats the News Today? Instructions: -Read an article inItalian (only aparagraph if it is toolong) -Do it three times: thefirst time withoutinterruptions, thenunderlining what youcannot understand, thethird time with thedictionary 49. Whats the News Today? Tips: -There are many freenewspapers in Italy: youcan find them at the trainstation or next to busstops. The articles areshorter and the languagemore comprehensible -You can also try on-linenewspapers -Choose somethingappealing for you, evenfashion or sports! 50. What Can I Do in Italian? Instructions: -This is a free activity! -You can choose whatyou want to do inItalian: it can besomething useful,something you like orsomethingchallenging (whynot?) 51. What Can I Do in Italian? Tips: -You are free tochoose what youwant, but try topractice what youhave learned in thepast months 52. AndMore advanced level Foreign language Movies Theather Sport courses Music lessons Charity Cultural institute Language school Blogs Forum 53. l.lanis@isfitaly.org