Introductions, Novice, ASL
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About the Boise State World Languages Resource Center (WLRC) Language Activity Repository
The activities provided by the Boise State World Languages Resource Center (WLRC) serve as foundational activities which can be adapted by any language and scaled up or down on the proficiency scale.
This activity was created by upper-division language students working in the World Languages Resource Center at Boise State University. Our activities seek to help students solidify their interpersonal speaking and interpretive listening skills through task-based situations or communicative activities. We recommend using these activities to help reinforce the content students are learning, allowing the students time to feel comfortable using the unit’s vocabulary and grammar structures through application. Further, these activities should be facilitated in approximately 90% (or more) in the target language, per the recommendation of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
Using the WLRC Repository’s Activities:
When you are ready to begin remixing the activity, in order to adapt it for your target language and audience, simply click the “Remix This Resource” button at the top of your screen. The text provided in purple is a suggestion of what you might say to your students and should be changed to the target language.
Most activities contain a connected chapter, two to three “NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do” statements, a warm-up, main activity, and a wrap-up. In addition to the instructions, some activities may include a “cheat sheet” containing the target vocabulary and grammar structures emphasized in the activity. Though most of the lab materials are provided, a computer, projector, printer, and laminator may also be needed to fully utilize materials.
Many of the activities include printable cards and other instructional materials. If you would like to adapt these materials for your language, please email WLRCLAR@gmail.comand we will provide you with an editable copy. For YouTube videos and other websites, hyperlinks are provided.
Enjoy!
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Activity Title (SAME FROM TITLE IN UPPER-LEFT)
Proficiency Level:
Novice
This lab allows students to introduce themselves and learn about the expectations for labs.
Keywords:
Introductions, Chatting, Games, Review
Relevant NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can introduce myself (Novice)
- I can communicate basic information about myself (Novice)
- I can answers questions about myself
Relevant ACTFL World-Readiness Standards
Communication
Standard 1.1
Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
Materials Needed:
- Lab Assistant's Collage
- iPad
Kahoot Quiz (Warm-Up Activity), Use iPad & Projector
Warm-Up Activity
1. Begin by introducing the Can-Dos for today’s activity and distributing the “Materials Required for Warm Up” to each student.
“Today, we are going to introduce ourselves by signing our names, our majors/minors, and what we did over break. After, we're going to watch a short presentation about expectations for lab, then we will take a Kahoot quiz to review."
Main Activity
1. Use the iPad to load the Heads Up game. Explain to students that one person will have the iPad, and the rest of the group will try to make them guess the word on the screen.
“Now, we're going to play Heads Up. One person will start, and the rest of the group will try to get them to guess the word on the screen."
Wrap-Up
Wrap-Up Questions (Pick the a few you’d like to ask):
1. Do you have any additional questions about labs?
2. What do you hope to learn this semester?
End of Lab:
• Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence.
(Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.)
• Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
• Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!
Relevant NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
1. I can introduce myself (Novice)
2. I can communicate basic information about myself (Novice)
3. I can answer questions about myself (Novice)