Span. 202 Lab 7 - El Mundo Del Trabajo/The World Of Work - Intermediate-Mid
Overview
In this activity students will discuss specific work life situations as well as things specific to getting a job or during the interview process. This brings in a real life situation to the lab to enhance discussion as well as learning.
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El Mundo Del Trabajo
Description:
In this activity students will discuss specific work life situations as well as things specific to getting a job or during the interview process. This brings in a real life situation to the lab to enhance discussion as well as learning.
Proficiency Level:
Intermediate-Mid
Keywords:
Work, world, work world, interview, questions, speaking.
World-Readiness Standards:
Standard 1.1 - Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written Spanish on a variety of topics.
Standard 1.3 Students present information, concepts, and ideas in Spanish to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:
COMM 1.1 - Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
COMM 2.1 - Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
COMP 1.1 - Observe formal and informal forms of language.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
Given a situation regarding the workplace:
I can interpret the situation and give tailored advice to a peer
I can respond to the advice from my peer
I can ask follow-up questions both as a peer and advice-giver
Materials Needed:
Warm Up / Main Activity
Warm-up (5-7 mins)
Open up the Google Slideshow and explain to your students that today in the lab you will be discussing situations in the workplace. Sometimes these situations are different or out of the ordinary and we don’t always know how to resolve them. To start the activity, you will chat a bit about the workplace. After, you will have a few fictitious situations that the students will discuss in partners and practice giving advice to an employee.
“Hoy día vamos a charlar sobre algunas situaciones en el trabajo. A veces enfrentamos situaciones difíciles o extrañas que no sabemos cómo resolver. Primero, vamos a charlar un poco sobre el mundo del trabajo. Después, vamos a tener algunas situaciones ficticias que vamos a discutir y dar consejos a un empleado.
Ask the students to answer the following questions with a partner:
Cuando buscas un trabajo, ¿Qué cualidades buscas?
¿Cómo te preparas para una entrevista?
¿Cual es el mejor ambiente en el que has trabajado? ¿Qué crees que lo ha hecho bueno?
¿Cuales tipos de trabajos son populares entre los estudiantes de la universidad? ¿Por qué?
Main Activity (20-22 mins)
Before starting the activity, explain to the students each slide will have a different situation that they will have to work through with a partner. Read the rules with the students:
“Antes de empezar la actividad principal, vamos a repasar unas reglas.”
Una persona va a ser el consejero
La otra persona va a ser empleado
Deben tomar turnos
Debe ser una conversación, no solo contestar las preguntas
2. Begin showing the slides. Have students get into partners and discuss for 2 minutes the situations on each slide.
Wrap Up
Wrap-up (2-3 mins)
To finish the activity, have the students answer the following questions to wrap-up:
¿Qué trabajos crees que serán populares en los próximos cinco años?
¿Qué habilidades crees que serán demandadas en los próximos cinco años?
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!
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
Given a situation regarding the workplace:
I can interpret the situation and give tailored advice to a peer
I can respond to the advice from my peer
I can ask follow-up questions both as a peer and advice-giver