0.4: Class Expectations
What does your teacher expect of you this semester?
4 Ps to be a successful Spanish student:
- Presence : You can’t acquire Spanish if you’re not present in class! For in-person classes, show up to class on time! For online classes, participate in discussion boards, attend your LinguaMeeting sessions, and complete the practice activities!
- Don't try to cram the week's lesson into a few hours at the end of the week. Make a habit of spreading out your studying habits to get multiple repetitions with the language each week.
- Participation : Actively participate! You will get better at speaking Spanish the more you practice. Take every advantage in class to speak, listen, and use Spanish!
- Proficiency : Proficiency is the reward/consequence of Presence and Participation. If you’re fully present and participating, you will see your proficiency increase. Even if you already have a high level of proficiency, there’s always room for improvement!
- Perseverance : Learning a new language takes time, effort, and persistence. When you are confronted with a hard task or completely fail an exercise, don't give up! Ask for help! Try again! Keep at it!
Presence, Participation, and Perseverance will lead to Proficiency. ¡Sí se puede! You can do it!
Listen to the podcast ¨Adam Grant Helps Unlock Our Hidden Potential¨, where Maya Shankar, the host, and Adam Grant talk about unlocking potential. Start at 4 minutes, 28 seconds and end at 14 minute and 7 seconds for the language-specific content, but listen to the whole thing if you get the chance!
- Adam talks about learning how to dive. Where can you see Presence, Participation, Perseverance, and Proficiency in his example?
- Maya talks about learning Mandarin. Where can you see Presence, Participation, Perseverance, and Proficiency in her example?