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[FFS] 290, French Language Lessons, Spring 2020
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Kathleen Hart
THEMATIC CLUSTER: Education/Literacy
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
As a form of community-engaged learning, students worked either in pairs or alone to offer weekly 45-minute lessons in French to the pupils of the Poughkeepsie City School District through the after-school program offered by R.E.A.L Skills Network, Inc. Grades ranged from kindergarten to fourth grade. Lessons involved simple vocabulary, songs, games, and geographical or cultural information. Under the supervision of the faculty coordinator, students invented weekly lesson plans, reflected upon their experience in weekly blog posts or journals written in French, and wrote a final paper in French. Students also met periodically with the faculty coordinator to discuss their experiences.
DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE:
The instructor contacted the OCEL in the prior semester to identify a community partner. OCEL met with R.E.A.L. Skills to gauge their interest and
OCEL’S ROLE:
Identified partner organization and facilitated a connection. Arranged for the partner organization to provide an “orientation” for the students; arranged transportation for students to the organization.
PARTNER:
FORMAT:
Semester-long. Students met weekly with the instructor. Students were able to work on-site for the first half of the semester. They switched their focus to curriculum development once programming was suspended due to COVID -19.
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 6
CREDIT VALUE: 0.5
FUNDS REQUESTED FOR:
- Transportation for students
- Purchase of food for students to introduce them to French/Francophone cuisine
- Supplies for tutoring (crayons, easel pad, dry erase board)
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