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[FFS] 290, French Language Lessons, Spring 2021
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:
This intensive was previously offered in Spring 2020 and offered again on the request of the partner organization, R.E.A.L. Skills Inc.
OCEL’S ROLE:
Identified partner organization and facilitated a connection. Invited partner to a Pedagogy in Action workshop in summer 2020 to meet with the instructor. Unfortunately, while the instructor was unable to attend the PIA, the partner connected with another faculty member which led to a collaboration. OCEL facilitated an orientation for students, invited the Executive Director of R.E.A.L. Skills to meet with the students via zoom, and collated a set of videos and materials related to R.E.A.L. Skills for the students before they started. OCEL also purchased all supplies.
PARTNER:
FORMAT:
Semester-long. Students met weekly with the instructor and bi-weekly with the students at R.E.A.L Skills. All meetings were via zoom.
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 4
CREDIT VALUE: 0.5
FUNDS REQUESTED FOR:
- Scrapbooking supplies
- French language books
- Crayons and colored pencils for the R.E.A.L. Skills children
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