La Comunidad y T

Por Maestra Cintia Tomlin

Competency
Identify means of using the target
language for personal enjoyment and
enrichment.
Objectives
Identify opportunities for personal
enrichment in areas such as cuisine,
sports, theatre, dance, music, etc. (DOK
2)
Investigate activities where skills in
another language and/or cross-cultural
understanding make participation more
pleasurable. (DOK 4)
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Lets start by looking at college requirements
Most universities require 4 semesters of a
foreign language for a B.A. degree.

Ivy League schools like Harvard and Stanford
require even more 6-8 semesters or more.

Universities require high school students to
have completed 2 years of a foreign language
or 1 year and an approved advanced class.



In the Job Market
Many applications for employment ask if the applicant
is bilingual. The next thing that they want to know is
can you speak Spanish.

Can you name some occupations/careers where you think that
knowing Spanish would be beneficial?

Can you name some states where knowing Spanish would be a
requirement?
Some of the most interesting
bilingual Spanish jobs are:
1. Teachers - approximately $46,000 per year
2. Translators- pays $40,000 - $52,000 per year
3. Customer representative - median rate is $20 an hour
4. Interpreters - $35,000 - $45,000 per year
5. Risk Manager - $99,800 per year
6. Writers - $35,000 - $100,000 per year or more
7. Court reporter - earns $400 a day
8. Research analyst - $84,000 per year
9. Wealth Manager - $70,000 a year
10. Investment banker - $88,000 per year

What about the
DINERO?
According to Salary.com, bilingual pay differentials range
between 5 and 20 percent per hour more than the position's
base rate.
According to Californias Department of Personnel
Administration website, government workers who hold
bilingual positions earn an extra $.58 an hour.
Employees in Washington County, Ore. in bilingual positions
earn an extra $30 per pay period.
A provision of the 2005 Defense Authorization Act ensures
that federal government employees can earn up to an extra
$1,000 in monthly proficiency pay for bilingual active-duty
military personnel.
Civilians may earn special pay up to 5 percent of their base
salary.

Do you know any of these
musicians?
What about these folks?
Ever heard of FIFA?
World Cup 2014 Video
Hungry?
Our lives are already touched in so
many ways by the Spanish language and
the people who speak it.

There are only advantages to learning
Spanish.

What does Spanish mean
to/for you?
We are going to create an infographic
that is representative of what images
you think of when you think of Spanish.
Why are you taking Spanish?
What is it about Spanish that you find
interesting?
Present to the class and explain why you
chose the images that you did.
Example of
Infographic
Example --En la comunidad
Resources
www.bilingualcrossing.com

http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2009/01/26/why-it-pays-
to-be-bilingual/

www.mde.k12.ms.us

www.census.gov