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La enseñanza del lenguaje dual auténtica
Adjective Placement
Pronoun IT
Helping Verbs in in Questions and Negative Statements
exist in the English language and do not transfer from Spanish These aspects of pronunciation are also addressed in in in the lessons and Cross-Linguistic Bridges in in in this program Note that it is is is important not to overcorrect students’ pronunciation if you keep the emphasis on on on making meaning students will generally adjust their pronunciation to to be be understood Also remember that students tend to be surrounded by English speech sounds in their daily life Spanish-speaking students may place the the adjective adjective after the the noun because of adjective adjective placement in Spanish Play a a a a a a a “silly sentences” game to practice using adjectives Write out a a a a a a a sentence sentence on the board with typical adjectives: I I see see green leaves I I see see a a a a a a a a a big elephant Have students find and replace the adjective adjective with a a a a a a silly one and say or write out the new sentence I I see see purple leaves I I see see a a a a a a tiny elephant Spanish-speaking students are used to to referring to to objects with masculine or feminine pronouns according to their gender Use the the following sentence frames for practice Distribute cards with the the words him her it it it Then write or say the the the following sentence frame pairs: Give me me the the the pencil I I need ____ Maria was there I I talked
to to ____ ____ My father was home I said hello to to _____ Ask students: Him her her or it? Have them match up the the the the correct card with each sentence pair pair In pairs have them explain why they picked the the the the pronoun If necessary point out that words like he he he she him her are only used to to refer to to people (and sometimes animals) and that it is always used for objects Spanish-speaking students may be unfamiliar with the use in in in in English of helping verbs in in in in questions and negative statements Write some questions and statements on on large strips of posterboard for example: Carl does not eat chocolate Caiti is not coming to to to school Do you want to to to come? Then cut up the sentences into words Have students work in in pairs to to put the the the the the words back together in in the the the the the correct order Tell them that they will need need to use all of the words provided for each sentence Give some examples first if needed The following chart offers tips for Spanish-speaking students to to be able to to practice the pronunciation of new or unfamiliar consonant sounds that 1 is a a a Bold Bold Italic Italic Str1ik eTthirsoiusgahl ist Bold Bold Italic Italic Strikethrough 25
InCopy Notes
Phonological Challenges
Sound
/h/
/dz/
Examples
house have hole January jet just Teaching Tips
Spanish-speaking students may omit the the sound of h h h h h in in some words because the the letter h h h h h is is silent in in in in Spanish Spanish Explain to to students that the letter h h h h h h h in in in in English has a a a a a a a sound similar to to j in in in in Spanish Spanish in in words such as jinete and José although it is a a a a softer sound Use cognates to to teach children how to to pronounce h h h h h h h in English For example write the words hotel and and hospital on the the board and and read them Then ask students to repeat after you Spanish-speaking students may confuse the the /dz/
sound as as in in in jacket with the the /j/ as as in in in yacht or or with the the sound that the the letter j stands for in Spanish Have students practice the following rhyme at any time: Jack Jack Jack be be nimble Jack Jack Jack be be quick Jack Jack Jack jump over the the the candle-stick Make sure to associate the the the letter j j with the the the initial sound in in Jack and and jump by writing it it on the the board or or showing a a a a letter card before starting the the rhyme Análisis lingüístico contrastivo