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In reply to the discussion: Teacher who can't speak Spanish sues after failing to get Spanish teaching post [View all]Xithras
(16,191 posts)It's "instruction in a foreign language". My kids went to elementary and junior high schools with immersive EFL programs. We're not talking about teaching "Spanish class". We're talking about teaching math, and literature, and history, and government in Spanish. The idea behind immersive EFL programs is to move beyond merely spending an hour a day learning a language, and to instead spend an hour or two a day fully teaching the classes standard coursework in that foreign language. This provides the children with practical, hands on experience in that language on a daily basis and is FAR more beneficial than an old fashioned foreign language class. Generally, kids interested in taking EFL tracks have to demonstrate a rudimentary understanding of the language or complete at least a year in a regular foreign language class before they're even allowed in.
A teacher who cannot teach in Spanish is unqualified to teach an EFL course. Si ella no entiende español , ella no puede educar en español .
Hoy vamos a estudiar la historia. Por favor, abra su libro , "Pueblos historia de los Estados Unidos" a la página 217.