Spanish AT/Drill

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Spanish AT/Drill

• REQUIREMENTS
• Advanced language level (300)
• Ability to perform the Rassias Method
• Availability for 2 meetings each week, either M/W
  pm or T/R am
• Professional attitude, maturity and dependability
• ENERGY ENTHUSIASM!!!

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BENEFITS of being a DRILL INSTRUCTOR

• 2 hours credit for SPAN 388 (automatic
  registration), for up to 2 semesters
• Semester stipend (250-300)
• Teaching experience (grad. schools and employers
  love to see this!!)
• Radiant glow that comes from helping people learn
  a new language!

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The basics of the Rassias Method

• Model choral repeat
• CUE / SNAP / POINT / LOOK AND MOVE
• Errors peer correction
• Close with choral repeat

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ESSENTIAL GUIDELINES

• Conduct class ENTIRELY in the target language
  that means NO ENGLISH EVER!
• Involve all students avoid patterns --keep them
  thinking theyll be called on next.
• Use BODY LANGUAGE instead of English mime,
  charades, exaggerated emotion, drama!
• Keep up the pace, avoid pauses but dont rush.
• Never explain grammar. Thats for the main
  class. Drill is for drilling!!

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Methodology- MOTION

• Move AROUND!!
• Be in your face
• Leap, jump, run from student to student
• Drill should be a WORKOUT!

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Methodology- ERRORS

• Be ecstatic with correct answers, encouraging
  with mistakes
• Quickly call on 2nd student for correction
• Move in tight, crouch down for correction
• After 3 misses, choral repeat

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EMOTION!!!!!

• BE EMOTIONAL!!
• When correcting mistakes, let your face and body
  show that the answer is wrong (Casi! Lo siento!
  etc.)
• If the answer is correct, be ECSTATIC! (Bien!
  Estupendo!

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Professionalism

• You must prepare thoroughly for drill each day by
  reviewing the syllabus, textbook, and drill
  exercises
• You must keep in contact with your section
  professor (meetings, e-mail, etc.)
• Keep a business attitude in class leave
  chatting for outside the classroom