Education Plans

Careers and Jobs

Topic: Education Plans
Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  
  • Discuss education plans, giving details such as course of study and long-range goals.
    
  • Participate in sustained exchanges on educational plans in relation to future career goals.
    
• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  
  • Understand information published by universities or study abroad programs in Spanish-speaking countries, such as brochures, letters, catalogues, and web sites.
    
• Oral and Written Presentation
  
  • Write or speak about educational opportunities after high school, giving details about courses of study and long-range goals.
    
  • Produce and present situations which highlight future educational plans and long-range goals.
    

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  
  • Discuss the educational systems in Spanish-speaking countries.
    
  • Discuss job training and apprenticeship programs in Spanish-speaking countries.
    

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  
  • Identify connections between the study of Spanish and career opportunities in other disciplines.
    
  • Explain how the continued study of Spanish improves verbal skills, abilities, and academic performance.
    
• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  
  • Compare and contrast post-secondary education systems in the U.S. and in Spanish-speaking countries, including the importance and value of a college degree, testing programs leading to college, admission to schools, and career paths to follow based on programs studied.
    
  • Compare the use of the future tense and the subjunctive when discussing future plans.
    
• Communication Across Communities
  
  • Access information about opportunities for study abroad programs, using such resources as the school's career center, public library, and the Internet.
    

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary for expressing intentions
  
• Future tense
  
• Progressive with ir, andar, and seguir
  
• Subjunctive mood
  
• Progressive tenses
  

Topic: Careers and Jobs

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  
  • Ask and answer questions on preferences and plans concerning job or career choices.
    
  • Ask for and give information regarding job or career choices.
    
• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  
  • Comprehend information related to finding a job, such as classified ads, applications, and interview questions.
    
• Oral and Written Presentation
  
  • Give details and/or inquire about job opportunities and career paths.
    
  • Present material related to careers and jobs, such as culturally-authentic stories, poems and skits.
    
  • Present job descriptions and qualifications.
    

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  
  • Discuss attitudes towards work and workplace policies and practices in Spanish-speaking countries.
    

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  
  • Recognize connections between the study of Spanish and job or career choices in the fields of math, science, medicine, technology, business, marketing, etc.
    
• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  
  • Compare attitudes towards work and workplace policies and practices in Spanish-speaking countries with those in the U.S.
    
  • Compare formulaic expressions used in English and in Spanish in formal business letters.
    
• Communication Across Communities
  
  • Locate and share information on the use of Spanish in various professions, workplaces, or businesses.
    
  • Locate and discuss information found on the Internet or in print media about job opportunities in Spanish-speaking countries.
    

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary for writing a formal letter
  
• Vocabulary relating to professions, personal background, and the workplace
  
• Vocabulary for expressing indecision
  
• Vocabulary for requesting information
  
• Vocabulary for relating intentions
  
• Vocabulary for giving advice
  
• Future and conditional
  
• Subjunctive mood
  

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