NATURE COAST

1
NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Spanish
One 2006 2007 Señora Vasquez Shaping
Tomorrows Leaders Today! Formando los Líderes
del Mañana!
2
How will Spanish help you personally?
3
Learning a second language will make a difference
in how you see the world and in how the world
sees you.
4
Improves critical and creative thinking skills.
5
Academic achievement means more than just grades,
you will earn a life skill.
6
Enhance travel and study abroad opportunities.
7
Students of foreign languages score statistically
higher on standardized tests conducted in
English. Studies show that students earn higher
SAT scores, particularly on the verbal section of
the test.
8
Academic achievement means more than just grades,
you will earn a life skill.
9
Improve likelihood of acceptance into university
and graduate schools.
10

• Provides excellent job
• opportunities.
• Expands career
• opportunities.

11
Improves language skills.
Learning another language enhances a students
English ability. Students can learn much about
English by learning the structure of other
languages.
12
Promotes understanding of diverse people and
learning how to function in another culture.
13
Helps to prepare young people for the challenges
of tomorrows world. Students of foreign
languages have access to a greater number of
career possibilities and develop a deeper
understanding of their own and other cultures.

14
Results in great personal satisfaction and growth.
15
Brings excitement and fun to learning.
16
Enhances instructional skills, knowledge,
techniques, and methods.
17
Spanish is the most commonly used foreign
language spoken by the US's nearest neighbors and
many new immigrants.
Opens doors to other views and to the world.
Spanish is the dominant language spoken in 21
countries on five continents.
18
Challenges, stimulates, and excites your mind as
well as those in your classroom.
19
Especially useful for people who plan to live and
work in areas with a large Spanish-speaking
population, such as California, Nevada, the
Southwest, Florida, and New York.
20
Keep the five Cs in mind. Communication Cultures C
omparisons Connections Communities
21
íEL FIN!