Enhancing Spanish Language Course Consistency and Retention Strategies at El Camino College

Elementary Spanish 2 Intermediate Spanish 1 Consistency Project El Camino College Fall 2015 Workshop 1: October 2 , 2015

Workshop 1 Agenda 1. Looking at Spanish 2 & 3 statistics: enrollment, sections, etc. 2. Quick revision of Official Spanish 2 & 3 Course Outlines of Records 3. Establishing course content for consistency: Span 2: Vistas Lessons 7- 12. Span 3: Vistas lessons 13-18 4. Trouble Shooting Span 2 & 3. Sharing concerns and finding solutions 5. Viewing Spanish 1 SLO results from our last evaluation spring 2015. 6. Quick training on Vistas Supersite (making reports, questions and answers) (Lab:H114) 2

Spanish 1 ENROLLMENT El Camino - Torrance El Camino - Torrance El Camino - Torrance Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Fall 2015 # of Students= 631 # of Students= 446 # Students= 512 # of Sections = 21 # of Sections = 15 # of Sections = 19 # of Instructors = 17 # of Instructors = 14 # of Instructors = 12

Spanish 2 ENROLLMENT El Camino - Torrance El Camino - Torrance El Camino - Torrance Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Fall 2015 # of Students= 80 # of Students = 97 # Students = 93 # of Sections = 4 # of Sections = 4 # of Sections = 3 # of Instructors = 3 # of Instructors = 3 # of Instructors = 3

Spanish 3 ENROLLMENT El Camino - Torrance El Camino - Torrance El Camino - Torrance Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Fall 2015 # of Students = 50 # of Students = 24 # Students = 41 # of Sections = 2 # of Sections = 1 # of Sections = 2 # of Instructors = 2 # of Instructors = 1 # of Instructors = 1

Course/Student Enrollment Disparity There is room to improve student enrollment!

Improving Retention Rate Get to know them and memorize their names as soon as possible. Make students to get to know each other Be as flexible, understanding , and patient as you can Cultivate relationship through the semester Make learning relevant and entertaining to promote motivation Provide checklists/schedules to guide them through a lesson. Be as clear as possible Pair or group students with Spanish speakers or advanced students Make up absences by making them work on missed topics at the FLL H114. Not official, but possible Pay attention to warning signs and implement an early alert, assessment system: more than two absences, missing work, etc.

Spanish 2 Student Learning Outcomes SLO#1: converse in and comprehend Spanish using the simple past tenses (Preterite/ Imperfect), and Future tense about everyday topics, such as description and narration about childhood and other stages of life, celebrations and social life, within the limits of vocabulary appropriate to beginning Spanish 2. SLO#2: read and comprehend short paragraphs in Spanish on topics such as food, health and well-being, housing, city life, personal relationships, and celebrations. SLO#3: write a three- paragraph essay in Spanish describing and narrating in the past about childhood and other stages of life, celebrations and social life using the Preterite and Imperfect, Present Subjunctive tenses. SLO#4: demonstrate developing awareness of Hispanic culture, values and traditions such as Quincea era, D a de los muertos, D a del santo, etc.

Spanish 3 Student Learning Outcomes SLO#1: converse in and comprehend Spanish with an increasing awareness and control of grammatical tenses and modes about personal topics such as personal preferences and opinions, accomplishments, future plans and making requests. Assessed by oral examination and/or presentation SLO#2: read and comprehend short articles and stories in Spanish from authentic texts on topics related to Hispanic culture such as identity and social issues, music, art, literature, history and politics. Assessed by written examination SLO#3: write a 3-4 paragraph story in the past using the preterit and imperfect tenses, the subjunctive and indicative modes and the correct use of accent marks. Assessed by written composition

Troubleshooting Spanish 2 & 3

Torrance Spanish 1 SLO Assessment Results Spring 2014 Spring 2015 SLO NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION ACCEPTABLE UNACCEPTABLE ACCEPTABLE UNACCEPTABLE SLO #1: Speaking/ Listening (236 students) (269 students) 19 35 217 (92%) 251 (93%) (233 students) (269 students) SLO #2: Reading 21 51 212 (91%) 235 (87%) (234 students) (269 students) SLO # 3: Writing 31 203 (87%) 232 (86%) 55 (236 students) (269 students) SLO # 4: Culture 26 210 (89%) 197 (73%) 68

Spanish 1 SLO Action Plans for Spring 2016 SLO Action Plan 1 Action Plan 2 1. Speaking/ Understanding Use rubrics: Interpersonal & presentational for final oral assessment Add one oral assignment per lesson: dialogue , questions in class or recorded at Supersite: repaso, virtual or partner chat. 2. Reading Add one or two reading assignments per lesson. 3. Writing Use rubric: Interpersonal/ presentational for final written assessment Add one written assignment per lesson: paragraph, questions & answers, dialogue, etc. 4. Culture Add one or two cultural reading assignments/ class discussion per lesson.

Spanish 1 Requirements Include all vocabulary and grammar in every lesson Include one writing and one oral assignment per lesson Include one reading and one cultural discussion per lesson Use the list of Assessment Tools and Grading Criteria for final exam and SLO evaluation Use rubrics to grade final exam and SLO evaluation Final Exam should to be in compliance with established percentages per component