BajaBlanca - 3-11-2012 at 06:14 PM
so...everyone knows that I have been giving French classes in la bocana for the past 3 weeks. one of the kids asked me to and it all began with a sat
and sun 10 a.m. free French class for whomever wanted to come ...
small class of 8 - and then a miracle happened. this past Friday the 9th, a group of French Canadians came .. with 2 youngsters the precise age of
my students: one 15 year old and one 10 year old. and I asked if they would meet and teach the students. they agreed. bear in mind - they speak NO
ENGLISH and NO SPANISH !!!
The students loved meeting them and vice versa. The class went from 30 min to 2 hours and half was French class and the latter part was Spanish class
for the Canadians:
Who would have guessed that my "kids" would have a chance to really use their new language skills right here in la bocana ... never in a million years
could I have forseen this moment. It was classic,
[Edited on 3-12-2012 by BajaBlanca]
David K - 3-11-2012 at 06:22 PM
Way cool!
Double-what David said
Mulegena - 3-11-2012 at 06:55 PM
Oh YES, SI and OUI, Madame Professora
What an incredible life-expanding opportunity!!
BajaBlanca - 3-11-2012 at 06:59 PM
BigOly - 3-11-2012 at 07:28 PM
Fantastic!!!!!!!!
woody with a view - 3-12-2012 at 03:38 AM
that is really neat for the kids. hopefully a few of them really grasp it and it helps lead them somewhere down the road....
wilderone - 3-12-2012 at 08:23 AM
How serendipitous! Blanca, you've really got a good thing going there. The children there are really blessed with your extracurricuar classes. I'm
thinking the next time I come to La Bocana, you can give me immersion Spanish lessons.
BajaBlanca - 3-12-2012 at 10:05 AM
It was serendipitous .... and just a wonderful experience. I am telling these kids that they can become diplomats if they speak 3 or more languages
.... so I have them dreaming pretty big.
today I took the Canadian boys to school for an hour - they are in class as I write. One at the high school and the little one at the middle school
.... mom went with him - he was terrified to go by himself .... understandable when he speaks not one word of Spanish.
WEE,WEE !!
captkw - 3-12-2012 at 10:34 AM
K&T
bajalinda - 3-12-2012 at 01:55 PM
That's great Blanca! And I love that first photo you posted - what could be more authentically French than that navy blue and white striped t-shirt?!
Bajahowodd - 3-12-2012 at 04:07 PM
That's a really great endeavor, Blanca.
It has always annoyed me that Americans as a whole, do not learn other languages.
I suppose that given the vast size of the country, it is not as important as it would be for a European, where the nation's territories are relatively
small and there are abundant different languages. Having spent considerable time in Europe, I found it to be quite common to encounter folks who were
fluent in multiple languages. Not so in the US.
I do believe that all of the Nomad community often benefits from the fact that so many Mexicans do learn English. With the exception of Brazil,
virtually all nations South of the US border speak Spanish in some form.
However, over in Europe, a plethora of languages exist.
Brings me to the question, and I'm not in any way looking to diminish the value of French lessons, but, I'd like your opinion as to whether English
fluency would be a better option, given your location.