Host a World Language or Immersion Teacher
VIF teachers of world languages bring native language expertise to their students. Whether teaching language as an elective, or working in an immersion program, VIF teachers bring skills inherent to having lived and worked abroad, most often in the origin country of the target language. Using this experience and native literacy, VIF educators teach world languages through a broader cultural context, including allowing for regional differentiations, colloquialisms and dialects.
All VIF teachers are deemed Highly Qualified under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Contact VIF to view all available language teachers.
Meet Marcela Zárate BeltranCountry: Colombia
Because of their Spanish teacher, third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students at Brunson Elementary School are eager to visit Colombia, Ms. Zárate’s homeland. Ms. Beltran shares her pride in her Colombian homeland through activities that make learning fun. Her classroom is filled with beautiful pictures of the country, maps and handicrafts such as a Colombian hats and ponchos. Because of Ms. Zárate, English speakers are developing Spanish skills, Hispanic students at the school have improved their written and oral Spanish skills, and the parents of the Hispanic students have become more engaged with the school and the educations of their children. |
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