Hola Language Services (HLS) offers bilingual teachers and paraprofessionals a unique staff development opportunity that assists them in acquiring or enhancing their Spanish language skills in order to:
Pass a Spanish language credentialing exam
Teach Spanish orthography with confidence in a classroom setting
Acquire the pedagogical vocabulary in Spanish needed o express themselves properly
Translate and interpret in a professional manner
Workshop Title Bilingual Teacher
Credential Workshop:
Spanish Prep Course
BCLAD – TEST 6
Spanish California Teachers)
Hours Recommended - 12
Topics Covered:
Test Format Overview
Tips on Passing the 4 main test components:
Listening, Speaking, Writing/Translation , Reading
Translation Strategies
Writing Strategies
Translation Strategies
Speaking Prompts
*Very interactive class that provides a lot of practice"
Workshop Title Translating and Interpreting
in the School Environment
Hours Recommended - 12
Topics Covered:
Analysis of the differences and similarities between translating and interpreting
Professional Standards for Translators and Interpreters
Introduction to Modes of Interpreting
Introduction to Contrastive Analysis
Vocabulary Register and Context
Educational Cognates, False Cognates
Capitalization and Punctuation Rules (Accent Mark Rules)
Educational Vocabulary and Acronyms
Translating Educational Documents
Interpreting School Related Meetings
Resources for School Translator and Interpreters, including on-line translating tools. And much, much more!
Workshop Title Translating and Interpreting
in Special Education
Hours Recommended - 12
Topics Covered:
Special Education Cognates and False Cognates
Professional Standards for Translators and Interpreters
Introduction to Modes of Interpreting
IEP Specialized Bilingual Vocabulary
Review of IEP Forms
Capitalization and Punctuation Rules, including Accent Mark Rules
Introduction to Contrastive Analysis
Vocabulary Register and Context
Translating Special Education Documents
Special Education Online Resources
And much more!
Workshop Title Demystifying the Accent Mark
Hours Recommended - 12
Topics Covered:
Syllabication (Diphthongs, Tripthongs)
Identifying the Stressed Vowel
Accent Marks (Agudas, Graves, Esdrújulas, Sobreesdrújulas)
