This document summarizes two models for teaching Spanish for business purposes: one in a public high school and one in a private school. It outlines the curriculum components of each program, which include teaching business vocabulary, independent career studies, basic business skills, cultural etiquette, cross-cultural communication projects, and community involvement. It also provides resources for starting such programs and contact information for the presenters.

1. Spanish for Leadership
&Business
CristinBleess, Castle View High School, CO
Danika Cornelius, Seacrest Day School, FL
Mary Risner, University of Florida
FFLA 2012
St. Augustine, FL

2. Are We Prepared for Jobs of the Future???
http://youtu.be/IwCEkleilNQ

3. Session Overview
• What is “Business Language”?
• Resources/PLN
• Business Language Model 1- Private School
• Business Language Model 2- Public School
(via virtual guest)
• Q & A

4. What is Business Language???

5. …[language] used to conduct business in
various communicative situations and
cultural contexts.
DOYLE, M. (2012), Business Language Studies in the United States: On Nomenclature, Context, Theory, and Method. The Modern
Language Journal, 96: 105–121

6. How important is knowing a second
language
when conducting business or for different
jobs?

7. Language, Business and the “Halo Effect”
http://youtu.be/y2uQYH8tqcM

8. Languages & Careers

9. Resources on NOBLE

10. Personal Learning Network: How to
Connect…

11. NOBLE Facebook

12. Noble Ning

13. LinkedIn – Language Learning for
Business and the Professions

14. Twitter
@langforcareers

15. Spanish for Leadership
(model can be used for any language)
Model 1-Public School

16. Preparing Global Leaders Through
the Spanish Classroom
CristinBleess
cristin.bleess@dcsdk12.org
How to set-up a Spanish for Leadership
program at your public school

17. Castle View High School, Castle Rock, Colorado
Suburban high school, population 1750
4x4 block schedule, Academy model

18. Spanish for Leadership class meets many needs…
• Advanced, non-AP class Spanish class
• 21st century learning opportunity
• Real-world application

19. To-do list to get the class started
• Talk with principal
• Write class proposal
• Brainstorm with other teachers
• Attend conferences
• FIU K-12 Language for Business
Conference (Jan. 19, 2013, Miami)
• CIBER Business Language
Conference (April 4-6, 2013, IU –
Bloomington)
• Create curriculum
• Generate student interest

20. Spanish for Leadership Curriculum

21. • Typical day
• Related vocabulary
Independent Career Studies
• Preparation
• Possible companies

22. Basic Business Skills

23. Cultural and Etiquette Studies

24. Cross-Cultural Communication

25. 21st Century Skills Projects

26. Community Involvement

27. End-Of-Class Trip

28. Spanish for Leadership
Model 2-Private School
(model can be used for any language)

29. Seacrest Country Day School
Naples, FL

30. Communication and support from Mary and Cristin
NOBLE resources

31. Survey my students

32. http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/bmag/sbsm0305/leadership.shtml

34. Other lessons accomplished so far this school year:
-Reading news articles
-Keeping an online journal with weebly.com
-Creating resumes
-Learning basic phone skills such as greetings, making appointments,
and leaving messages
-Learning more complex numbers such as decimals and fractions
-Acquiring business etiquette knowledge through readings,
discussions, and role play activities…

35. Current plans in progress:
-Invite guest speakers to the class
-Through the efforts of Dr. Risner and NOBLE:
Set up connection with Brazilian class learning Spanish
-Establish service learning component as part of the curriculum
Locally Internationally

42. Contact Information
dcornelius@seacrest.org
cristin.bleess@dcsdk12.org
mrisner@latam.ufl.edu