Description

Your suggestion list for the initial collection of Spanish FLES Multimedia Library was very helpful. Many students and faculty have already checked out various materials of their interest, and they are learning a lot. The School Advising Committee now suggests expanding the library by purchasing more books and appointed you as the head of FLES Library Consulting Committee. Teaming with your school librarian, you are requested to help locating good vendors around the world. For continuous purchases of the library, it would be necessary that the vendors (bookstores) have a good selection of children’s books. Could you please help?

Task

Your task now is to find and suggest several good vendors (bookstores) around the world. For the sake of the library, it is necessary that the vendors have a good selection of children’s books. For this purpose;
(1) Give a list of the vendors with their name, address, phone number, fax number, and the email address of customer service (if possible) to your librarian.
(2) For confirmation purpose, you will need to give the vendors some contact information of your school by phone, if they request.

Resources

A. Basic information on numbers

Pronunciation and practice
http://www.jvlnet.com/~liliana/Spanish_Numbers.html

Basic explanation about numbers in Spanish
http://spanish.about.com/library/beginning/aa-beg-basics-counting.htm

Basic explanation and exercise
http://spanish.about.com/library/beginning/aa-beg-basics-counting.htm

B. Sample Search Engines

Yahoo! Argentina
http://www.yahoo.com/r/ag

Yahoo! Mexico
http://www.yahoo.com/r/mx

Yahoo! Spain
http://www.yahoo.com/r/es

Process

1. First, please visit the suggested sites on numbers in Spanish and refresh your knowledge on numbers in Spanish.

2. Second, go to the search engines and find good vendors (bookstores) around the world (You may use keywords such as ‘libreaías’). To bring the diversity and variety, you are advised to choose at least five different vendors from different countries.

3. Third, once you have located available vendors, check their inventory of children’s books by searching their site. (You may use keywords such as ‘infantiles’ for their sections)

4. Fourth, make a suggested list of vendors. Include in your list their name, address, phone number, fax number, and the email address of customer service (if possible). Send your suggested list to your librarian. (Please see sample A)

5. For confirmation procedure, the vendors may ask you some contact information by phone. So, write down on a sheet of paper your school’s information (school’s ZIP code, phone number, fax number, contact person’s phone number, etc) and all the numbers in words in the adjacent column, (Please, see sample B)

6. Keep a copy of your vendor suggestion list and school information sheet in your professional portfolio.

Conclusion

Thank you again for your help enriching the library! Your selection was so helpful and the vendors are very excited to participate in this special project. Your students and faculty are also thankful for your help enriching the library.

National Standards (ACTFL)

Communication
Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.

Communities
Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

Sunshine State Standards – Foreign Languages (9-12)

Communication (FL.A.2.4)
The student understands and interprets written and spoken language on a variety of topics.

Connections (FL.C.2.4)
The student acquires information and perspectives that are available only through the foreign language and within the target culture.

Experiences (FL.E.1.4)
The student uses the language within and beyond the school setting.

Evaluation

Your list of vendor suggestion and your school contact information sheet can be evaluated with following criteria

	Excellent	Good	Weak	Note
Number of vendors selected	More than 5 vendors	3-4 vendors	Less than 3 vendors
Vendor Information	All required filed information is included	3-1 information item(s) missing in total	More than 4 items are missing
School Information	All required filed information is included		Items are missing
	All number representation is correct		Incorrect items in written numbers	e.g. 813 -> Ocho-Uno-Tres

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Sample A

Vendor Suggestion List

Date: / /

Suggested by ___________

Vendor Name	Address	Phone	Fax	Customer Service Email	Note

 

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Sample B

School Information Sheet

	English	Spanish	Note
Name	SEEDS Elementary	Same in Spanish
Zip Code	33620	tres-tres-seis-dos-cero
Telephone
Fax
Contact Person’s Telephone Number

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