Tucker
International Virtual Language Exchange
Henrico Learner Profile (HLP) 6C Focus
Multi-grade Level - World Languages
SOL/Standard -
Virginia Foreign Language Standards of Learning for Spanish:
Interpersonal Communication
Interpretive Communication: Listening and Reading for Understanding
Presentational Communication: Speaking and Writing
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
Making Connections through Language
Linguistic and Cultural Comparisons
Interacting in School and Global Communities
Learning Experience
Our international virtual language exchanges at Tucker are where Tucker students in Spanish classes will have a synchronous conversation with a student of comparable age studying English in a country where the target language is spoken. Our main partner school is COLMEX in Tulancingo, MX in the state of Hidalgo. Tucker students have an opportunity to engage with a peer learner in a foreign country, sharing and learning about global issues and sharing about their lives in Henrico, Virginia and as Tucker students.
What did the student(s) learn about this experience:
"The exchanges allowed me to collaborate with a learning peer from Mexico who has the same level of English that I have in Spanish. My partner is my age, and we share many things in common. This makes the exchanges interesting and fun." - Tucker Student
"My partner and I were able to develop a cultural awareness of each other's student experience in different countries, which was amazing, because we are not able to learn such details in a classroom. It was such an enriching experience." - COLMEX Student
Thank you to the innovators who helped make this experience possible:
Tony Brinckwirth
