This lesson reviews the Spanish verb GUSTAR - it's conjugation, use with nouns and infinitives, and using it in the Simple Form versus the Emphasis & Clarity Form.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Interactive
This is a study at the AP level of Spanish on the Guerra Sucia of Argentina. Although the instructions are in English, all work would be done in the target language.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Aims at consolidation and expansion of skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Uses short stories and other readings, Hispanic television programs, and interactive video to study issues of current interest in Hispanic culture. The first intermediate-level course in Spanish, with a focus on grammar review, additional vocabulary, writing of essays in Spanish and enhancement of cultural awareness. Group activities and projects, and conversation are emphasized.
Material Type: Full Course
This theme is part of Spanish 2, Unit 2: Home Life. This theme is 8 days teaching food words and negative informal commands in Spanish.
Material Type: Unit of Study
Continued study of the language, literature, and culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Materials are from Spain and Latin America and include films, short stories, novels, plays, poetry, and journalistic reports in various media.
Material Type: Full Course
Systematic training in spoken and written skills to improve fluency and style. Oral reports by participants on individual topics. Discussions with native speakers, analyses of selected literary texts, periodicals, and Spanish-language media. Taught in Spanish.
Material Type: Full Course
Studies the major social, political, and aesthetic modes which have shaped Spanish civilization. Coordinates the study of literature, film, art, and architecture with the historical evolution of Spain. Readings and discussions focus on such topics as: the coexistence of Christians, Moors, and Jews; Imperial Spain; The First and Second Republics; and the contemporary period as background for the emergence of distinctively Spanish literary and artistic movements. Taught in Spanish. This course has several purposes. The major concern will be the examination of Spanish culture including Spain's history, architecture, art, literature and film, to determine if there is a uniquely Spanish manner of seeing and understanding the world - one which emerges as clearly distinct from our own and that of other Western European nations.
Material Type: Full Course
Designed for students of Hispanic descent and raised in the US. Expands oral and written grammar study and increases contact with standard Spanish. Studies recent fiction and poetry as well as specific historical, social, economic, and political aspects of Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban cultures. Many of the nonliterary readings are in English; class discussions in Spanish. Taught in Spanish. Fron the course home page: Course Description Spanish for Bilingual Students is an intermediate course designed principally for heritage learners, but which includes other students interested in specific content areas, such as US Latino immigration, identity, ethnicity, education and representation in the media. Linguistic goals include vocabulary acquisition, improvement in writing, and enhancement of formal communicative skills.
Material Type: Full Course
Gives students the necessary language skills to successfully employ Spanish in a variety of social situations. Focuses on oral communication and uses popular media for listening practice. Student projects involve reading, oral presentations, and classroom interaction. Emphasizes communication skills needed by students in engineering and management for work in Latin America or Spain. Taught in Spanish. A second-year intermediate course that includes vocabulary enhancement and limited review of selected points of grammar. Focuses on listening comprehension and speaking, with group activities, discussions and individual oral reports based on readings, films, music and art.
Material Type: Full Course
If you have found yourself searching for, adapting or creating materials for your heritage classes because of a lack of readily available commercial resources, this site is for you!
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Case Study, Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy
These videos from COERLL's annual Heritage Spanish workshop address different topics in heritage teaching such as: - Heritage language program development - Open educational resources for heritage Spanish - Basic sociolinguistic concepts for the Heritage Spanish classroom - Spanish HL Learning and Teaching
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
Students learn food vocabulary, restaurant vocab. and phrases, mealtime and food culture, and grammar as it pertains to food and eating.
Material Type: Unit of Study
This book has five chapters with three stories per chapter for a total of 15 units to work with. Each chapter has a small cultural research assignment with extra credit opportunities. It also contains hyperlinks to websites about vacations, food, and more. It is meant to be a supplement to in-class instruction. If you are new to TPRS, check out the methodology before jumping in. Feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have at jared.reynolds@yc.edu. I have taken care to make this my own work. All images are sited and contain a license that allows them to be used freely in this book. All written material is original.
Material Type: Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Reading, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Textbook
Students practice vocabulary and TPRS story using quizlet and recap.
Material Type: Lesson
Three simple and age appropriate activities on Spanish language and culture which focus on the family and the Spanish names for various family members.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Soy el mundo will allow students to use prior knowledge of names, places, and ages from unit #1 through reading biographical excerpts of culturally relevant Spanish speaking figures. These excerpts, describing people's (dis)likes and physical characteristics, are authentic readings to enhance literature and grammatical concepts in 20 minute periods.
Material Type: Unit of Study
Materials, items and hyperlinks are provided in the attached document to utilize after a story* has been established in class using the following structures**: Hay, muchach@, se llama, es de. This unit includes embedded readings, ideas for personalization and reinforcement of key structures. *A teacher ought to be familiar with the following acronyms, TCI/TPRS, and its strategies for this unit to be beneficial. If unfamiliar, see lower section in attachment for a links to access history and storytelling 101. ** A complete list of structures are provided in the attachment.
Material Type: Unit of Study
The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was the hub of a rich civilization that dominated the region of modern-day Mexico at the time the Spanish forces arrived. In this lesson, students will learn about the history and culture of the Aztecs and discover why their civilization came to an abrupt end.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Spanish I is very different from other classes at MIT. The central component of the text and workbook is a series of 26 half-hour video episodes. The videos allow students to learn authentic Spanish and experience its cultural diversity while following a good story full of surprises and human emotions. Students also listen to an audio-only program integrated with the text and workbook.
Material Type: Full Course
The University of Kansas Collaborative Digital Spanish Project (Acceso) is an open-access, digital learning environment designed to promote the acquisition of Spanish and the development of cultural understanding of the varied groups of people who share Spanish as a common language.
Material Type: Full Course
