Students will view various images and videos and discuss several questions about the dirty war. Additionally, students will critique the influence of the dirty war on global philosophy and professional discourse.
In this activity, students will learn about various festivals celebrated in Spain in particular las Fallas.
In this activity, students will read and analyze satirical texts and reflect on the political and social humor found within the texts.
This two-column chart breaks down a daily lesson into its component parts: warm up, statement of expected outcome or essential question, direct instruction, guided practice, and closure. Also included is a sample high school English lesson.
This unit focuses on how to make requests in Spanish, both linguisitically and culturally. Included are exemplary videoclips in Spanish, transcripts and a step-by-step, interactive study guide through: Encountering the Communicative Act, Learning and Performance Strategies, Identifiying Important Social Factors, Perceiving Dialectal Variances and a Summary of Key Points. The language samples are in Spanish, but the study of this pragmatic act is in English.
In this activity, students will be able to practice asking for directions on a street in Paris and describe an itinerary.
In this activity, students will be able to practice purchasing a metro ticket, ask for directions, and describe a route on the metro in Paris.
This lesson plan for Spanish students introduces colors along with the children's song ''De Colores." The lesson plan includes worksheets appropriate for young learners, although the final assessment worksheet does include new vocabulary that may have to be taught up-front.
Students will understand how to interpret long, complex texts by reading this short story written by Isabel Allende and published in the book, Cuentos de Eva Luna.
Students will discuss the association of the pink color, "le rose" to girls after watching a video reporting on the subject. The lesson offers a very good activity for listening and speaking the target language.
Students in AP French will read, interpret and analyze a news article about the popular use of bikes in France. The news article provides new vocabulary for the student. Also, there are some questoins for the student to answer to show understanding of the article. This article is applicable for the Global Challenges theme in the AP French Language and Culture Curriculum Framework.
In this activity, students will become familiar with the environment of Valencia.
In this activity, students will develop cultural knowledge about Valldigna, an area in the province of Valencia.
In this videoclip in Spanish, a graduate student, Alejandro, tells his plans for what he hopes to be doing in ten years. This is recorded for the University of Texas’ Spanish Proficiency Exercises. Students of Spanish can read the transcript in Spanish, read a translation in English or listen without a transcript to reference. There are also links to relevant vocabulary, grammar and podcasts. In addition to providing listening comprehension practice, one objective of the exercises is to provide students of Spanish with the necessary tools to be able to talk about the same topics in Spanish.
In this videoclip in Spanish, a graduate student, Ana, tells her plans for what she hopes to be doing in ten years. This is recorded for the University of Texas’ Spanish Proficiency Exercises. Students of Spanish can read the transcript in Spanish, read a translation in English or listen without a transcript to reference. There are also links to relevant vocabulary, grammar and podcasts. In addition to providing listening comprehension practice, one objective of the exercises is to provide students of Spanish with the necessary tools to be able to talk about the same topics in Spanish.
In this videoclip in Spanish, a graduate student, Maria, tells her plans for what she hopes to be doing in ten years. This is recorded for the University of Texas’ Spanish Proficiency Exercises. Students of Spanish can read the transcript in Spanish, read a translation in English or listen without a transcript to reference. There are also links to relevant vocabulary, grammar and podcasts. In addition to providing listening comprehension practice, one objective of the exercises is to provide students of Spanish with the necessary tools to be able to talk about the same topics in Spanish.
In this videoclip in Spanish, a graduate student, Maria, tells her plans for what she hopes to be doing in ten years. This is recorded for the University of Texas’ Spanish Proficiency Exercises. Students of Spanish can read the transcript in Spanish, read a translation in English or listen without a transcript to reference. There are also links to relevant vocabulary, grammar and podcasts. In addition to providing listening comprehension practice, one objective of the exercises is to provide students of Spanish with the necessary tools to be able to talk about the same topics in Spanish.
Students will learn about a important archeological discovery found in the Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacan, Mexico.In this resource, students will evaluate practices, products, and perspectives related to social and professional topics.
Students will evaluate practices, products, and perspectives related to social and professional topics. Additionally, students will learn that this celebration originated in Barcelona, Spain to celebrate the day of Saint George, the patron saint of Catalonia.
This is an animated short film about a little girl who visits the land of the dead, where she learns the true meaning of the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos. The film was created by students at the Ringling College of Art and Design and won a 2013 Student Academy Award.