Wednesday, August 21, 2013

SPN 101-1 Fall 2013 Semana 1/Week 1 Aug 20-22



SPN 101-1 Fall 2013Actividades Semanales/Weekly Activities
C. Martin Vélez Salas 
Semana/Week 1: 21/23 Agosto, 2013

Friday 23 Agosto: Library Research Report Training: meet at the Library basement
Read book for content. See blog for weekly activities, classwork and homework.  
Check 48 hours before Monday class.

Introduction Course
Personal Information-Interview Times
Syllabus: Library Research Report: Power Point of a Chosen Country and ONE page summary of this presentation. Choose Country and Date.
Presentations Country: General Information, Education, History, Culture, Politics (current events), Information of interest to major
Mid-Term and Final Performances of texts of a Spanish play
Final Interview with Instructor
Quizzes-Exams
METODO
Grammar content and communication exercises: See blog for weekly activities, classwork and homework.  
Integrating the Arts and Second Language Learning: Follow us in Facebook on this integration:
Canción: Las Mañanitas Vicente Fernández
Letra español-inglés Alejandro Fernández
Letra español-inglés
Letra español-inglés Letra de las Mañitas cantada tradicionalmente en México

Further suggestions for learning a second language
(1) Learning a Second Language: Focus on another way to express meanings. Spanish: Functions in the US and Spanish speaking countries.
(2) How?: Discovery of meanings in different contexts by observing new words, sentences, paragraphs, stories, images, movements, people in different situations and from various countries, regions, listening to music, eating food with people, dancing, working with other people, interacting with people.
(3) Structure Learning: Focus on how these meanings work in language in context (e.g. newspaper, film, face-to-face interaction, text message). Grammar as a starting point. Look at your grammar: Noun-Adjective-Verb-Adverb. Sentence: Subject-Verb-Complement
(4) Techniques: Use a diary to reflect on your learning. Use flashcards to learn new words, new verbs combinations. Use a notebook to classify your new words and write new sentences. Start observing new words around you, books, written materials in the new language, start listening to songs, dance, movies, TV programs. Watch a movie with the captions in Spanish or English. Start exploring new meanings in different texts and materials.
(5) Use the language with creativity. Start playing with language right away. Read the words, phrases, and sentences, lines, and paragraphs stressing different emotions. Make a link between your words and your physical movements. Improvise. Create new ways to express language, meanings and emotions. Below: Imagine the context of the text and start using the language with creativity.  

Texto 1
¿QUE ES EL PERÚ?
Profesor: El Perú es un hermoso país ubicado en la América del Sur,  con tres  hermosas regiones: La Selva, la Sierra y la Costa y dueña de un mar, poseedora de infinitas riquezas marinas. Eso es el Perú.
Alumnos: (En coro y haciendo “footing dramático”) ¿Qué es el Perú? ¿Qué es el Perú? 
¿Qué es el Perú? ¿Qué es el Perú?


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