Monday, January 13, 2014

SPN 101-1 Spring 2014 Weekly Actiidades



SPN 101-1 Spring 2014 Actividades Semanales/Weekly Activities
C. Martin Vélez Salas 
Semana/Week 1: 13-17 Enero, 2014

Wednesday January 15: 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.  

Importante
COUNTRY report: Please include these SIX areas (minimum) in your COUNTRY Power Point Report: General Info: (Demographics, Capital City, Area, Inhabitants, Official Languages), Education, History, and Society/Culture, Politics (Government, any connection with the US politics, news of current events); and one AREA of your interest (e.g. connected to your major, your family background, etc.).
Highlight two important facts of the country (in particular that got your academic/personal interest) at the end of your PP presentation. Mention these to your classmates.
Please bring a one-page summary with your PP presentation (one single space). The second page needs to have at least three references from which you obtained your information. See syllabus for guidelines for library report in your syllabus. Click here for to see a sample:

Canción: Las Mañanitas. Start learning this song.
Vicente Fernández con letra en español
Vicente Fernández con letra en español

1 Estas son las mañanitas
que cantaba el rey David.
Hoy por ser día de tu santo
te las cantamos a ti.

2 Despierta, mi bien, despierta;
mira que ya amaneció.
Ya los pajaritos cantan;
la luna ya se metió

3 Qué linda está la mañana
en que vengo a saludarte;
venimos todos con gusto
y placer a felicitarte.

4 El día en que tú naciste
Nacieron todas las flores
En la pila del bautismo
cantaron los ruiseñores

5 Ya viene amaneciendo
Ya la luz del día nos dio
Levántate de mañana
mira que ya amaneció

6 Si yo pudiera bajarte
las estrellas y un lucero
para poder demostrarte
lo mucho que yo te quiero

7 Con jazmines y flores
Este día quiero acordar
Hoy por ser día de tu Santo
Te venimos a cantar.

1 These are the dawns
that King David sang about
We are singing here because today is your Saint's day
(or birthday or anniversary)

2 Wake up my dear, Wake up and
see what dawn has brought
the birds are singing
and the moon has set.

3 How beautiful is this morning
on which I come to greet you
we’ve come to congratulate you
with happiness and pleasure!

4 All flowers were born on the day
that you were born
the nightingales sing
at your baptismal fountain.

5 Dawn is arriving and
the light of day is upon us.
Rise up this morning and
see that dawn has come.

6 If I could, I’d lower
the stars along with the brightest one
to show you
how much I care for you

7 With jasmine and flowers
I want to adorn this day
Because today it’s your Saint’s day
we’ve come to sing for you.

PART I

The following podcast prepares for the direction of the course and practice of the alphabet. Play with language with the Actividad after listening the podcast. Click here. https://app.box.com/s/kc5q1s9u6tobdlr0pw1q

Inicio/Start

Podcast SPN 101-0- Lección Introductoria
Saludos. In this Introductory Lesson, the course content, directions for your Spanish language learning and a practice with the sounds of español are presented.  In this course you will develop your oral reading, writing, listening, speaking skills and your understanding of language cultural practices of Spanish language-dominant, and bilingual users, and in relation to different texts in Spanish in particular with your first academic major. You are advised to focus on understanding Spanish language as a social and interactive practice with different speakers and users of español, investigate some specific topics; explore your voice, body movements, and language to build up your Spanish language skills; explore the intersections and new spaces of building up your bilingual/bicultural voices; and self-assess your learning in this course periodically. The Practice focuses on the exploration of the Spanish language alphabet. Repeat after me.
A (a); B (be, be de burro): -CH (che)-; C (se); D (de); E (e);F (efe): G (ge); H (ache); I (i); J (jota), K (ka), L (ele); -LL (elle)-;M (eme); N (ene), Ñ (eñe); O (o); P (pe); Q (cu), R (ere), -RR (erre), S (ese), T (te); U (u); V (uve, ve de vaca, ve chica); W (doble v, doble uve, ve doble); X (equis); Y (i griega, ye), Z (zeta). Repeat the vowels: A-E-I-O-U. Explore and play with the pronunciation of these sounds on their own making syllables, words, and try to read a paragraph in Spanish aloud. Reflect on the information presented and the first Spanish language practice. Gracias. 

End/Fin

Actividad: El alfabeto se mueve: The alphabet moves
A. Repeat the Alphabet: A-B-C-Ch-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-ll-M-N-Ñ-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-V-W-X-Y-Z.
B. Repeat the Vocales: A-E-I-O-U
C. Make up five syllables with five consonants: (a) DA-DE-DI-DO-DU; (b) FA-FE-FI-FO-FU); (c) GA-GE-GI-GO-GU; (d) JA-JE-JI-JO-JU; (e) JA-JE-JI-JO-JU
D. Act them out moving your body. Express new meanings with them.

Reflection/Summary
(1) What does the learning of a new language mean? What are some techniques? How will you learn Spanish?
(2) Can you say the alphabet in Spanish? Can you sing it?
(2) Which are the five vowels in Spanish? Mention five syllables with different consonants.
(3) What are your reflections of this week’s activities?

Viernes/Friday 17 de Enero, Nouns and the Definite and the Indefinite Articles

Before doing the actividades, please listen to the podcast about nouns, definite and indefinite articles. Click here: https://app.box.com/s/fm5vp8wol49o43lhfub1

Inicio/Start

PODCAST 2: Nouns (chico, chica, hombres, mujeres). Definite articles (la, el, las, los). Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Read Gramática Section (BOOK) U1: p. 22-23; U2: 34-35; U6 (A-B): p. 69-70

Nouns (nombres/sustantivos) are content words that designate objects, things, ideas, or persons that are either masculine of feminine. Masculine nouns tend to end in –O (chicO), feminine nouns in –A (chicA). Nouns that follow this rule should be memorized with their articles: el or la.

PLURAL: Add –s to nouns that end in las vocales (a-e-i-o-u) with the corresponding feminine/masculine article: las casas; add –es to nouns that end in consonants: los profesores; omit the accent mark from the singular noun (canción) when adding –es: las canciones; change final Z to C before adding –es: (el lápiz): los lápices.

Extra Notes on Nouns
Feminine nouns also end in –dad, -ción, -sión.
Ejemplos: la ciudad, la canción. Some cognates: la lección, la canción, la emoción, la nación, la composición, la confusión, la represión, la televisión, la pasión, la fricción, la sesión, la promoción, la ilusión.
Some feminine nouns: la calle, la clase (cognate), la frase (cognate), la luna, la mamá, la noche.

Cognates
MASCULINE: El animal, el hospital, el hotel, el Papa, el papá, el elefante, el restaurante, el patio, el color, el oceáno, el piano, el león.
FEMININE: La patata, la papa, la cámara, la guitarra, la razón, la foto, la fotografía, la historia, la filosofía, la sicología, la biología, la matemática, la música.

Definite articles: are non-content words that help us to stand out specific nouns we are talking about. El español es importante para mi trabajo (Spanish is important for my job). The articles in español are as follows.

Artículos Definidos/Definite Articles: el, los (the) masculine – la. las (the) (feminine)
Indefinite Articles:    un (a, an), unos (some, a few) (masculine)
una (a, an), unas (some, a few) (feminine)

Compared to definite articles (el, la, los, las) that help us to focus on specific objects: (El español es importante, Spanish is important), indefinite articles (un, una = a, one, an),unos (some masc), unas (some fem.) help us to refer to non-specific objects: El gato (the cat)/Un gato(a cat). Las chicas (the girls)/Unas chicas (some girls).

Fin/End

Actividad 1. Nouns in plural and definite and indefinite articles.

A. Study these groups of nouns:
La casa: teléfono, mesa, puerta, ventana, sala, cocina, comedor, gato., perro, silla, patio, cama, habitación.
El salón de clase: cuaderno, libro, cuadro, lápiz, bolígrafo/lapicero, proyector, computadora, escritorio, carpeta, mapa, pizarra.
La ciudad: policía, edificio, coche/carro, mujer, hombre, autobús/bus, cine, periódico, centro comercial, hospital, restaurante.
Los alimentos: (botella de) leche, agua, pan, cereal, pollo, pescado, carne, naranjas, manzanas, huevo, dulce, queso, jugo (de naranja, manzana), café, hamburguesa, sanguche.

B. Provide the plural of these noun phrases:
el teléfono, la mesa, la puerta, la ventana, la sala, la cocina, el gato., el perro; el cuaderno, el libro, el cuadro, el lápiz, el bolígrafo/lapicero, la computadora, el escritorio, la carpeta, el mapa; el policía, el edificio, el coche/carro, la mujer, el hombre, el autobús/bus, el cine, el periódico; (la botella de) leche/agua, el pan, el cereal, el pollo, el pescado, la carne, el huevo, el dulce, el queso, el jugo (de naranja, manzana), el café, la hamburguesa.

C. Provide the plural of these noun phrases:
un teléfono, una mesa, una puerta, una ventana, una sala, una cocina, un gato., un perro; un cuaderno, un libro, un cuadro, un lápiz, un bolígrafo/lapicero, una computadora, un escritorio, una carpeta, un mapa; un policía, un edificio, un coche/carro, una mujer, un hombre, un autobús/bus, un cine, un periódico; (la botella de) leche/agua, un pan, un cereal, un pollo, un filete de pescado, un bistec de carne, un huevo, un dulce, un queso, un jugo (de naranja, manzana), un café, una hamburguesa.

Actividad 2. Describing specific objects at your home or in class.
A. Read these descriptions that Jose and Selena did.  
José mentions specific parts of his house:
“Esta es mi casa.
Esta es la sala. Este es el comedor. Esta es la cocina. Este es el baño”. (This is my house. This is the living room. This is the kitchen. This is the bathroom)
Selena mentions specific objects in the classroom asking herself what the object is
“¿Qué es esto? La puerta, la pizarra, el mapa, el escritorio, la carpeta de Juan, la computadora, el proyector”. (What is this? The door, the blackboard, the map, the desk, John’s desk, the computer, the projector).
B. Draw a picture of your house or apartment. Imagine you are describing it to someone as José did.
C. Describe some specific objects in class as Selena did. Ask yourself (various times) what is this? as Selena did.
D. Be ready to perform your descriptions with creativity to your classmates.

Summary/Reflection
(1) Name five masculine nouns and five feminine nouns in singular.
(2) Name five masculine nouns and five feminine nouns in plural.
(3) Mention five masculine noun phrases and five feminine noun phrases using singular definite article: e.g. El gato, La casa.
(4) Mention five masculine noun phrases and five feminine noun phrases using plural definite articles: e.g. Los gatos, Las casas.
(5) Mention five masculine noun phrases and five feminine noun phrases using singular indefinite articles: e.g. Un hombre, Una mujer.
(6) Mention five masculine noun phrases and five feminine noun phrases using plural indefinite article: e.g. Unos hombres. Unas mujeres.
(7) How do nouns differ in English and Spanish? Give some examples.
(8) When will you use a definite article (el, la, los, las) with these nouns? When will use an indefinite article (un, una, unos, unas) with these nouns?
(9) What are some of your favorite nouns so far?
(10) Use your body and voice to perform nouns and noun phrases. Use your creativity.

Tarea/Homework
(1)Write _______ masculine noun phrases and _______ feminine noun phrases using singular definite articles.
(2) Write _______ masculine noun phrases and _______ feminine noun phrases using plural indefinite articles.


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