Tuesday, August 19, 2014

SPN 101-1 Fall 2014 Actividades Semanales/Weekly Activities 1



SPN 101-1 Fall 2014 Actividades Semanales/Weekly Activities
C. Martin Vélez Salas 

Semana/Week 1: 20-22 de Agosto, 2014

Introduction Course
Personal Information
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 Skit-See Models
Final Interview with Instructor
Homework/Tareas: KEEP A NOTEBOOK/BINDER
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:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/457534097663541/
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.
Power Power Presentation of a country and page summary: samples
Sample PP presentation of a country:  https://app.box.com/s/ycagtr1fsoubh97xrspe
Sample ONE page summary of a country: https://app.box.com/s/3bzg69ua6ea6udt2a5v8

PODCAST
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.

SONG FOR SEMESTER

Lejos de ti: Pelo D’Ambrosio - Perú

1 Hace tiempo que mi vida no tiene valor
será porque dentro mío llevo un gran dolor
tu decidiste no volver
aquella noche yo morí

2 desde esa noche nunca más volví a reír
llevo dentro el castigo de no serte fiel
parece que ahora si entendí
que te he perdido para siempre

3 cómo te digo que me enseñes a vivir
si cada noche me muero de recordar
tu gran amor (ooh)
tu triste adiós (ooh)
ay tu cariño aún vive en mí (ooh)

no puedo más
vivir sin ti (ooh)
lejos de ti voy a morir  

lejos de ti
voy a morir
ay cómo duele vivir sin ti (2)

Hace tiempo que mi vida no tiene valor
será porque dentro mío llevo un gran dolor
tu decidiste no volver
aquella noche yo morí

desde esa noche nunca más volví a reír
llevo dentro el castigo de no serte fiel
parece que ahora si entendí
que te he perdido para siempre

cómo te digo que me enseñes a vivir
si cada noche me muero de recordar
tu gran amor (ooh)
tu triste adiós (ooh)
ay tu cariño aún vive en mí (ooh)

no puedo más
vivir sin ti (ooh)
ay tu cariño aún vive en mí (ooh)

lejos de ti
voy a morir 
ay como duele vivir sin ti (2)

quiero solo escuchar tu voz
y mirarte solo un minuto más

lejos de ti voy a morir
ay como duele esta vida sin ti

quiero solo escuchar tu voz
y mirarte solo un minuto más

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 22 de Agosto
BEFORE CLASE: READ AND LISTEN this section before clase.

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

DO THIS ACTIVIDAD BEFORE CLASE on Friday Aug 22, 14

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.

SPN 101-1 FALL 2014 Actividades Semanales/Weekly Activities 2
Semana/Week 2: 25-29 de Agosto, 2014

Lunes/Monday 25 de Agosto, 2014

Actividad 2. Describing specific objects at your home or in class.
A. Read these descriptions that José 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) 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?
(8) What are some of your favorite nouns so far?
(9) Use your body and voice to perform nouns and noun phrases. Use your creativity.

Tarea/Homework 1: DUE el Miércoles/Wednesday 27 de Agosto

(1)Write _______ masculine noun phrases and _______ feminine noun phrases using singular definite articles. Provide the English translations.
(2) Write _______ masculine noun phrases and _______ feminine noun phrases using plural indefinite articles. Provide the English transaltions.

Miércoles/Wednesday 27 de Agosto
Verb SER

BEFORE CLASE: Before doing the actividades, please listen to Podcast 3. Click here:

Inicio/Start

Podcast 3: VERBO “SER”
SER Indicates a fixed nature of TO BE in Spanish. Irregular verb conjugations in the PRESENT TENSE are as follows: Yo soy (I am), Tú eres (You –informal- are), Usted es (You-formal-are), él es (he is), ella es (she is); Nosotros/Nosotras somos (We –masc. fem.-are), Vosotros/Vosotras sois (You –masc. fem plural in Spain- are), Ustedes (You –plural in the Americas-are) son, Ellos/ellas son (they –masc. fem.- are).

USES


1. SER is used to mention specific and non-specific objects, describe identifications, relationships, professions, occupations, nationalities/places of origin.
¿Qué es esto? (What is this) (general question)
Es una manzana. It is an apple. Esta es una manzana. This is an apple.
Yo soy Carlos. I am Carlos.
Ellos son mis padres. They are my parents.
Luis es mecánico. Luis is
mechanic.
Martha es puertorriqueña. Martha is Puerto Rican.
2. SER is used to describe personality and physical characteristics.
¿Cómo eres tú? (en tu personalidad). What are you like? (in your personality)
Soy alegre, positivo y amable. I am cheerful, positive, and kind.
¿Cómo es su papá? (en su físico) What is your father like? (in his physical appearance)
Nuestro papá es alto, moreno y guapo. Our father is tall, dark, and handsome.
3. SER is used to describe possession, date, time, events (where they take place, or occur)
Este libro es de Natalia.
This book is Natalia’s. It is not Rubi’s.
¿Qué día es hoy? Hoy es domingo. What day is today? Today is Sunday.
¿Qué hora es? Son las 2. What time is it? It’s 2.
¿Dónde es la fiesta? La fiesta es en la casa de Delia. Where is the party? The party is at Delia’s house.

Fin/End

BEFORE CLASE: Do these activities.

Actividad 1. Read Gramática Section (BOOK) U11: p. 116-118; U13: 135-137

Actividad 2. Provi
de the conjugation of the verb “SER” in the blanks to complete the sentences.
1. Yo ___________ peruano, de Lima, Perú.
2. Esta (this) ___________________ la cocina.
3. Ellos _______________ mis amigos.
4. ________________ una silla.
5. Nosotras _________________ de Lewisport, Kentucky.
6. ¿De dónde ___________ ustedes?
7. Juana ______________ de Guatemala.
8. Estas (these) __________________ las mesas.
9. Este (this)______________ un león.
10. ¿De dónde ________________ tú?

Actividad 3. Write 5 sentences in Spanish (with their English translation) using SER as in the previous actividades. Be ready to share them in class.

Summary/Reflection
(1) What are the uses of the verb “SER” in Spanish?
(2) Translate: I am from Kentucky. Where are you (usted) from? I am a student. This is my book.
(3) Mention two of your favorite sentences using the verb SER. Use your creativity to mention these sentences (use movements for example, voice inflections, etc.).
(4) What are your learning points for the week? What are your reflections for this week’s learning points?

Tarea/Homework 2: DUE: Viernes/Friday 29 de Agosto, 2014

Write ______ sentences in Spanish (with their English translations) using the verb “ser” in the present tense.

Viernes/Friday 29 de Agosto, 2014
Library Research training: Kathy Eby: Meet at the library computer lab basement

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