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Actively participate in the weekly "Tertulia" (Conversation Round-Table discussions). |
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Go to the web and listen to music in Spanish (Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Maná, etc.) Download the lyrics to a song and look up any words which you do not know. Present the song to the class, explaining any new vocabulary in Spanish (use synonyms, gesticulate, or draw on the board). |
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Read all about someone like Cristina Saralegui, the host of Cristina. Look up the person on the web, in People En Español, or at the library. Write approximately 150 words about the person and then introduce the person to the class. |
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Get a pen pal online, or ask your instructor to hook you up with a "mystery pal" from another section. Be careful as to what information you disclose (don’t ever tell anyone your full name, your phone number or your address--you may even choose to use a pseudonym). Make sure to print out your letters and any responses (at least 2 "clean" exchanges) and hand them in to your instructor. |
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Go to the Cross-Cultural Center, or any other appropriate organization on campus, or off-campus, and find out about any Latin/ Hispanic organizations. Attend an event and do a 150-word summary of your experience and observations. Turn in your write-up and any evidence of your participation (a photo, a flyer, meeting agenda, ...). |
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Watch at least 2 episodes of a telenovela (Hispanic soap operas only run for about 4 months so it’s not hard to figure out the entire plot after watching two shows). Write up (in Spanish) a list of the main characters and their characteristics and then summarize the episodes you have watched. This should take one page. Next, write up your own scene involving some of the characters (2 pages of dialogue). Turn in all three pages to your instructor. Hint: this activity can be done as a group but it must (in addition to turning in 3 pages) be presented in class, complete with props. If you aren’t turned on by soap operas you could also watch the talk show Cristina, do a write-up, and then create your own episode. See detailed instructions below for Telenovelas. |
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Watch a movie in Spanish. See detailed instructions below for Películas. |
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If you have missed some answers on a combination of quizzes, exams and/or homework/composition assignments, collect all of these mistakes, group them according to grammatical errors, and write them out correctly along with the appropriate grammatical explanation of each group (at least five such groups). |
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Collect a short lectura from a book, newspaper, magazine or internet site (around 200 words) that utilizes a grammatical point you have missed, and explain the grammatical rule behind its use in the reading passage. For example, if you have confused the uses of the preterite and imperfect, cut out a newspaper article and underline each verb explaining, one by one on a separate page, the reason for each conjugation in the pret. or imp., likewise with the prepositions por/para, or the indicative/subjunctive moods. You may want to start at the rarezas section at: http://www.cnnenespanol.com |
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Actively participate in the weekly "Tertulia" (Conversation Round-Table discussions). |
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Cultura : go to the library, or the internet, and find out about the important historical events, like the military coup in Chile, etc., and present them in class. |
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Pick one of the texts in the Cultura section of the book that was not discussed in class, write a 250-word summary and do all the activities that go with it. Hand it in to instructor. |
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Write an additional composition about a topic of your own choice, of at least 2 typed pages. |
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Pick one of the Latin American countries and give a general presentation: talk about its history, politics, economy, culture, tradition; maybe talk about one holiday in particular, or one city, etc. |
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Present an additional 20 thematically-related vocabulary words to the class for one of the chapters dealt with in class. Type them out and, for each word, provide a contextual sentence different from those in the book. Have your sentences checked by your instructor before presenting them to the class. |
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Attend a cultural event and activity that involves the target language (movies, presentations, music, TV shows) of one to two hours, and write-up a 350-word synopsis. |
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Write a poem in Spanish of at least 10 lines, and present it to the class. |
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Recite a poem from memory and discuss the main idea and/or its importance or relevance. |
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Based on a reading in the Cultura section in the book, choose one of the themes (e.g. el chupacabras) to study and research at the library or the internet. Write a 250-word essay, in your own words, explaining what you have found out, as well as include your opinion on the matter. |
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Watch and study a movie about immigration to the U.S. (El Sur, My family, El norte, Fresa y Chocolate, etc.) and comment in a 250-word essay on how it pertains to the problems discussed in class. |
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Interview a latino immigrant, asking them 10-15 questions, e. g. ¿Cuándo vino a los Estados Unidos? ¿Por qué vino? ¿De qué país viene? ¿Tuvo problemas en adaptarse? Present a 4-5 minute oral summary of the interview to the class (include the questions as a handout), and explain how and why you chose that person in particular to interview. |
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Look for info on Spanish and Latin American art on the internet and choose a particular artist or a work of art to discuss in a 250-word essay. Include a bibliography, (URL, etc.). |
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Go to the internet, listen to music in Spanish and give a brief outline of an artist (his/her life) as well as feature a well known song by that artist. Include the lyrics as a handout and discuss the song. (3-5 min. oral presentation). |
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Go to one of the local museums and study a painting or an exhibit on Hispanic artists. Write a 250-word essay discussing what you have learned. |
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Give a 5-7 minute oral presentation on a trip you have taken to a Spanish-speaking country. Include the guidebooks you used and/or photos. |
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1. ¿En qué lugar físico se desarrolla la trama de la película?
2. ¿Dónde ocurren las escenas más importantes? Haz una descripción del escenario o de los escenarios principales de la película.
3. ¿En qué época se sitúa esta película?
4. ¿Qué tipo de película es? (documentaria, histórica, cómica, romántica, de acción, etc.)
5. ¿Qué tipos de problemas presenta la película? (emocionales, sociales, políticos, económicos, etc.)
6. Describe el clímax de la película.
7. ¿Sugiere la película alternativas para resolver los conflictos presentados?
8. ¿Es el título apropiado al tema de la película, por qué si o no?
9. ¿Qué tipo de final tiene la película? ¿Crees que el final es adecuado o crees que la película debe tener otro final?
10. Después de ver esta película, ¿has cambiado alguna noción preconcebida acerca del tema?
11. ¿Qué te pareció más interesante y qué aprendiste de esta película?
1. ¿Cómo son los personajes? ¿Cuáles son sus características principales? ¿Cómo se visten? ¿Qué nos dice esto de su posición social?
2. ¿Cómo se representa a las mujeres?
3. ¿Cómo se representa a los hombres?
4. ¿Cómo se distingue esta telenovela de las telenovelas norteamericanas que has visto? ¿Cómo es similar?
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