Enhancing Spanish Education through Diverse Cultural Courses
This proposal outlines an innovative curriculum aimed at connecting students with Spanish-speaking cultures through engaging courses. We focus on three key thematic units: "Tradiciones y Costumbres del Mundo Hispano-hablante," exploring traditions and food; "¡Viva España!" discussing contemporary Spain; and "Un Viaje por las Américas," highlighting Latin American contributions to the U.S. The program includes comprehensive resources and celebrates cultural connections, targeting development and marketing strategies to ensure student growth and engagement.
Enhancing Spanish Education through Diverse Cultural Courses
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Keeping Kids Connected Paula Meyer, Appleton North High School meyerpaula@aasd.k12.wi.us
Outline • Development • Marketing and Growth • Content
Development • History • Elementary pilot program • Classical Charter School • Results • Entry at level 3 or level 4
Development • Develop new courses to create 4 year sequence • Tradiciones y Costumbres del MundoHispanohablante • ¡Viva España! • Un ViajeporlasAméricas • Misterios de los aztecas, incas, mayas
Development • Semester long • Offered simultaneously – mistake! • Rotation • Viva España and Tradiciones • Viaje and Indios
Marketing and Growth • Educating others • Classical Charter School teacher • Guidance Counselors • Students and parents via letter mailed home (see packet) • Growth • One class of 18 • 3 classes of 30
Content – Tradiciones y Costumbres • investigate the connections that link celebrations, religious / family traditions and traditional foods • compare the original practices associated with the celebration to the contemporary practices • read and discuss legends and folktales that relate to traditions and customs
Content – Tradiciones y Costumbres • Materials • De PaseoCapítulo 9 • Authentik Inter - http://authentik.com Useful websites: • http://www.veintemundos.com/en/ • http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/
Contents - ¡Viva España! • family life, work and recreation • current social, political and economic issues • contemporary Spanish people • regionalism • effects of historical events on contemporary Spain • media in Spain
Content - ¡Viva España! • Materials • Textbook: Imágenes de España • Videos/Movies • AventurasVascas • The Disappearance of García Lorca • Carol’s Journey (http://www.filmmovement.com/index.asp?) • Authentik Inter
Contents – Un ViajeporlasAméricas • current events in politics and society • impact of immigration of Latin Americans to the United States • Latin Americans’ contributions to the United States • influence of Latin American food, music, and the arts • muralism and literature as social commentary
Contents – Un ViajeporlasAméricas • Materials • Textbook – Imágenes de América Latina • Movies/Videos (we don’t watch all of them) • In the Time of the Butterflies • Romero • Missing • Los 80 (Canal 13 from Chile) • The Other Side of Immigration • Bajo la Misma Luna • South of the Border
Content – Misterios de los aztecas, incas y mayas • Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs and other indigenous groups • conquerors and important leaders of that time • study the magnificent structures created by these indigenous people
Content • Materials • Realidades 3 – Capítulo 7 • Imágenes de América Latina • Videos/Movies • The Road to El Dorado • The Emperor’s New Groove • 500 Nations • History Channel • Ancient Aliens
Content • Complete course information is available at the district website: • http://www1.aasd.k12.wi.us/sp/dept/ACI/worldlang/Pages/Curriculum.aspx