Spanish - Teaching & Learning Outcomes

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Type of Initiative: Teaching intermediate Spanish to college students
Purpose: To hone the Spanish dialect and spread common knowledge about Latinx/o/é culture to college students
Target Group:
- Ages 17-22 years old
Sponsoring Committee: Tufts University, Romance Department
Funds Granted: $2K

“Spanish, as any language, is a bridge to another culture.”
Perhaps, with this in mind, we can reconcile cultural differences and provide a foundation for acceptance and innovation for the social good of this nation. Some will start person by person, and others, in colleges like this one.

SPN21 — Composition & Conversation I

Course Description

The course combines written and oral practice of Spanish through oral reports, compositions, class discussions, and debates on assigned topics, articles, songs, short literary works, and films. It offers a review of more advanced grammatical structures to achieve greater accuracy.

Conducted in Spanish.

Outcomes:

~25 college students passed the SPN 21 class with an excellent idea of what the Latino/x/é language and culture entails outside of the United States

SPN22 - Composition & Conversation II

Inform

In SPN22, I focused on the practice of culture in many various Latino-American countries.
Assess

I gave assessments based on whether each student was present to class, how fluent he/she was, and practice.
Talk

The entire group was consistently encouraged to talk amongst themselves or share aloud in the class.
Inform

We always started class with ice-breakers to diffuse the ‘awkwardness’ of new language acquisition.
Learn

I followed up according to each student’s needs and willingness to seek help.