I specialize in Distance Education and have over 9 years of experience teaching Spanish levels I-IV asynchronously online. As the Director of the Spanish Language & Culture in Spain Summer Study Abroad Program in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, I also teach a class on linguistic and cultural diversity in the Iberian Peninsula.
Spanish I introduces students to the Spanish language and various cultures. Students will be able to exchange information about familiar topics through the interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes. The course is proficiency-oriented, and learners are expected to meet the Novice High-Intermediate Low level. The course seeks to provide learners with opportunities to communicate in Spanish; understand the various cultures of the Hispanic world; connect the study of language with the study of other disciplines; make comparisons between language and culture; and participate in a community of Spanish speakers.
Spanish II introduces students to additional facets of the Spanish language and various cultures building upon concepts from Spanish I (FLS 1113). Students will be able to exchange information about familiar topics through the interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes.The course is proficiency-oriented, and learners are expected to meet the Novice High-Intermediate Low level. The course seeks to provide learners with opportunities to communicate in Spanish; understand the various cultures of the Hispanic world; connect the study of language with the study of other disciplines; make comparisons between language and culture; and participate in a community of Spanish speakers.
Spanish III introduces students to additional facets of the Spanish language and various cultures building upon concepts from Spanish I (FLS 1113) and Spanish II (FLS 1123). Students will be able to exchange information about familiar topics through the interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes. The course is proficiency-oriented, and learners are expected to meet the Novice High-Intermediate Low level. The course seeks to provide learners with opportunities to communicate in Spanish; understand the various cultures of the Hispanic world; connect the study of language with the study of other disciplines; make comparisons between language and culture; and participate in a community of Spanish speakers.
An introduction to concepts of linguistic diversity and intersections of language, culture, and identity in modern Spain, and the role these have played in its socio-cultural and political development to the present day.
Spanish IV introduces students to additional facets of the Spanish language and various cultures building upon concepts from Spanish I (FLS 1113), Spanish II (FLS 1123), and Spanish III (FLS 2133). Students will be able to exchange information about familiar topics through the interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes. The course is proficiency-oriented, and learners are expected to meet the Intermediate Low-Intermediate Mid level. The course seeks to provide learners with opportunities to communicate in Spanish; understand the various cultures of the Hispanic world; connect the study of language with the study of other disciplines; make comparisons between language and culture; and participate in a community of Spanish speakers.
This course covers the origins, civilization and culture of the Hispanic world up to the present day. For practical reasons, this course has a focus on Spain's history, civilization, and culture through the interconnectivity with other major civilizations (Roman, Arab, American) up to the present day, whose traces can still be seen on Spanish art, architecture, and language. However, the course will also cover major historical events and periods in Latin America that have substantially transformed its culture, thus establishing frequent transatlantic connections.