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SPSP-CDA Best Practices at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB): Linear and Intentional, Never Set and Done
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Sánchez-López, Lourdes – Hispania, 2019
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (DFLL) at University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) is home to a pioneer program in Spanish for the Professions and Specific Purposes (SPSP) in US higher education. For the last two decades (2000-18), its Spanish curricula have been carefully experimenting and evolving to adjust to the societal…
Descriptors: Spanish, Languages for Special Purposes, College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Development
Reconceptualizing Spanish Teaching and Learning in Disruptive Times: Transformations from Curriculum Redesign
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Morris, Kimberly; Brougham, Rose Marie – Hispania, 2021
World language classrooms in the United States have been significantly impacted by the physical and ideological disruptions experienced in recent history. Such disruptive times call for the reform of pedagogical practices to raise awareness of social justice issues and ignite real change both in and out of language classrooms. This essay outlines…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Curriculum Development, College Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning
Benefits of an Interpretation Course for Foreign Language Learning and Development
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Biasetti, Giada – Hispania, 2016
Based on the experience of developing and teaching an introductory course on Spanish-English interpretation, this study will situate and justify translation, more specifically interpreting, as an important component for language development. The goal is to analyze ways the development and implementation of an interpreting course (focusing on…
Descriptors: Translation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods