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López, Sylvia – Hispania, 2023
Employing a modified version of an exhibit template for course integration (Beckman 2012), Sylvia López designed museum projects for an elective Spanish course on health that is open to students at the high-intermediate level and above. The course's aims are manifold: to build students' vocabulary, to discuss cultural aspects affecting health, and…
Descriptors: Females, Hispanic American Students, Bilingualism, Museums
MacDonald, Lunden – Hispania, 2021
The social, economic, and educational upheaval that has been occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the concurrent and stressful conversation about race and racism in the United States, and domestic political turmoil has turned the world on its head. In these so-called "unprecedented times," traditional higher education appears to be on…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Psychological Needs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Sabater, Silvia Rodríguez – Hispania, 2020
Recently, the Modern Language Association (MLA) has called for proposals on the "greening" of the Spanish curriculum for their 2020 convention. University students are and will be faced with complex twenty-first-century economic problems, such as food deserts, costs of industrial agriculture, organic regulations and market demand,…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Spanish, Second Language Learning
Ruggiero, Diana M. – Hispania, 2015
This study presents strategies for teaching highland Afro-Ecuadorian culture and for broaching the topic of race and racism through the documentary film "Más allá del fútbol." Produced in 2008 by the author, this film explores "afrochoteño" identity and culture as well as the issues of race and racism in Ecuador through a…
Descriptors: Films, Spanish, Blacks, History
Counselman, David – Hispania, 2015
Motivated by predictions of the theory of Input Processing, this study adds to previous research on second language (L2) Spanish pronunciation learning by investigating the impact of two distinct types of pronunciation assignments on first language (L1) English L2 Spanish students' improvement in pronunciation of the vowels /e, o/. Two sections of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Feedback (Response)
Knouse, Stephanie M.; Gupton, Timothy; Abreau, Laurel – Hispania, 2015
Even though many post-secondary institutions offer a variety of Hispanic linguistics classes (Hualde 2006; Lipski 2006), research on the pedagogy of Hispanic linguistics is an underdeveloped or non-existent area of the discipline. Courses in Hispanic linguistics can present not only linguistic challenges for non-native speakers of Spanish, but…
Descriptors: Spanish, Linguistics, Spanish Speaking, Second Language Learning
Alley, David – Hispania, 2011
The granting of extra credit is a hotly debated topic in all fields of education. Teachers are reluctant to offer extra credit for fear of inflating grades, but students are persistent in their demands for extra-credit points to which they have become accustomed. This article considers extra-credit assignments in the teaching of world languages.…
Descriptors: Assignments, Guidelines, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
Mikulski, Ariana; Elola, Idoia – Hispania, 2011
This study brings together previous research on writing processes and Spanish heritage language (SHL) learners to obtain a clearer picture of these learners' writing behaviors in English and Spanish. Following a cognitive-oriented framework, the study explores planning time, execution time, monitoring time, accuracy, and fluency. Twelve SHL…
Descriptors: Sentences, Writing Processes, Spanish, Heritage Education

Perricone, Catherine R. – Hispania, 1985
Discusses the findings of a questionnaire sent to 20 representative universities in the South Atlantic Modern Language Association to determine the content and utilization of reading lists for graduate students of Spanish. Discusses considerations to be made in preparing or revising the reading lists. (SED)
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Graduate Study, Reading Assignments, Reading Material Selection

Kalivoda, Theodore B. – Hispania, 1983
Some concepts to help teachers adhere to classroom instruction in the target language are presented and discussed. These include ideas related to the teacher's speech (visual cues, speed, and repetition and rephrasing), student speech (teacher-assisted and student-dominated communication), out-of-class assignments, and teacher assessment of…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Communication, Language of Instruction, Listening Comprehension

Muir, Sylvia S. – Hispania, 1996
Teachers can encourage parental involvement and appreciation of studying Spanish through simple homework assignments. This article discusses how students and parents work together to discover the impact of the Spanish-speaking world on their surroundings. (Author)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Discovery Learning, FLES, Homework