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Patricia Arnold; María Teresa Martínez García – Hispania, 2025
Learners who lack the perception of specific sounds or pronunciation can attain a measure of inability to participate in meaningful communication due to their difficulties in understanding and being understood. This article presents lesson plans that provide a framework for addressing the needs of learners as they move from perceiving sounds to…
Descriptors: Spanish, Vowels, Pronunciation, Pronunciation Instruction
Lauren Hetrovicz; Mary Ann Blitt – Hispania, 2024
In an increasingly interconnected world that relies on social awareness and tolerance, developing students' cultural competence is now more vital than ever. Despite its importance, language educators may find the teaching of culture particularly challenging as it may seem to lack curricular structure and be difficult to evaluate. For these…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Shepin, Laura Graebner – Hispania, 2019
The incorporation of literary texts in advanced beginner and intermediate level language classrooms (high school Spanish, years 2-4; university Spanish, semesters 2-4) can seem intimidating. The thoughtful exploration of literary texts takes time away from other content, specifically grammar and vocabulary, which often seem more straightforward to…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Literature
Gurzynski-Weiss, Laura; Long, Avizia Y.; Solon, Megan – Hispania, 2015
Despite myriad changes to language teaching methods over time, university-level classroom spaces have largely remained the same--until now. Recent innovations in classroom space design center on technological advances, include movable furniture and coffee-shop style rooms, and are believed to facilitate language learning in several ways.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Facilities Design

Berry-Bravo, Judy – Hispania, 2002
Discusses the use of the Internet for teaching Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Studies. Includes descriptions of 16 self-directed lesson plans, as well as a link for access to download and use any or all of the plans. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Lesson Plans, Portuguese

Willis, Bruce Dean; Mason, Keith – Hispania, 1994
Instructors are prepared to use Spanish versions of English-speaking and bilingual artists' recordings to teach language structures and enhance the five skill areas. This article reviews the literature and pedagogical use of songs and also provides a list of recordings, recommendations for classroom use, and two sample lesson plans. (Contains 20…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Language Skills

Kalivoda, Theodore B. – Hispania, 1978
The purpose of this article is to focus attention on the need to teach language students not only what to say, but how to say it and when. A theoretical discussion provides linguistic background and analysis of data and a sample lesson to illustrate how sociolinguistic theory can be applied to the development of teaching materials. (Author/NCR)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Usage