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Marques-Pascual, Laura – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
This study investigates second language (L2) development of Spanish verbal morphology, subject omissions, and subject-verb (SV) inversions by learners in two different proficiency levels and learning contexts. Oral narratives from 40 L2 learners at the intermediate and advanced levels, both at home and in a study abroad (SA) program, were examined…
Descriptors: Verbs, Morphology (Languages), Spanish, Language Enrichment
Duperron, Lucile; Overstreet, Mark H. – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2009
Study abroad (SA) is one of the flagship offerings among United States higher education institutions. Approximately 220,000 students studied abroad in the 2005/2006 academic year, 52.8% of whom studied on programs that lasted eight weeks or less. The effect of these short-term programs on second language development has been little investigated,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Spanish, Second Language Instruction, Prior Learning
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Worth, Frederick R. – Hispania, 1990
Relates language acquisition theories regarding comprehension, early speech, and speech emergence within the Natural Approach, which returns language learning to the living context and maintains the isolated fragments of language as a whole, to those theories expressed in a comparison between the experience of an apprentice singer of tales to that…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Enrichment, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Instruction
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Schneider, Judith Morganroth – Hispania, 1990
Describes the University of Maryland at Baltimore County's one-week foreign language exploratory program for fourth through sixth grade students, and details methods and strategies used to conduct "Spanish Day," where students learned about Spanish language and culture through songs, games, and stories. (CB)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Elementary Education, Language Enrichment, Second Language Instruction
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de Llano-Neilley, Lola M. – Babel: Journal of the Australian Modern Language Teachers' Association, 1989
Discusses the advantages of using video materials in teaching Spanish at an intermediate level, where there are typically several levels of language knowledge and ability. Such materials improve students' ability to understand language context, listening comprehension, discussion skills, and awareness of different uses of language. (CB)
Descriptors: Films, Instructional Materials, Language Enrichment, Listening Comprehension
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Hartley, Peggy J. – Hispania, 1990
Presents authentic Spanish rhymes and jingles that elementary school foreign language teachers can incorporate in classroom activities. The rhymes not only introduce children to the oral and cultural traditions of the language but also serve as language drills for increasing Spanish vocabulary. (CB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Education, FLES, Language Enrichment
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Wells, Christine S. – Hispania, 1990
Discusses the effectiveness of student-created oral presentations and visual displays in helping second-language students personalize and internalize the second language, and proposes structural guidelines that provide students flexibility in developing Spanish-language drama, writing, and art activities. (CB)
Descriptors: Creative Expression, Language Enrichment, Oral Language, Second Language Instruction
Shrum, Judith – 1983
The foreign language camps, operated by Virginia Tech since 1981, offer high school students a one-week foreign language experience in French, German, or Spanish. The camps bring together native speakers, high school students and teachers, and university students and faculty to experience learning situations similar to those encountered in a…
Descriptors: Camping, Enrichment Activities, French, German
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Bergstrom, Stanford E. – Foreign Language Annals, 1991
An exploration of the connection between literature and the visual arts and its application in the foreign language literature class includes an illustration of how a medieval literary Spanish masterpiece becomes more clear when the text is compared with medieval pictorial art pieces. (four references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Language Enrichment, Medieval Literature, Reading Strategies
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Vande Berg, Michael – Hispania, 1987
Teachers can further Spanish language students' appreciation of the language's variety and richness through consideration of the use of puns in contemporary Spanish advertising. The puns are useful in introducing and reinforcing grammatical points and for providing culturally relevant and interesting material to students. (CB)
Descriptors: Advertising, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Language Enrichment
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de Cruz-Saenz, Michele S. – ADFL Bulletin, 1990
Presents several examples of short Hispanic ballads for incorporation into advanced secondary school and undergraduate courses. The ballads' historical and cultural significance are explored as well as their linguistic value. (CB)
Descriptors: Ballads, Higher Education, Hispanic American Culture, Hispanic American Literature
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Gallego, Juan Carlos – Foreign Language Annals, 1992
Describes one class' experience with Tele-class, where university students used a telephone-like device that showed a still picture of the speaker to talk with students in Spain, pointing out linguistic and cultural gains as well as limitations in enhancing motivation, language awareness, and cultural awareness. (13 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication, Language Enrichment
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Larew, Leonor A. – Hispania, 1989
Describes college-level Spanish conversation courses that also focus on content to help those teacher education students who cannot or will not take Spanish literature, civilization, or linguistic courses. (CB)
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Education, Higher Education, Language Enrichment
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Huebner, Thom; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1989
The goals of an intensive summer pilot project at Stanford University included (1) enabling beginning learners of Spanish to achieve one-year equivalent Spanish proficiency; (2) allowing teacher trainees to observe, critique, and practice foreign language lessons before embarking on their practicum; and (3) helping language-minority students to…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, High Schools, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Nickels, Virginia – 1978
A one-year course in which five languages were introduced in conjunction with the study of European and Arkansas state history is described. The course was designed to provide eighth grade students with a basis for deciding whether to study a foreign language. The main goal was to provide awareness of foreign language through conversation and the…
Descriptors: Cherokee, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, European History
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