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Videos Educativos: El Uso De La Tecnología En La Elaboración De Materiales Generados Por El Alumno., Maria Clara Herrera Rekow Jan 2003

Videos Educativos: El Uso De La Tecnología En La Elaboración De Materiales Generados Por El Alumno., Maria Clara Herrera Rekow

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El siguiente documento se basa en la narración y comentarios acerca de la elaboración de un video para la enseñanza del español. El video en cuestión fue planeado, producido y editado por los alumnos del octavo grado de la escuela Hyla y servirá como material suplementario en los cursos sexto y séptimo durante años venideros. A través de este manuscrito se hará una descripción y análisis de los acontecimientos que ocurrieron a lo largo del proyecto y se discutirán las técnicas de enseñanza que se usaron durante su elaboración. Uno de los objetivos principales de este documento es servir como …


Let’S Play Cards. Grammar Is Fun. (How And Why I Have Taught English To My Students), Tomi Yukimune Jan 2003

Let’S Play Cards. Grammar Is Fun. (How And Why I Have Taught English To My Students), Tomi Yukimune

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In Japan, most students have to memorize grammar rules to pass entrance examinations to high schools as well as universities. As speaking skills are not required in those exams, many students regard grammar as nothing but rote learning. However, grammar is not dried bones but a vivid creature, which can be formed by students. Grammar can be learned with the four skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing), which is addressing diverse learning styles. It can be taught with stories, poems, plays, songs, games, puppets, picture books, and playing cards. Once students learn the rules of grammar, they will be able to …


Lingualib: Linguistic Liberation For The First Year Spanish Student, M. Theresa Cordell Jan 2003

Lingualib: Linguistic Liberation For The First Year Spanish Student, M. Theresa Cordell

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LinguaLib: Linguistic Liberation for the First Year Spanish Student This variation of Mad Libs (a popular party game in the United States) is best suited for middle high school and first year Spanish students who are learning basic vocabulary and grammatical structures. This supplemental material focuses on vocabulary and form; it also elaborates on the culture lessons introduced in most textbooks of this level. The student’s interest and self-expression is piqued when they are invited to alter the authentic meaning of an incomplete text, into their own text, which conveys an improbable message. Students are encouraged to choose from acquired …