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Cultura Y Idioma (Culture And Language) [7th-9th Grade], Merida Elizondo

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In this unit students will investigate the influence that culture has on language. Students will focus on when to use formal versus informal forms in conversation as well as how cognates have shaped the Spanish language. Loan words will be discussed and regional differences in the Spanish language will be explored. This unit is designed to be taught at the beginning of the year when students are at a very novice level of Spanish. The vocabulary includes introductions, greetings, saying hello, and saying goodbye. The major grammar concepts included in this unit are the subject pronouns and cognates. This unit …