el 28 de enero 2013

Hola, Hola, Hola mis estudiantes, 

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. 
~Chinese Proverb

SPA111 Elementary Spanish 1
Adjectives


SPA112 Elementary Spanish 2 (both classes)

• Ser vs Estar (graded assignment)
• Stem - Change Verbs 

SPA161 Cultural Immersion

SPA212 Intermediate Spanish 2
El Norte

Comparten sus opiniones acerca de una de las siguientes:

1. la migración
2. la asimilación
3. la exploitación
4. los estereotipos
5. la violencia
6. las imágenes simbólicas
7. el mito de la "tierra prometida"
8. el mensaje de la película

SPI213 Review of Grammar

Present Tense of Verbs

I think this should be enough, for now. As always, if you need me, Facebook me, Tweet me, Email me, Text me, or come by the office. 

Ciao,

MLMoore

SPA161 Spain, Video Guideline

Hola mis estudiantes,

I decided to try something a little different this Module. Please let me know if this helps. I recorded your assignment, what I'd like for you to do for this Module. Besides the questions I'd like for you to answer, I also talked about grading and the due date.  I have posted it in Moodle, too.

Hope it helps, if it does, you'll see me again next week to talk about Mexico! If it doesn't, I'll think of something else. No worries!!

Ciao,
MLMoore

el 22 de enero 13

Hola mis estudiantes, "The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically... intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." Martin Luther King, Jr.  SMILE: Can you do this? (Yes, you can!) SPA111 Elementary Spanish 1 Continue with Bienvenidos Subject Pronouns  The Verb Ser SPA112 Elementary Spanish 2 (both classes) Begin Lesson 5: El Menú Estar Present Progressive SPA161 Cultural Immersion SPAIN If you could go to Spain for 2 weeks, what would you see and visit? What about 2 months? What about a year? Could you live there for a year? If I was going to fund your trip, how much money do you think you'll need? SPA212 Intermediate Spanish 2 El Norte Comparten sus opiniones acerca de una de las siguientes: la migración la asimilación la exploitación los estereotipos la violencia las imágenes simbólicas el mito de la "tierra prometida" el mensaje de la película SPI213 Review of Grammar Por vs Para Present Tense of Verbs I think this should be enough, for now. As always, if you need me, Facebook me, Tweet me, Email me, Text me, or come by the office.  Ciao, MLMoore

SPA212 El Norte synopsis

Hola,


La semana pasada, terminamos Hombres Armados. Sus comentarios fueron magníficos. Estoy muy orgullosa de ustedes.

Esta semana, empezaremos El Norte, aquí es un “sneak peek” :)

A mi me gusta esta película. Es un cuento de una lucha… Una lucha entre los pobres y los ricos, los nativos y los extranjeros… una lucha universal. También es un cuento de sueños. Sueños de una gente. Sueños de una familia. Sueños basados en mentiras y sueños basados de esperanzas.

Su tarea: Habla del poder de los sueños.

IMDB synopsis 

Rotten Tomatoes synopsis

Ojalá, ustedes les gustará

Ciao,

MLMoore 

SPA161 Culture Immersion ... a little help

Hola!!

I just wanted to clarify a few things.

For each Module I will post several Forum questions. EACH question is worth 25 points. You get 15 points for responding to the question and 5 points for each reply (up to 2 different people).

Example.

Have you ever been outside of the US?

BOB: Yes, I've been to Whatchamafazzy 3 times and Thingamajig twice.
(Bob gets 15 points for this answer)

JANE: Yes, I went to Whatchmacallit as a young child. (Jane gets 15 points)
     BOB: Hey Jane, I've always wanted to go there. (Bob gets 5 points)

See what I mean?

I've put a 2 week deadline on the forums, to ease my grading. At the deadline, the forums will close.

We have a week left for Module 1. Expect to see Module 2's forum questions posted by the beginning of next week.

I hope this helps. I hate for you guys to be lost and I don't want any one to be stressed.

Relax and enjoy!

As always, if you feel a major or even a minor panic attack coming on, TEXT me, email me, Facebook me, Tweet me, or come by the office.

Ciao,
MLMoore

la semana de 14 de enero 2013

HOLA mis estudiantes!!

A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.
Winnie the Pooh


SPA111 Elementary Spanish 1
Review Bienvenidos vocabulary
Grammar

• Gender and Number of Nouns
• Definite and Indefinite Articles

SPA112 Elementary Spanish 2 (both classes)

Finish Survival Spanish 

SPA161 Cultural Immersion

PLEASE!! REMEMBER TO DO YOUR SCAVENGER HUNT BEFORE WEDNESDAY, 16 JANUARY 11PM! OR YOU'LL BE AUTOMATICALLY DROPPED FROM THE CLASS.

SPAIN

• If you could go to Spain for 2 weeks, what would you see and visit?
• What about 2 months?
• What about a year? Could you live there for a year?

SPA212 Intermediate Spanish 2

Terminaremos Hombres Armados.

SPI213 Review of Grammar

• Adjectives
• Adverbs
• Prepositions
• More Prepositions

I'm thinking this is it If I remember anything else, I'll be sure to post it! If you need me, email me, Facebook me, tweet me, text me or stop by. 

Ciao,

MLMoore

SPA212: Hombres Armados things to think about...

Morning!

Last night we watched most of Hombres Armados. I hope you are enjoying this movie, it is one of my favorites. There are so many things we could talk about in this movie. So I decided to share a little bit of the main ideas to help you sort some of the information.

1. This movie takes place in a no name Latin American country, probably a Central American country. Why no name? Probably because the author/director feels that this story is an universal problem/situation through out Latin America. What do you think?

2. The medical students were part of the "Alliance for Progress" program, similar to our Teachings Fellows program, in which they received their medical degree (free of charge) provided they went and served as doctors in poor villages.  President Kennedy proposed a 10yr, crazy amount of money program in which the US provided aid to Latin America. During WWII Latin American countries increased their production of raw materials and kept prices low, so that the US could do what was needed to win the war. After the war, US increased aid to Europe and Japan, Latin America felt slighted. To smooth the ridges, President Kennedy proposed the "Alliance for Progress" which provided the countries of Latin America money, expertise, and technology. Ideally, this "aid" would help strengthen the Latin American people so that they could fight against Communism (the real threat to the US). With what you know about Latin America and with what you are seeing in this movie, do you think the program worked?

Important Lines in the movie ... things to think about

1. The old blind woman said, "When an Indian puts on an uniform, he becomes white."

2. When the American couple are talking to Dr. Fuentes about the "atrocities" in the country, the ones they read about in NY, the Dr. tells them that doesn't happen in his country.

3. The guerrillas murdered Dr. DeSoto (one of his students) because he treated wounded soldiers.

4. “The rich use the army to push the Indians off the good land so they’ll starve to death.  So the Indians go pick their coffee.  And they come back with their pitiful wages and those leeches suck them dry.”

5. Fuentes and the ex-priest discuss their failures.

     Fuentes: “We both ended up … a total failure.”

     Priest: “You can’t feel responsible for those students.”

     Fuentes: “I should have warned them.”

     Priest: “If you didn’t know what the danger was, how could you warn them?”

     Fuentes: “I should have known.”

     Priest: “Maybe.  Maybe innocence is a sin.”

Hope this helps. Can't wait to finish the movie and discuss, discuss, DISCUSS!

Ciao
MLMoore

Attendance :/

Hola mis estudiantes,

I some how messed up my attendance sign in on Moodle. (surprised?)

I notified the Distance Learning GURU, so have patience. As soon as it's fixed, I'll update your attendance. In the mean time, you may want to keep track yourself.

I'll let you know when we're up and running. If keeping track of your attendance is too stressful, don't be absent! Easy!!

Ciao,
MLMoore

Happy New Year!! la semana de 7 ene 2013

¡¡HOLA mis estudiantes!!

"Power rests in the knowledge one holds. What is the sense of knowing things that are useless?"
Carlos Castañeda

SPA111 Elementary Spanish 1

• Syllabus Acknowledgement
• Lesson 1: Bienvenidos
• Gender and Number of Nouns

SPA112 Elementary Spanish 2 (both classes)

• Syllabus Acknowledgement
• Survival Spanish
• Review SPA111 Grammar

SPA161 Cultural Immersion

• Syllabus Acknowledgement
• Question 1: Have you ever been to a Spanish-speaking country?

SPA212 Intermediate Spanish 2

• Syllabus Acknowledgement
• Vamos a mirar "Hombres Armados" abajo es un clip (un "clip", es una palabra?)

SPI213 Review of Grammar

• Syllabus Acknowledgement
• Nouns and Pronouns

1. Gender and Number of Nouns
2. Demonstrative Pronouns
3. Pronouns as objects of prepositions
4. Possessive Pronouns
5. Relative Pronouns

I'm thinking this should be enough to get us started.

On your syllabus you'll see my office number, my email, my personal number, my Facebook, and my Twitter SO if you need me, you should be able to reach me. Remember, NO worries and NO STRESS.

Ciao,
MLMoore