4.2: Learning Log

Learning Log – Ventanas – Lesson 4

This is a list of topics you are responsible for in lesson 4. For each one, list at least two things you did to learn the material. You can use the same thing twice if that works for you. I just want you to make sure to have at least two study sessions for each topic. Be aware that you may need many more than two for some of the topics. Do as many as you need to until you are confident that you know the material well enough to get the grade you would like on the exam and to reach the stated objective. There are often links in the book to websites that have exercises to help you practice the topic on that page.  There are two parts to this assignment. Part I

Lesson 4

1)     Know classroom vocabulary. (possibilities: ver-taal casa8, ver-taal casa 8b, ver-taal casa8c;   Spanishdict - Abre el mundo

 

2) Know nouns and articles. Know the definite and indefinite articles and how to match them gender and number with the nouns they modify. (possibilities: spanishdict - articles,  spanishdict - nouns,    Study Spanish un1:5, language and culture,)

 

3) Be able to use the verb ¨haber¨ in the conjugation ¨hay¨ to talk about the existence of things. (textbook – Write your own examples in the format of the examples given. Be able to answer the question, ¨¿Qué hay en la clase?¨ For example, ¨Hay una profesora, 15 estudiantes y una computadora.; studyspanish Unit 1:6).

 

4) Be able to talk about courses and areas of study and to identify the course from multiple choice options when a description is read. (Practice this using the textbook as a guide. Practice the vocabulary by reading the definition of courses and seeing if you know the course being described. There is now a quizlet set that goes with this.)

 

5) Know the days of the week and be able to tell what you do on different days of the week. (studyspanish, quizlet)

 

6) Be able to tell what time it is and what time you usually do things. (studyspanish, language&culture, quizletli)

 

 

Part II

Lesson 4

1.       Listening – 3 activities – please list them (recommendation – studyspanish.com – Intonation: Statements, Consonant: d, Consonant: r)

 

 

 

       2. Speaking – Pronunciation – 1 activity – Repeat what you hear. (Recommendation – see above)

            

 

2.       Reading – 1 reading of at least one paragraph in Spanish, a fill in the blank exercise can count. Just make sure you are paying attention to the meaning as well as the conjugations. (recommendations – llingua, Spanish Language and Culture – El Presente - only regular verbs - this can help you review the conjugation)

 

 

3.       Writing – at least ten complete sentences in Spanish. Suggestions for topics: Write about your classes: how many you have, what time and day, how you feel about them, etc. What subject areas do you like / dislike? What is your major? Write about what times and days you do different activities. Write about what objects exist in different places: your classroom / your office… (Try to write based on what we are working on in class without looking things up. Just use your book as a guide. Instead of writing it in English first, just think about the message you want to convey and write it in simple Spanish.) 

 

 

 

 

4.       Culture – Look up something about Hispanic culture and summarize your findings in at least 5 sentences. Then write your observations, comparisons, analysis, perception, or opinion about the information. Please write about a specific topic instead of just listing random, unrelated facts. (recommendations – La Universidad de Alcalá, school or university in Hispanic Countries) (Here are some possible resources. I have not read them, but in any case, my links do not constitute my endorsement of any opinions. Think about who is writing the material and if there may be missing information or differing viewpoints. Try to explore different perspectives.) Schools in Mexico. Schools in Spain. University of Alcalá - history, Alegría Village - En Costa Rica, Del Mar Academy - en Costa Rica, Duolingo podcast: Episode 130: El héroe de libros (The Book Hero), Episode 102: El don del lenguaje (The Gift of Language, Episode 59: Libros tras las rejas (Books Behind Bars) Episode 51: Una maestra en botas (A Teacher in Army Boots, Episode 27: Leímos y cantamos juntos (We Read and Sang Together), Shakespeare in la montaña, Episode 12: Sin vergüenza