SPA 119 - Spanish - Experiential Learning Component
Course Description
For successful completion of the experiential learning component, students will submit a paper written in Spanish documenting their participation in a minimum of 10 hours of Spanish language-related activities. Activities may include reflecting on students’ experience of travelling to a Spanish-speaking country, participating in cultural events where Spanish is spoken, volunteering with the Spanish-speaking community, analyzing a film they saw or a novel they read, or writing about their understanding of historical or cultural events. The paper can be in the form of an essay or a journal, documenting details about participation in Spanish cultural or language-related activities, and should be 750-1000 words in length.
Students are recommended to complete their Spanish experiential activities and submit the paper within six months after finishing their final course in the Spanish Language and Culture Certificate - Level 2. Please note that your paper is due within four weeks of registering in this course.
Notes
Please phone Continuing Education office at 403-220-2866 to register for this course.Prerequisites
Completion of Spanish Language and Culture Certificate - Level 2 core courses.
Applies Towards the Following Program(s)
- Spanish Language and Culture Certificate - Level 2 : Required Experiential Learning Component
I am a native speaker of Spanish. I was born in Granada, Spain. I worked for 10 years as an English and Spanish teacher in multiple areas such as Adult Education and Tutoring for a Spanish private academy “Academia Newton” and Elementary and JH schools for the Ministry of Education of Spain. I moved to Calgary Canada in 2008 with a double degree in Spanish and English as a Second Language, participating in “The Visiting Teachers in Canada Program”, an international cooperation program supported by the Ministry of Education/Embassy of Spain, Alberta Education, and school districts across Canada. Since 2008 I have been teaching Spanish and Music in the ISAs, International Spanish Academies, and I have been a DELE examiner for Instituto Cervantes at all levels since 2012. In 2018 I received my Master’s degree in Teaching Linguistics for Spanish as a Second Language from Universidad Europea del Atlántico and FUNIBER and nowadays I am as well a PhD student. My goal as a teacher is to work tirelessly to create a challenging, nurturing environment for my students. I have my own love of learning to inspire students with passion for education and for the course material. I enjoy studying but I love spending time with my family and friends, going to the beach, singing, dancing, exercising, and watching comedies or adventure movies.