Fall 2012 Spanish 2090 Intermediate Coordinator: Mary K. Redmond Office: 423A Morrill Hall e-mail: mkr4@cornell.edu (607) 255-6502 Course Description This is a 4 credit intermediate course that develops accurate and idiomatic oral and written expression in a cultural context. Students achieve a higher level of syntactical and lexical competence through reading and discussing essays and literary texts and viewing films. Particular emphasis is on writing academic
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Useful Cognates and False Cognates 1. Select the response that best answers the question. Which of the following is a word borrowed from the Spanish language and used in the English language? 1. El poncho 2. El sándwich 3. El champú 4. El zíper 2. Which of the following is a word borrowed from the English language and used in the Spanish language? 1. El poncho 2. El sándwich 3. La salsa 4. La piñata 3. Identify the cognate in the following passage. Hola
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PRE WRITING TECHNIQUES Prewriting is the first stage of the writing process‚ typically followed by drafting‚ revision‚ editing and publishing. Elements of prewriting may include planning‚ research‚ outlining‚ diagramming‚ storyboarding or clustering etc. Prewriting is important because it helps you generate ideas for writing. Some of the prewriting techniques are: 1. Outlining 2. Free Writing 3. Thinking maps 4. Cubing 5. Directed Questioning 6. Note making and note taking 7. Brain storming
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Pre-Columbian America There is no certain answers as to how pre columbian natives got to America. There are many theories based on hard evidence. The Paleo-Indians‚ archaeologists refer to as the first americans. At this point there was no official scripture in their society. Paleo Indians seemed to have paved the way for many other cultures to settle. All though in many cases these native settlers were very different from one another‚ they also had a plethora of similarities. Most of the
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During the last years of the nineteenth century‚ the United States would find itself involved in what John Jay‚ the American secretary of state‚ later referred to as a "splendid little war; begun with highest motives‚ carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit‚ favored by that fortune which loves the brave." From an American standpoint‚ because there were few negative results‚ and so many significantly positive consequences‚ John Jay was correct in calling the Spanish-American War a "splendid
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had been a member of the 1898-1899 US Congress I would have supported both our war with Spain and our annexation of its territories. The Spanish-American War served to end Spain’s colonial power in the western hemisphere. In the time leading up to the war there was three years of turmoil in Cuba‚ where Cuban revolutionaries were locked in battle with the Spanish in an attempt to gain independence from their mother country (history.state.gov 1). For most of the Cuban revolution the US‚ particularly
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The colonial strategies of the Spanish‚ French‚ and Dutch were similar in that they all originally began their colonization through unchartered companies and colonized to spread Christianity and to acquire wealth. Each of these peoples also traded with the local natives. Despite their similarities‚ these countries’ strategies differed as well. The Spaniards began whipping the natives who practiced polygamy and punished the ones that worshipped their traditional gods. They also began
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The "Lady in Blue" The "Lady in Blue" is a popular Spanish legend in the Southwest and particularly New Mexico. The legend of the lady started with New Mexico Indians in the 17th century and remains popular today. The "Lady in Blue" was in fact a real person""Maria de Jesus de Agreda‚ or Sor Maria‚ as she was called. Sor Maria founded the Convent of the Immaculate Conception at Agreda. Sor Maria had a very strong reputation throughout Spain for her wisdom and sanctity‚ as well as her mystical and
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Spanish American war The Spanish American War was a very interesting war‚ some don’t know how the war started. The war was mostly started when the USS Maine blew up killing 250 American sailors‚ but if it wasn’t for Cuban rebels attack American plantations the USS Maine wouldn’t have been in Cuba due to the fact that President McKinley wanted nothing to do with Cuba’s battle for independence. McKinley wanted to stay at peace but due to what journalist were publishing American
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Introduction (author ’s name (professor /instructor (subject (date of submission ) Why the Spanish could conquer the Aztecs ? It was in 1519 when a band of Spanish conquistadors ‚ led by Hernan Cortes arrived at the Yucatan Peninsula . Together with a small army of 600 men ‚ Cortes sought out to conquer the Aztec empire for their country . The Aztec empire was considered as the most advanced civilization in North America . They were in control of large cities and had complex social
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