El sendero torcido al español [The Twisted Path to Spanish]: The Development of Bilingual Teachers’ Spanish-Language Proficiency John A. Sutterby‚ Javier Ayala‚ and Sandra Murillo University of Texas at Brownsville Abstract This paper describes the development of Spanish-language proficiency in bilingual preservice teachers at a university on the Texas–Mexico border. A survey with open-ended questions was administered to preservice teachers in bilingual and English as a Second Language certification
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article’s title being in Spanish shows me that the essay has something relate to Spanish‚ and that it might be about Spanish‚ the language‚ Spanish countries‚ or Spanish people. The title shows that she is real proud of being Hispanic or proud of being able to speak Spanish. most parts of the article don’t support the impression given by the title‚ because she didn’t speak Spanish growing up. 2. Barrientos begins her essay with an anecdote about signing up for a Spanish class‚ shows that the essay
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the Spanish and thep Russian empires were able to advance economically from their connections with societies westward. Both empires used some form of a labor system in order to support their social structures‚ despite the fact that where the laborers originated was different within the two empires. From a political standpoint‚ both empires were run under an autocratic government. This period was extremely crtical to the development of both the Spanish and Russian empires. Both the Spanish and
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Chipotle across the country‚ many Americans don’t really understand Mexican food. Most people who live in America don’t get to see the true beauty of food. We have fast food and microwavable food‚ while Mexican food is fresh and homemade. Mexican food varies by region‚ and there are certain ingredients that are used throughout Mexico. Mexican food has its roots from different countries. Each region in Mexico has its own type of food. Meat dishes are popular in the north‚ while in the south more dishes
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Who Am I? While learning the Spanish culture‚ to get a more in depth understanding‚ I took the liberty of interviewing my Spanish speaking peers via Facebook group chat. While interviewing I found a common trend that within the Latin/Hispanic culture in regards to family gatherings‚ food‚ and tradition. “When we party my mom makes me greet EVERYONE! And I hate it.”- Danny Saldaña an 18-year-old Mexican who family comes from Mexico City. In the Mexican tradition its considered rude or disrespectful
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Language‚ Culture‚ and Philippine History Leslie E. Bauzon‚ "Influence of the Spanish Culture‚" translated to Nihonggo and published as "Firipin bunka eno Supein no eikyo" in Shizuo Suzuki and Shinzo Hayase (eds.)‚ TONAN AZIA NO JITEN FIRIPIN (ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOUTHEAST ASIA: PHILIPPINES)‚ Kyoto: Dohosha‚ 1991. Pp. 195-196. Spain colonized the Philippines from 1565 to 1898. The Spaniards ruled the Filipinos for 333 years. Spanish influence on the Philippines and the Filipino inhabitants was immediately
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a new country because they are slowly losing their form of communication Often the language you speak can bring people together. Rodriguez‚ in his essay‚ talks about how speaking Spanish made him feel like an important and included part of his family. We can see the author struggle with his private identity‚ Spanish and his public identity which is English. In the beginning of the essay we see how Rodriguez has problems fitting in with other people and sees himself as "socially disadvantaged."
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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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Gesture of the world‚ Spanish Language is a competent tool of human kind for expressing thoughts or inner feelings. There are over 5‚000 languages spoken in the world presently. Of all the language‚ Spanish is recognizing as one of the major language. Thus‚ I perceived that it is necessary to understand the profound of Spanish‚ the use of language in the current condition‚ the diffusion of Spanish throughout the world and various things to know. In order to be familiar with Spanish language‚ its background
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