Technology Tools Technology Tools For Spanish For Spanish

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Tom DeCreeTom DeCree

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Fall 2006Fall 2006

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IntroductionIntroduction Spanish is considered by many to be the Spanish is considered by many to be the

most common foreign language spoken in most common foreign language spoken in the U.S.the U.S.

The Hispanic population in the United The Hispanic population in the United States is growing at a rapid pace.States is growing at a rapid pace.

In this presentation, you will see:In this presentation, you will see: Useful websites and software for Spanish Useful websites and software for Spanish

educators and anyone interested in learning educators and anyone interested in learning Spanish Spanish

An introduction to the culture, history, and An introduction to the culture, history, and grammar of the Spanish languagegrammar of the Spanish language

Summary FindingsSummary Findings Spanish is the official language of Spain and the native Spanish is the official language of Spain and the native

language of over 300 million people in the world.language of over 300 million people in the world. It is also the official language of Mexico, every country in It is also the official language of Mexico, every country in

Central America except Belize, whose official language is Central America except Belize, whose official language is English, and every country in South America except English, and every country in South America except Brazil, whose official language is Portuguese.Brazil, whose official language is Portuguese.

Other countries in which Spanish is the official language Other countries in which Spanish is the official language are Cuba, Puerto Rico (shared with English), and The are Cuba, Puerto Rico (shared with English), and The Dominican Republic, which are located in the Caribbean. Dominican Republic, which are located in the Caribbean. Also, Spanish is the official language of Equatorial Guinea, Also, Spanish is the official language of Equatorial Guinea, which is located in Africa. which is located in Africa.

With the growing use of technology in society and in the With the growing use of technology in society and in the classroom, learning Spanish has become easier than ever.classroom, learning Spanish has become easier than ever.

People can use CD-ROMS, online tutorials, and other People can use CD-ROMS, online tutorials, and other software to teach and learn Spanish. software to teach and learn Spanish.

Detailed Findings: Detailed Findings: Using Technology To Learn Using Technology To Learn

Spanish Spanish In past years, people would have to take In past years, people would have to take

Spanish classes or use books in order to learn Spanish classes or use books in order to learn Spanish.Spanish.

Now, with the growing use of technology in Now, with the growing use of technology in our society, our society, online tutorials and CD-softwareonline tutorials and CD-software are available for anyone interested in are available for anyone interested in learning Spanish. learning Spanish. http://www.studyspanish.com/ http://www.studyspanish.com/ http://www.spanish.bz/tutorial.htm http://www.spanish.bz/tutorial.htm

Technology has allowed people to practically Technology has allowed people to practically teach themselves Spanish, with the help of teach themselves Spanish, with the help of the Spanish CD’s, videos, and other software. the Spanish CD’s, videos, and other software. http://www.worldwidelearn.com/language-http://www.worldwidelearn.com/language-courses/learn-spanish.htm courses/learn-spanish.htm

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Hundreds of websites provide links that Hundreds of websites provide links that people can use to learn Spanish. people can use to learn Spanish. http://www.aspira.org/spanish.htm http://www.aspira.org/spanish.htm

As educators we can use software to teach As educators we can use software to teach various aspects of the Spanish language, such various aspects of the Spanish language, such as grammar, culture, history, and how to as grammar, culture, history, and how to speak and write in Spanish.speak and write in Spanish.

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Detailed Findings-Detailed Findings-Using Technology To Learn Spanish Using Technology To Learn Spanish

Learn Spanish free online studying with interactive Spanish Learn Spanish free online studying with interactive Spanish lessons that really teach you to speak Spanish. Learning Spanish lessons that really teach you to speak Spanish. Learning Spanish on the internet can now be fun and easy! With Visual Link™ on the internet can now be fun and easy! With Visual Link™ Spanish software lessons, you will learn to speak Spanish - Spanish software lessons, you will learn to speak Spanish - Guaranteed. Study with the free online beginner's Spanish Guaranteed. Study with the free online beginner's Spanish lesson to learn how to speak in complete sentences and actually lesson to learn how to speak in complete sentences and actually communicate. Sound impossible? Download a communicate. Sound impossible? Download a free online lessonfree online lesson to tour the first of 201 lessons from the interactive software to tour the first of 201 lessons from the interactive software course. If you are looking for more intensive training in learning course. If you are looking for more intensive training in learning conversational Spanish language, order The Complete Visual conversational Spanish language, order The Complete Visual Link™ Audio Spanish CD / CD-ROM course today!Link™ Audio Spanish CD / CD-ROM course today!

Visual Link™ Spanish lessons and Spanish learning software Visual Link™ Spanish lessons and Spanish learning software make learning to speak a foreign language easier than ever. This make learning to speak a foreign language easier than ever. This interactive course teaches you to start speaking Spanish by interactive course teaches you to start speaking Spanish by focusing on sentence structure, not just vocabulary. You learn focusing on sentence structure, not just vocabulary. You learn Spanish words in context, along with other complimentary Spanish words in context, along with other complimentary words, to form complete sentences and phrases. You don't just words, to form complete sentences and phrases. You don't just learn the words, you learn to speak and communicate in Spanish.learn the words, you learn to speak and communicate in Spanish.

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The language you learn with the Visual Link™ The language you learn with the Visual Link™ Spanish learning software is language you will Spanish learning software is language you will use everyday. use everyday. Learn SpanishLearn Spanish quickly for your quickly for your travels to Spain or Latin American countries, travels to Spain or Latin American countries, your job, home, school, and to for speaking your job, home, school, and to for speaking Spanish with your friends and neighbors. Spanish with your friends and neighbors. Visual Link™ students love this course because Visual Link™ students love this course because it is the best way to learn Spanish; it is easy to it is the best way to learn Spanish; it is easy to use, interactive and most importantly, it really use, interactive and most importantly, it really works! If you want to learn to speak Spanish works! If you want to learn to speak Spanish today, order the Complete Visual Link™ today, order the Complete Visual Link™ Spanish Software Course. Spanish Software Course. http://www.spanishprograms.com/learn_spanishttp://www.spanishprograms.com/learn_spanish.htm?link=5 h.htm?link=5

Detailed Findings: Population Detailed Findings: Population TrendsTrends

In the In the United StatesUnited States, Spanish is spoken by three-, Spanish is spoken by three-quarters of its 41.3 million quarters of its 41.3 million HispanicHispanic population. population. The continuous arrival of new immigrants enables The continuous arrival of new immigrants enables it to resist the assimilation experienced by the it to resist the assimilation experienced by the languages of most previous immigrants. It is also languages of most previous immigrants. It is also being learned and spoken by a small, though slowly being learned and spoken by a small, though slowly growing, proportion of its non-Hispanic population growing, proportion of its non-Hispanic population for its increasing use in business, commerce, and for its increasing use in business, commerce, and both domestic and international politics. Spanish both domestic and international politics. Spanish holds co-official status with English in the holds co-official status with English in the unincorporated U.S. territory of unincorporated U.S. territory of Puerto RicoPuerto Rico. . See See Spanish in the United StatesSpanish in the United States for further information for further information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language#Cohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language#Comparisons_between_Spanish_and_other_languagesmparisons_between_Spanish_and_other_languages

Detailed Findings- The Use Detailed Findings- The Use of Spanish in the U.S. of Spanish in the U.S.

In the In the United StatesUnited States, Spanish is spoken by , Spanish is spoken by three-quarters of its 41.3 million three-quarters of its 41.3 million HispanicHispanic population.population.

It is also being learned and spoken by a small, It is also being learned and spoken by a small, though slowly growing, proportion of its non-though slowly growing, proportion of its non-Hispanic population for its increasing use in Hispanic population for its increasing use in business, commerce, and both domestic and business, commerce, and both domestic and international politics. Spanish holds co-official international politics. Spanish holds co-official status with English in the unincorporated U.S. status with English in the unincorporated U.S. territory of territory of Puerto RicoPuerto Rico. . See See Spanish in the United StatesSpanish in the United States for further for further information.information.

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Detailed Findings-Spanish Detailed Findings-Spanish GrammarGrammar

In order to understand and speak Spanish, one must In order to understand and speak Spanish, one must master Spanish grammar, sounds, and writing system.master Spanish grammar, sounds, and writing system.

SpanishSpanish is a relatively is a relatively inflectedinflected language, with a two- language, with a two-gendergender system and about fifty system and about fifty conjugatedconjugated forms per forms per verbverb, but no , but no nounnoun declensiondeclension and limited and limited pronominalpronominal declension. declension. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_grammarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_grammar

Verbs are one of the trickiest areas of Spanish for Verbs are one of the trickiest areas of Spanish for foreigners as they are fairly complex, with over fifty foreigners as they are fairly complex, with over fifty conjugated forms per verb. Fortunately, verb conjugated forms per verb. Fortunately, verb conjugation patterns are quite regular, and Spanish conjugation patterns are quite regular, and Spanish has fewer irregular verbs than the other Romance has fewer irregular verbs than the other Romance languages. languages. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_verbshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_verbs

Detailed Findings-Spanish GrammarDetailed Findings-Spanish Grammar Spanish has Spanish has nounsnouns that express concrete objects, groups and classes that express concrete objects, groups and classes

of objects, qualities, feelings and other abstractions. As in English, of objects, qualities, feelings and other abstractions. As in English, all nouns are either countable or uncountable (not to imply that the all nouns are either countable or uncountable (not to imply that the distinction is always clear-cut) and, unlike English, also have a distinction is always clear-cut) and, unlike English, also have a conventional grammatical gender (masculine or feminine). Countable conventional grammatical gender (masculine or feminine). Countable nouns inflect for number (singular and plural). nouns inflect for number (singular and plural). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_nounshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_nouns

Generally speaking, Spanish uses adjectives in a similar way to Generally speaking, Spanish uses adjectives in a similar way to English and most other Indo-European languages. Unlike in English, English and most other Indo-European languages. Unlike in English, Spanish adjectives usually go after the noun they modify, and they Spanish adjectives usually go after the noun they modify, and they agree with what they refer to in terms of both number agree with what they refer to in terms of both number (singular/plural) and gender (masculine/feminine). (singular/plural) and gender (masculine/feminine). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_adjectiveshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_adjectives

Spanish uses Spanish uses determinersdeterminers in a similar way to English. The main in a similar way to English. The main difference is that they "agree" with what they refer to in terms of difference is that they "agree" with what they refer to in terms of both number (singular/plural) and gender (masculine/feminine).both number (singular/plural) and gender (masculine/feminine). Here are some determiners: Here are some determiners: este (esta, estos, estas); ese (esa, esos, esas); este (esta, estos, estas); ese (esa, esos, esas);

aquel (aquella, aquellos, aquellas); el (la, los, las, lo); un (una, unos, unas); mi aquel (aquella, aquellos, aquellas); el (la, los, las, lo); un (una, unos, unas); mi (mis), tu (tus), su (sus), nuestro (nuestra, nuestros, nuestras), vuestro (vuestra, (mis), tu (tus), su (sus), nuestro (nuestra, nuestros, nuestras), vuestro (vuestra, vuestros, vuestras); mucho (mucha, muchos vuestros, vuestras); mucho (mucha, muchos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_determinershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_determiners

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Spanish has a range of pronouns that in some ways Spanish has a range of pronouns that in some ways work quite differently from English ones. They work quite differently from English ones. They include: include: yo, tú, vos, usted, él, ella, ello, nosotros, yo, tú, vos, usted, él, ella, ello, nosotros, vosotros, ustedes, ellos, ellas, esto, eso, aquellovosotros, ustedes, ellos, ellas, esto, eso, aquello etc etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_pronounshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_pronouns

The Spanish language has a relatively large The Spanish language has a relatively large number of number of prepositionsprepositions, and does not use , and does not use postpositionspostpositions. The following list is traditionally . The following list is traditionally recited:recited:

A, ante, bajo, cabe, con, contra, de, desde, durante, A, ante, bajo, cabe, con, contra, de, desde, durante, en, entre, hacia, hasta, mediante, para, por, según, en, entre, hacia, hasta, mediante, para, por, según, sin, so, sobre, tras. sin, so, sobre, tras. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_prepositionshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_prepositions

Detailed Findings-Spanish Detailed Findings-Spanish CultureCulture

Primarily Spain is a Primarily Spain is a winewine drinking country with each drinking country with each region producing its own special wines, however there region producing its own special wines, however there are several large breweries within Spain producing the are several large breweries within Spain producing the light, lager-like beers popular everywhere. (light, lager-like beers popular everywhere. (http://www.idealspain.com/Pages/Information/Culture.hthttp://www.idealspain.com/Pages/Information/Culture.htmm ) )

All Spanish towns and cities have their own special All Spanish towns and cities have their own special celebrations, as well as the national holidays such as celebrations, as well as the national holidays such as Christmas, Easter Week, All Saints Day etc. The way in Christmas, Easter Week, All Saints Day etc. The way in which the national events are celebrated also varies from which the national events are celebrated also varies from place to place. Most festivities are of religious base, place to place. Most festivities are of religious base, mainly Catholic. mainly Catholic. See our full listing of holidaysSee our full listing of holidays ( (http://www.idealspain.com/Pages/Information/Culture.hthttp://www.idealspain.com/Pages/Information/Culture.htmm ) )

Bullfighting is a popular attraction in the Spanish culture.Bullfighting is a popular attraction in the Spanish culture. Dancing is a common social activity for people in Spanish-Dancing is a common social activity for people in Spanish-

speaking countries.speaking countries.

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Dancing in Seville, SpainBull Fight

Café in Seville, Spain

Detailed Findings-SportsDetailed Findings-Sports The biggest sport of The biggest sport of

Latin America and Latin America and Spain is soccer. In Spain is soccer. In many countries many countries soccer is such a big soccer is such a big sport, fans from sport, fans from opposing teams will opposing teams will engage in fighting in engage in fighting in the streets after the the streets after the game. More than a game. More than a few people have died few people have died due to fights after due to fights after soccer games. soccer games.

Soccer

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Baseball is also very Baseball is also very popular in Spanish-popular in Spanish-speaking countries.speaking countries.

Many professional Many professional baseball players in baseball players in the United States the United States come from Spanish-come from Spanish-speaking countries, speaking countries, such as Sammy such as Sammy Sosa, Bobby Abreu, Sosa, Bobby Abreu, and Alex Rodriguez.and Alex Rodriguez.

Baseball

Detailed Findings-FoodDetailed Findings-Food Paella is one of the most famous Spanish Paella is one of the most famous Spanish

dishes. If you ever find yourself in a Spanish dishes. If you ever find yourself in a Spanish restaurant that serves paella give it a try. restaurant that serves paella give it a try. You'll love it. The pictures above show the You'll love it. The pictures above show the Paella in its cooking dish, then served in a Paella in its cooking dish, then served in a plate ready to eat.plate ready to eat.

In researching paella recipes I found that In researching paella recipes I found that there was no one-way of making paella. there was no one-way of making paella. Every chef has his own way of making it Every chef has his own way of making it and the list of ingredients is different as and the list of ingredients is different as well. The recipe here is inspired by the well. The recipe here is inspired by the others I read and customized for simplicity. others I read and customized for simplicity. Feel free to experiment with the ingredients Feel free to experiment with the ingredients by adding your own favorites.by adding your own favorites.

Paella is cooked in a wide and short pan Paella is cooked in a wide and short pan where the sides go up 4 to 5 inches, the where the sides go up 4 to 5 inches, the more surface the better. Many of the more surface the better. Many of the toppings are added as a last step at the top toppings are added as a last step at the top of the paella.of the paella.

Paella

ConclusionConclusion

From my research, I became more familiar From my research, I became more familiar with the Spanish language, history, and with the Spanish language, history, and culture. culture.

I have realized that, with the use of I have realized that, with the use of technology, it is much easier to learn Spanish technology, it is much easier to learn Spanish today than in the past.today than in the past.

I also learned how easy it is to incorporate I also learned how easy it is to incorporate technology into a Spanish classroom.technology into a Spanish classroom.

Hopefully, from my research and presentation, Hopefully, from my research and presentation, I encouraged you to learn Spanish or to I encouraged you to learn Spanish or to incorporate Spanish into your classroom. incorporate Spanish into your classroom.

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