Chupacabras and the Tooth Mouse: Hispanic Folklore for Spanish I and II.
Subject Area
Foreign Language Pedagogy
Abstract
Folklore from Spain and Latin America is a valuable resource which Spanish teachers can use to teach the products, practices, and perspectives of culture. This presentation will first define folklore using examples from the United States. The presenter will then share numerous examples of Hispanic proverbs, children’s songs and rhymes, and arts and crafts from the Spanish-speaking world and explain how these can be incorporated into commonly used themes of Spanish I and Spanish II. Handouts will be provided with sample lessons.
Brief Bio Note
David Alley is Professor of Spanish and Program Director for the Master of Arts in Spanish at Georgia Southern University. Dr. Alley has teaching experience in elementary, middle school, high school, and university settings. He has taught in universities in Korea, Mexico, Honduras and Chile. At Georgia Southern Dr. Alley teaches introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels of Spanish as well as courses in foreign language methodology. He has supervised over 100 student teachers and interns. Dr. Alley's primary areas of research are second language acquisition and Hispanic culture.
Keywords
Hispanic culture, Foreign language pedagogy
Location
Room 217
Presentation Year
2015
Start Date
3-26-2015 4:30 PM
End Date
3-26-2015 5:45 PM
Embargo
5-23-2017
Recommended Citation
Alley, David C., "Chupacabras and the Tooth Mouse: Hispanic Folklore for Spanish I and II." (2015). South East Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures (SECCLL). 97.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/seccll/2015/2015/97
Chupacabras and the Tooth Mouse: Hispanic Folklore for Spanish I and II.
Room 217
Folklore from Spain and Latin America is a valuable resource which Spanish teachers can use to teach the products, practices, and perspectives of culture. This presentation will first define folklore using examples from the United States. The presenter will then share numerous examples of Hispanic proverbs, children’s songs and rhymes, and arts and crafts from the Spanish-speaking world and explain how these can be incorporated into commonly used themes of Spanish I and Spanish II. Handouts will be provided with sample lessons.
