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Peer reviewedGutierrez, Mariela – Social Studies, 1992
Discusses the ideology contained in Caribbean literature as influenced by Marxism, feminism, politics, and the fragmented sociopolitical history of the region. Examines the short story "Isolda's Mirror" as it relates to the new socioeconomic system in Puerto Rico caused by industrialization and the resulting political and economic…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Context Effect, Cultural Context, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedPaul, Marcie L.; McAndrews, Lawrence J. – College Teaching, 1991
A history teacher and a Spanish teacher describe the setbacks and successes of an interdisciplinary team-teaching experience in the history and literature of Central America at St. Norbert College (Wisconsin). The course, evaluation by both students and an experienced team teacher, and development of a new syllabus are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development
Download full textCenturion, Henry – 1997
Techniques for using children's rhymes, games, tongue twisters, and fables in Spanish to teach bilingual education classes are described. It is argued that these abundant materials serve as natural sources for authentic Spanish from a variety of Hispanic cultures. With the appeal of rhythm, rhyme, and game-like feeling, they can be used to teach…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Language, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
Burns, E. Bradford – 1983
An introductory course on Latin America is probably the only course most college students will take on that region. It provides the best opportunity for influencing the educated public about the area. There is an urgent need to increase understanding of Latin America because so much of the American public, including public officials, are so…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Fiction
Finkelston, Candace – 1999
This document presents a module on learning library resources by researching Latin American topics to be used in the Use of Library Resources course at St. Louis Community College at Meramec (Missouri). The goal of the module (to give students a basic knowledge of library resources and to introduce them to Latin America by researching Latin…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions
Gibbs, Virginia G., Ed. – 1985
Self-contained activities that will help social studies or Spanish foreign language students in grades 6-8 learn about the history and culture of Latin America are provided. Following an introductory unit, the activities, ranging from easy to complex, are organized by the following countries and areas: Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean,…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Family Life, Folk Culture, Food
Rodriguez Pino, Cecilia, Ed. – Teaching Spanish to Native Speakers of Spanish Newsletter, 1994
The newsletter is devoted to description of a 5-day conference on "Teaching Spanish to Southwest Hispanic Students" funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and held at New Mexico State University on July 14-19, 1993. It lists the middle and high school teachers from Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, and Texas who…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Code Switching (Language), Communication Apprehension
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