PERIÓDICOS DIGITALES: TEACHING NEW LITERACIES TO A SPANISH 101 CLASSBY LATOYA HINTON

1. IN GROUPS OF 3 OR 4 STUDENTS CHOOSE AN ARTICLE OF THEIR INTEREST ON PRENSALIBRE.COM

From the following sections of the digital newspaper La Prensa Libre :

Technología “Technology”

Internacional “International”

Cultura “Culture”

Edición Impresa “Business”

Tododeportes “All Sports”

2. STUDENTS CHOOSE 5-6 VOCABULARY WORDS FROM THEIR ARTICLE THAT THEY MUST EXPLAIN WITH PICTURES OR VIDEOS

3. STUDENTS’ DESIGN AN ACTIVITY THAT WILL ENGAGE THE CLASS IN THEIR ARTICLE TOPIC

Such as:

A Debate (on politics under international)

A Game (Fly Swatter, Hangman, or Pictionary)

An Application Download for Iphones or Android phones

4. STUDENTS PRESENT THEIR ARTICLES FROM PRENSA LIBRE TO THE CLASS

Instructor Provides Clarification of Meaning of Vocabulary Corrects Spelling and Pronunciation

RESULTS: STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED BECAUSE THEY PARTICIPATE IN MEDIA OF THEIR OWN INTEREST

• Students Learn the content of Spanish articles based in contexts like Politics, Technology, Food Culture ect…

• Students Learn Specialized Vocabulary words Nouns and Verbs

• Students Learn About Guatemala and How to Read a Newspaper in Spanish

• Students Learn About How to Use Multimedia to Learn Spanish