Get Acquainted Las presentaciones Los saludos y las despedidas Cultural differences Homework

Hola y bienvenidos a la clase de español. Me llamo Profesora Cordova y ésta es la clase de español 101. The first activity we’re going to do today is a Get Acquanited Activity. We will be covering ALL areas of language study in this course: Reading, writing. listening, and SPEAKING. We will be doing a lot of communicative activities in class, conversations, dialogues, and role-playing with partners or the entire class. So, to get to know our classmates a little, stand up, mingle around, introduce yourself to your classmates and find out a little about them.

Me llamo Isabel. Y tú, ¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo Alberto. Mucho gusto Alberto. Igualmente.

tú vs usted ¿Cómo te llamas? ¿Cómo se llama usted? Mucho gusto Encantado/a Igualmente

Las Presentaciones Complete the dialogue. E1 --Buenos días. ______ llamo Isabel. ¿Y tú? ¿____________te llamas? E2 -- Me _______________ Teresa. E1 -- Mucho gusto Teresa. E2 -- ____________________.

Me llamo Antonio. ¿Cómo te llamas? ¿Cómo se llama usted?

tú = informal usted = formal Mucho gusto Encantado/a Igualmente

Buenos días, señora García. Buenos días. ¿Cómo está usted, señor Gómez? Bien, gracias. ¿Y usted? Muy bien, gracias.

¡Hola, Inés! ¿Qué tal? ¿Cómo estás? Regular, ¿y tú? Bastante bien, gracias.

¿Cómo estás? ¿Qué tal? ¿Cómo está usted? Bien Regular Mal 

20 countries + 1 dependent entity where Spanish is the official language. Each one has its own customs regarding meeting someone for the first time and meeting up friends. Watch following videos about the ways people greet each other in Argentina & Spain.

What are the cultural differences/similarities? What do you think about the differences/ similarities? Would you feel comfortable greeting the Latin American/Spanish way?

After watching the videos of greetings in Spain & Argentina : What are your impressions of the ways of greeting each other in Spanish-speaking countries? Critical thinking – In pairs compare greetings between your country/culture and Latin American countries and Spain. * What are the differences/similarities. * What do you think about the differences/similarities? * Would you feel comfortable greeting the Latin American/Spanish way? Do you know about other greeting customs from other countries.

Move around the classroom, introducing yourself or greeting several classmates the “Spanish” way!

Other differences between cultures: Besides different ways of greeting each other, there are many other cultural differences between our culture and that of Spanish-speaking countries. e.g. Food Dress Role of family Importance of work Holidays and other celebrations Beliefs

Throughout the semester we will learn about the cultures of Spanish- speaking countries, critically think about customs and compare aspects of these cultures with our own culture. We will also integrate culture into other areas of language study. *Twitter to share written info about various aspects of Spanish-speaking countries *Speaking activity describing famous Hispanic *Popplet to visually present info about Peru *Digital posters with Glogster on Spanish-speaking countries For HW: Complete the worksheet about the culture of the U.S. or of the country you’re from. Definition of culture: Also, we’ll talk more about the definition of culture. What are the aspects that make up a culture? Watch the video I posted on BB (different countries).

Also, for HW: Post on the Discussion Board your reasons for studying Spanish and the benefits of learning a FL. e.g. travel, job opportunities We will talk more about your ideas next class.