El Uso de la Tecnologa y Cultura en el Aula
Instructor:
Professor Robert Blake, PhD, UCLA (in collaboration with the Stanford University Extension)
Dates:
Summer 2024
Credit Transfer:
Participants can receive 4 post-graduate credits from Stanford University Extension for an $85 academic fee. (Payment by personal checks only.)
Price:
$350 per week
Program:
El Uso de la Tecnologa
- Why use TIC (Tecnologas de la informacin y la comunicacin) for E/LE (Espaol como lengua extranjera)
- TIC and Explicit Teaching Methods
- The Internet and Cultural Authenticity
- Tutorial Programs
- La Comunicacin Mediante La Computadora (CMC)
- Teaching of Languages from a Distance (Online)
- Social Media
- (a) MALL (El Aula Mvil); (b) Las Escalas ACRFL y MCER
- Group work and use of websites such as google.com or CANVAS
- Presentations
La Cultura en el Aula de Espaol
- The Mythical Side of Culture
- The Work Force and Holidays
- The Effects of the Economic Crisis in Spain
- Famous Painters
- Important People from Spanish History
- Spanish Music and Composers
Material Didctico y Dinmicas en el aula
- Literary Texts in the Spanish classroom
- Written Expression
- Oral Interaction
- Focus on course assignments and creation of units.
Optional Workshops:
- Talleres Multimedia
- Images in the classroom: Adobe Photoshop
- Interactive applications for student evaluations
- Voice synthesis and creating Audio pieces
- Creating and editing video clips
- Blogs as tools for teaching and learning
- Layout and creation of printed materials
- MS PowerPoint: exposition and explanation of material
- The use of mobile devices in the classroom
- Application of videogames
- Video Conferences and their educational possibilities
Whats Included?
- 25 classroom hours per day
- Accommodation with a host family or in a residence, with full board and a sharedroom.
- Individual rooms available for $3 extra per day
- Access to online educational materials
- Transportation between Madrid Airport and Salamanca
- Insurance coverage from Sanitas
- Organized sociocultural activities in the afternoons (not all activities are included in the price).