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).