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Name

by Lucia

Aug 26, 2016

My female students pick Lucia for a name sometimes. Another girl picked Lucilla. Can it be spelled that way too or is it incorrect?

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Jennifer On 8/26/16, Lucia wrote: > My female students pick Lucia for a name sometimes. > Another girl picked Lucilla. Can it be spelled that way too > or is it incorrect?

I wouldn't call it incorrect. It's not as common, but names do not really have "correct" or "incorrect" spellings, just spellings that are more tradi...See More

Aug 27, 2016

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gracias On 8/27/16, Jennifer wrote: > On 8/26/16, Lucia wrote: >> My female students pick Lucia for a name sometimes. >> Another girl picked Lucilla. Can it be spelled that way > too >> or is it incorrect? > > I wouldn't call it incorrect. It's not as common, but names > do not really have "correct" or "incor...See More

Aug 29, 2016

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AP Spanish

by Jill

Aug 20, 2016

Hi everyone! Our district wants us to change our level 4 Spanish course to AP Spanish. So students would only begin Spanish 1 in 9th grade, then complete Spanish 2, 3, and AP Spanish as level 4. Does anyone do it like this in their district? I always thought AP was the 5th year. Thanks for any information you can offer.

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gloria Yes, our school has done it like this. As Daniel says, it is too rigorous and the students do not do well on the exam unless they have had some extra experience studying abroad or speak Spanish at home. It is rare for a student to be able to learn the amount needed for the AP exam by just studying Spanish I, II, and III.

On 8/24/16, glor...See More

Aug 24, 2016

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Ryan Not doing it anymore, but did at one school I was at. I
taught Spanish 1, 3, and AP. We used Realidades up through
level 3. In AP we used Temas which is a great book. Had a
pass rate of 85&37; which was mostly non-native speakers
(native speakers occasionally didn't pass).

The key was to get students used to communicating ...See More

Aug 27, 2016

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Spanish Club ideas

by SrtaW

Aug 25, 2016

Does anyone have any suggestions for a good field trip for Spanish Club? I live in Arkansas, which is extremely rural. I am going to ask if the kids can go see the Hispanic Flamenco Ballet which tours every year. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Also, what other activities does your Spanish club do?

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Julieta You could check art museums to see if they will have any Spanish speaking artists on exhibit. Some smaller ones get exhibits you might not expect, like Pensacola, FL is getting a Dali exhibit from September to January. Nashville had Goyas Goyas.

Julieta

On 8/25/16, SrtaW wrote: > Does anyone have any suggestions for a good fie...See More

Aug 25, 2016

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dictionary sites for students

by Jennifer

Aug 7, 2016

For those whose students have one-to-one devices, what dictionary sites do you encourage students to use? I like wordreference.com for myself, but I'm new to teaching Spanish and I'm not sure what's out there that might be better for student use. Do you have a "go-to" dictionary site that you encourage students to use?

Also, ther...See More

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Carol I only let me students use wordreference. I found an
awesome Wordreference webquest on TeachersPayTeachers that
show students how to find the exact definition they are
looking for, because they always just look at the first
one listed

On 8/09/16, Jennifer wrote:
> On 8/09/16, gloria wrote:
>> On 8/07/16, wendy...See More

Aug 17, 2016

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manzana thanks for sharing linguee. I have always used wr and had never heard of linguee. its nice to have options.

Aug 25, 2016

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Quizlet and/or similar sites

by frenchdesilu

May 20, 2016

My colleagues use Quizlet. I would like to use it or a similar website for vocabulary and grammar. What I like about this website, from my understanding, is that I can track when and how long students logon. I don't mind paying the extra $25 for the special features. From your experience, is there a site that you like better? Are the extra features...See More

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Daniel Hanson French Desilu,

I have been using Quizlet for a few years new. Last year or so, I purchased a teacher account. It was okay. The free teacher accounts can do most of the same things pretty much.

I want to point out that Quizlet does not tell you how much time students have spent on activities, nor does it tell you how long students ...See More

Aug 23, 2016

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manzana I've only used quizlet for having students review but have never tracked their time. For tracking time, I prefer wordplay. It's great for vocab review and tracks time and accuracy. It was free when I signed up and I believe it still is.

Aug 25, 2016

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Vista Higher Learning Textbook

by jsalas

Jun 22, 2016

We are looking for a review of the Vista Higher Learning Textbook series for Middle School. Are there any Spanish teachers who have worked with this series? How is the integration with media? Thanks.

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Sra. Alicea On 7/06/16, Anne V. wrote: > I teach in an independent school and we are 1:1 with iPads. We use > this online textbook for middle school Spanish 1 (covered in > grades 7 & 8) and for any new students who enroll in Spanish 1 in > 9th grade. I used it last year for a high school Spanish 1 class - > here are my likes/dislikes: > ...See More

Jul 11, 2016

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Daniel Hanson I have used VHL's Temas (AP textbook) the past year and I am using their Descubre 2 and 3 this year. It has been good.

When I have looked at the Spanish 1, there seemed to be lots of packets that middle school students could use. They break down the material from Spanish 1 (high school) into smaller units, which is nice. There are two book...See More

Aug 23, 2016

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Textbook choice--both older versions

by CSwanson

Jun 23, 2016

I have just inherited a couple of additional Spanish High School Courses. The school has older texts, and that won't be changing. I do have an option, however, to go with either Dime 1&2 or Realidades 1&2. I have taught from Dime and I could do that with my eyes shut. I don't love everything about that book, but it is visibly clear to me an...See More

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XGalindo My school uses books on IPad the only problem is often the books don't load or I have a few students who still do better with a hardcopy of a book and not the distraction of the IPad. I am looking to buy some used copies for the class to have as backup. Is there a tremendous difference between the 2009 version of Avancemos Spanish 2 and the 2012 co...See More

Aug 21, 2016

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Daniel Hanson I would definitely pick "Dime" over "Realidades". I piloted Realidades Level 1 last year. After I graduated from high school in 1995, my old high school went from "Spanish for Mastery" to "Dime". It seemed pretty good at the time.

Regarding good textbooks, I feel like "Descubre" is the best...See More

Aug 23, 2016

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grammar

by maestra2012

Jun 23, 2016

hola, what is the difference between bien, buen and bueno? Also , how would you say:have a nice day? Looking to see if there was another way to explain it.

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Daniel Hanson Why don't you share your explanation first and then we can offer suggestions?

On 6/23/16, maestra2012 wrote: > hola, what is the difference between bien, buen and bueno? > Also , how would you say:have a nice day? Looking to see if > there was another way to explain it.

Aug 23, 2016

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indirect object pronouns

by estudiante

Jul 16, 2016

I'm actually a student taking an on-line course and I'm having a little trouble recognizing when I have to use indirect object pronouns with indicative verbs of influence in some subjunctive sentences. For example, in the sentence: "The doctor recommends that I take medicine." Do I need to add "me" before "recomienda?"...See More

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Douglas On 7/19/16, Douglas wrote: >> as: El doctor me recomienda > que yo tome medicina" and >> I've seen it as just "El > doctor recomienda...." >> >> Another example sentence: >> "I suggest that you don't go" >> Do I need to add "te" before > sugiero? I've seen it as: >&g...See More

Jul 19, 2016

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Daniel Hanson Sorry for arriving late to this discussion thread. I would say that the use of the indirect object pronoun is typical of native speaker discourse--something not translatable to English usage. It is true what El Morro says as well.

Hope this helps!

Aug 23, 2016

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