Study Guide for Spanish – Cultural Competency Assessment

Study Guide for Spanish – Cultural Competency Assessment

Study Guide for Spanish – Cultural Competency Assessment Geography o Location Spanish-speaking regions, countries, and capitals in . Europe . North America . Central America and the Caribbean . South America . Spanish-speaking areas within the United States o Identifying major geographical features of Spanish-speaking regions and countries such as . Climate and seasons Opposite seasons in Northern and Southern Hemispheres Agricultural features, natural resources, exports Landmarks (e.g., Chichén Itzá, Nazca, Lake Titicaca, Iguazú Falls_ Rivers, mountains areas, borders Lifestyles and Societies o Food and mealtimes . Traditional dishes . Regional dishes . Food and beverages important to cultural traditions o Customs . Salutations . Register . Monetary units . Family events (e.g., quinceañeras) . Surnames . Expression of times of day, weeks (calendars usually begin on Monday) . Expression of dates . Extended family units o Holidays . Año Nuevo, . El Día de los Reyes Magos . Carnaval . Semana Santa . El Día de los Muertos . Las Fallas . La Tomatina . Cinco de Mayo . Los Sanfermines . Navidades . Nochebuena o Regional Variations . Good . Languages . Schedules o Foreign Influences . Bordering nations . Language influences Sociolinguistic Elements of Spanish o Social interaction patterns . Greetings and good-byes . Introductions o Language appropriate to task and audiences . Situationally appropriate discourse . Conversational transitions o Idiomatic expressions, common sayings, proverbs . Me estás tomando el pelo. (You’re pulling my leg.) . Hay que dejarle tiempo al tiempo. (You have to let time take its course.) . Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando. (A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.) History o Key eras . Pre-Columbian civilizations in the western hemisphere Toltec, Maya, Inca, Aztec, Chibcha, Guaraní . Early civilizations in the Iberian peninsula . Jewish, Moorish, and Christian civilizations in Iberia/Spain . Exploration of the “New World” Columbus, Cortés, Pizarro, Ponce de León . Colonization and expansion in the Western Hemisphere . Notable monarchs and other figures in Spain The Catholic Monarchs . Independence movements of Spanish America Notable figures o Bolívar o San Martín o Martí The Mexican Revolution and its reforms o Benito Juárex o Pancho Villa o Father Hidalgo . United States Intervention The Spanish-American War . Current events in Spanish America Farm workers in the United States o César Chávez Revolution and change o Juan Perón o Salvador Allende o Fulgencio Batista o Violeta Chamorro o Fidel Castro o Che Guevara o Óscar Arias Current events in Spain o Notable figures and transitions . The Spanish Civil War . Francisco Franco . Juan Carlos I Contributions of the Spanish language/culture to other countries o English words derived from Spanish o Spanish words derived from English Basic economic and trade factors o Currencies o Vocabulary o The Panama Canal o Tourism Literature and the Arts o Major works and authors of the literature of Spain, Spanish America, and Spanish or bilingual writers in the United States. For example, . El Cantar del Mío Cid . El libro de buen amor . La Araucana . La Celestina . Don Quijote de la Mancha . Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz . Literatura picaresca . Literatura del Siglo de Oro . Literatura gauchesca . Gustavo Adolfo Béquer . La Generación del ‘98 . Federico García Lorca . El realimso mágico . Gabriel García Márquez . Isabel Allende . Esmeralda Santiago o Significant figures, works, and events in the arts . Pre-Columbian art and architecture Isla de Pascua Líneas de Nazca Machu Picchu Teotihuacán Tulúm Uzmal . Early art in the Iberian Peninsula Las Cuevas del Altamira Roman architecture Moorish architecture o La Alhambra o La mezquita de Córdoba . Art and architecture of Spanish America Colonial art and architecture The muralist movement o Rivera o Orozco o Siqueiros Kahlo Botero . Art and architecture of Spain El Greco Velázquez Goya Picasso Miró Dalí Gaudí . Music and musicians Pasodoble Tango Salsa Flamenco Zarzuelas Andrés Segovia Pablo Casals Celia Cruz Isaac Albéniz Plácido Domingo . Theater Calderón de la Barca Lope de Vega Tirso de Molina Los corrales García Lorca Teatro campesino . Museums El Prado en Madrid Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao El Museo del Barrio in New York .

View Full Text

Details

  • File Type
    pdf
  • Upload Time
    -
  • Content Languages
    English
  • Upload User
    Anonymous/Not logged-in
  • File Pages
    5 Page
  • File Size
    -

Download

Channel Download Status
Express Download Enable

Copyright

We respect the copyrights and intellectual property rights of all users. All uploaded documents are either original works of the uploader or authorized works of the rightful owners.

  • Not to be reproduced or distributed without explicit permission.
  • Not used for commercial purposes outside of approved use cases.
  • Not used to infringe on the rights of the original creators.
  • If you believe any content infringes your copyright, please contact us immediately.

Support

For help with questions, suggestions, or problems, please contact us