University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln UNL Faculty Course Portfolios Peer Review of Teaching Project 2015 SPAN 202: Intermediate Spanish II (Focus on Literature & Culture)—A Peer Review of Teaching Project Benchmark Portfolio Kelly Kingsbury Brunetto University of Nebraska-Lincoln, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/prtunl Part of the Higher Education Commons, Higher Education and Teaching Commons, Modern Literature Commons, Spanish Linguistics Commons, and the Spanish Literature Commons Kingsbury Brunetto, Kelly, "SPAN 202: Intermediate Spanish II (Focus on Literature & Culture)—A Peer Review of Teaching Project Benchmark Portfolio" (2015). UNL Faculty Course Portfolios. 76. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/prtunl/76 This Portfolio is brought to you for free and open access by the Peer Review of Teaching Project at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in UNL Faculty Course Portfolios by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Curriculum Revision of Spanish 202: Intermediate Spanish II (Focus on Literature and Culture) A Peer Review of Teaching Project Portfolio Kelly Kingsbury Brunetto, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Practice Department of Modern Languages & Literatures University of Nebraska – Lincoln 2015 Contents 1. Description of Spanish 202: Intermediate Spanish II (Focus on Literature and Culture) ......................... 4 1.1 Content area ....................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Student population ............................................................................................................................. 4 1.3 Place in curriculum .............................................................................................................................. 4 1.4 Description of course as it existed through Fall 2014 ......................................................................... 5 1.4.1 Stated vs. actual roles of grammar in the course ........................................................................ 5 1.4.2 Objective of written and oral summaries .................................................................................... 5 2. Goals for the course .................................................................................................................................. 6 2.1 Change sequence of grammar review ................................................................................................ 6 2.2 Greater focus on synthesis of grammar and content ......................................................................... 7 2.3 Incorporate a more chronological focus on culture ........................................................................... 7 2.4 Enable a more creative and critical approach to narrating the legends ............................................. 7 3. Goals for the benchmark portfolio ........................................................................................................... 7 3.1 Gauge success of revision ................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Identify areas for further improvement ............................................................................................. 7 3.3 Communicate the rationale for the revisions to colleagues ............................................................... 8 4. Teaching methods used during class ........................................................................................................ 8 4.1 La pregunta del día (“The question of the day”) ................................................................................ 8 4.2 Cultural background to legends .......................................................................................................... 9 4.3 In-class presentation and discussion of legends ............................................................................... 10 4.4 Grammar review and practice .......................................................................................................... 10 4.5 Small group speaking activities ......................................................................................................... 10 4.6 In-class compositions ........................................................................................................................ 10 4.7 Quizzes, review sessions and exams ................................................................................................. 10 4.7.1 Quizzes ....................................................................................................................................... 10 4.7.2 In-class review sessions.............................................................................................................. 11 4.7.3 Exams ......................................................................................................................................... 11 4.8 Final interview ................................................................................................................................... 12 4.9 Participation rubrics .......................................................................................................................... 12 4.10 Use of Spanish vs. English in the classroom .................................................................................... 12 5. Out-of-class activities .............................................................................................................................. 13 5.1 Voice recording of Composition #3 and #4 ....................................................................................... 13 5.2 Final film project ............................................................................................................................... 13 5.3 Voluntary extra-credit opportunities ................................................................................................ 13 6. Course materials ..................................................................................................................................... 13 6.1 Leyendas textbook ............................................................................................................................ 13 6.1.1 “Los amantes de Teruel” (“The lovers of Teruel”) ..................................................................... 13 6.1.2 “La Llorona” (“The Weeping Woman”) ...................................................................................... 15 6.1.3 “El año que llovieron tortillas” (“The Year that it Rained Tortillas”) .......................................... 15 6.1.4 “La yerba mate” (“Yerba Mate”)................................................................................................ 16 6.2 Breaking Out of Beginner’s Spanish .................................................................................................. 17 6.3 Course packet.................................................................................................................................... 17 6.4 PowerPoint presentations of historico-cultural background information ....................................... 18 6.5 PowerPoint presentations over grammar topics .............................................................................. 18 6.6 Cortometrajes (short films) and film clips ......................................................................................... 18 6.6.1 Braveheart.................................................................................................................................. 18 6.6.2 “Tears and Tortillas”................................................................................................................... 18 6.6.3 El secreto de sus ojos ................................................................................................................. 19 6.6.4 “Día de los muertos” (“The Day of the Dead”) ........................................................................... 20 6.6.5 “Feast” ........................................................................................................................................ 20 6.7 Songs ................................................................................................................................................. 21 6.7.1 “Cuándo los ángeles lloran” (“When the Angels Cry”) .............................................................. 21 6.7.2 “A Dios le pido” (“I Ask of God”) ................................................................................................ 21 7. Links to the broader curriculum .............................................................................................................. 22 7.1. Links to the overall Spanish program ............................................................................................... 22 7.2 Links to other courses ....................................................................................................................... 23 8. Selected evidence of student understanding and progress toward learning goals ............................... 23 8.1 Overall course grades.......................................................................................................................