Complex literary texts and academic articles from diverse Spanish-speaking regions. Develops advanced comprehension, thematic analysis, and critical interpretation of nuanced stylistic devices.
Desarrollo de un proyecto de abogacía comunitaria, diseño de recursos de salud accesibles para familias hispanohablantes, y evaluación del desempeño mediante rúbrica.
Técnicas de interpretación médica, análisis de barreras culturales en la atención de adultos mayores, y dinámicas de comunicación empática y mediación familiar.
Introducción al cuidado geriátrico, terminología clínica de patologías comunes, y protocolos de admisión y toma de signos vitales en español médico profesional.
A comprehensive diagnostic assessment suite designed for adult learners to determine their current Spanish proficiency level across reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The materials move from foundational basics to advanced structures to provide a clear placement for the learner.
A culminating workshop where students synthesize research findings into formal academic abstracts in Spanish.
Focuses on the vocabulary of data description and the synthesis of graphical information with technical prose.
Synthesizes previous analysis into a formal academic essay. Students focus on thesis development, textual evidence, and the conventions of Hispanic literary criticism.
Explores the logical connectors and discourse markers essential for tracing and constructing sophisticated arguments in Spanish.
Examines character depth through dialogue, internal monologue, and sociolect. Students analyze how register shifts and colloquialisms reveal psychological motivation and social standing.
A workshop focused on parsing long, convoluted sentences and understanding how nominalization functions in formal academic Spanish.
Students learn to identify the structural components of research articles while mastering formal grammatical structures like 'se impersonal' and passive constructions.
Investigates the role of the imperfect subjunctive in creating narrative uncertainty and magical realism. Students analyze how grammatical shifts signal transitions between reality and the hypothetical or magical.
Este recurso de diapositivas de cuatro páginas (formato 16:9) sirve como guía instruccional para que los estudiantes de herencia hispana estructuren un pitch persuasivo e integrador ante juntas directivas residenciales geriátricas. Ofrece pautas detalladas sobre oratoria formal, el derecho federal estadounidense al acceso lingüístico, los peligros de la traducción familiar informal y las fases del discurso comunitario.
Este material de dos páginas contiene la guía detallada del proyecto comunitario integrador de la unidad. El proyecto desafía a los estudiantes a asumir el rol de Enlaces de Salud Comunitaria bilingües y a diseñar una guía práctica de derechos y navegación de salud geriátrica para familias hispanas, junto con un pitch oral defensivo. Incluye una rúbrica de evaluación analítica de 4 criterios y una hoja de planificación grupal.
Este material de dos páginas contiene un conjunto recortable de tarjetas de juego de roles clínicos para tríadas de simulación médica. Incluye perfiles específicos para el paciente geriátrico (Doña Celia), el enfermero supervisor angloparlante (Dr. Thomas), el intérprete de herencia, y el evaluador estudiantil, además de una hoja de observation clínica estructurada con criterios de evaluación y espacios en blanco de coevaluación para los estudiantes.
Este material de dos páginas contiene dos estudios de caso bilingües detallados sobre dilemas lingüísticos y culturales comunes en el cuidado geriátrico de adultos mayores hispanohablantes. Incluye la historia clínica de "Doña Mercedes" (polimedicación y medicina alternativa) y de "Don Jacinto" (Alzheimer e incomunicación hospitalaria), seguido de un cuestionario reflexivo con amplios espacios en blanco para las respuestas de los estudiantes.
Este material de dos páginas es una guía técnica e instructiva sobre patologías geriátricas de alta incidencia y un protocolo formal para la toma de signos vitales. Contiene una tabla completa de definiciones médicas y síntomas en español, junto con una ficha de admisión e ingreso en blanco para que los estudiantes simulen y documenten la valoración clínica de un compañero en parejas.
Este documento de dos páginas contiene el plan de estudios y las guías didácticas detalladas de la unidad "Voces del Cuidado", adaptada especialmente para estudiantes hispanohablantes nativos y de herencia en educación secundaria. Incluye los objetivos de aprendizaje, el cronograma de tres semanas, el sistema de evaluación ponderado, las actividades prácticas de simulación y una nota pedagógica sobre el desarrollo del capital lingüístico comunitario de estos alumnos.
A personalized feedback and roadmap document for adult learners following their Spanish diagnostic. Includes sections for strengths, focus areas, a tiered learning roadmap, and a learner self-reflection space.
A teacher-facing answer key for the Spanish written and reading diagnostic tests. Includes correct responses for vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension sections, along with grading guidance for the instructor.
A comprehensive summary document for instructors to aggregate results from the 4-skill diagnostic. Includes scoring fields for oral, written, reading, and production components, along with a proficiency level reference guide for final placement.
A facilitator guide for conducting oral diagnostic interviews. Includes tiered questions from basic introductions (A1) to complex social opinions (B2/C1), evaluation criteria for fluency, grammar, and vocabulary, and a notes section for teachers.
A reading comprehension diagnostic featuring four tiered texts (A1 to B2 level) ranging from a personal bio and a social invitation to cultural commentary and a critical opinion piece. Includes multiple choice, true/false, and short answer questions.
A tiered written diagnostic test for adult learners covering vocabulary, basic present tense, past narratives (Preterite/Imperfect), object pronouns, and the subjunctive mood. Includes a free writing section for holistic assessment.
Unidad de aprendizaje especializada de español médico y defensoría para estudiantes hispanohablantes nativos y de herencia. Se centra en el cuidado geriátrico, protocolos de enfermería, traducción médica, y mediación cultural en hogares de ancianos, culminando en un proyecto de abogacía comunitaria.
A specialized sequence for graduate students focused on decoding and synthesizing complex academic and technical texts in Spanish, covering article structure, syntax, argumentation, and data interpretation.
A comprehensive graduate-level sequence exploring the intersection of Spanish grammar and literary analysis. Students analyze the works of Boom and Post-Boom authors to master narrative timeframes, descriptive imagery, the subjunctive of uncertainty, and character voice, culminating in a formal literary critique.
Focuses on analyzing and producing public discourse in Spanish, covering op-eds, manifestos, speeches, and digital rhetoric with an emphasis on rhetorical strategies and ethics.
An advanced writing sequence for graduate students focusing on stylistics, narrative voice, and creative non-fiction in Spanish. Students analyze master works from Hispanic authors to develop a sophisticated personal voice and technical mastery of prose rhythm, irony, and sensory detail.
A comprehensive graduate-level sequence focused on mastering the formal register, syntactic complexity, and rhetorical traditions of academic Spanish for research and publication.
A graduate-level investigation into how migration, borders, and translation redefine the Spanish literary canon through the lens of transnational and comparative literature.
This advanced Spanish sequence explores the Latin American essay as a tool for identity construction and intellectual debate. Graduate students will analyze rhetorical strategies across two centuries, from Martí's 19th-century nation-building to contemporary decolonial theory.
An intensive workshop for graduate students exploring the evolution of Spanish poetic stylistics from the Golden Age to contemporary 'antipoesía'. The sequence focuses on the 'explication de texte' methodology, linking formal linguistic choices to historical and philosophical shifts.
This advanced seminar sequence explores the evolution of narrative structures in 20th and 21st-century Latin American literature. Graduate students analyze how authors like Borges, Cortázar, Rulfo, and Enríquez use stylistic innovation to critique power, history, and social reality.
This sequence for graduate students explores the evolution of Hispanic poetry from the late 19th century to the present. Students analyze the radical shifts in form and voice, from the aesthetic perfection of Modernismo to the deconstructive impulses of the Vanguardia and the ironic democratization of Anti-poetry. The unit culminates in a mastery-level 'explication de texte' where students demonstrate advanced analytical skills.
An advanced graduate-level sequence exploring how Afro-Latinx and Indigenous authors use Spanish as a tool of resistance, subverting colonial structures through testimonio, negrismo, and linguistic code-switching to represent marginalized worldviews.
