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Sylvia Zetterstrand

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Sylvia Zetterstand holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Harvard University and she worked at Princeton from 2011 until 2019. Before coming to Princeton, she taught Spanish language and culture courses at Harvard College, the Harvard Extension School, and the College … Continue reading

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Documentary Screening

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Special documentary screening: “The Eyes of the Journey” By Catalina Méndez Vallejo On April 5th, there was a special screening of the film “The Eyes of the Journey”/”Los Ojos del Camino”. The screening was co-sponsored by the Department of Spanish … Continue reading

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Recording for Aprendo

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SPO lecturers and graduate students volunteered as acting voices for the Aprendo online learning platform By Adriana Merino In May, 2018, Spanish lecturers and graduate students brought to life the characters in the dialogues featured in Aprendo, acting as voice … Continue reading

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Reaching out to the Princeton Community

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Students in SPA 211 engage in two community-outreach projects and reflect on social aspects of language use By Catalina Méndez Vallejo This semester, the students in SPA 211 (Varieties of Spanish) engaged in two community-outreach projects. For the first project, … Continue reading

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Reflecting about multilingualism

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Students in SPA 211 discuss issues of multilingualism with Prof. César Cumbe By Catalina Méndez Vallejo On April 18, Prof. César Cumbe, from the University of Maputo, visited the SPA 211 class as part of the Mozambique Week event. He … Continue reading

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Medical mission in Ecuador

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Students in SPA 204 embark on a medical mission in Ecuador By Paloma Moscardó-Vallés Over Spring break, 12 students from SPA 204 traveled to Ecuador for an experience that brings together health education, humanitarian engagement, and the Spanish language. The students … Continue reading

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Project-Based Learning

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Integrating Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Through Project-Based Learning By Adriana Merino, Paloma Moscardó-Vallés and Sylvia Zetterstrand Project-Based Instruction has been found to lead to more effective learning, to the furthering of both translingual and transcultural competence. The core objective of … Continue reading

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Spanish in the Community

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The complexities of Spanish in the United States By Alberto Bruzos-Moro Spanish 304 – Spanish in the community explores the complexities of Spanish language in the United States. Through a variety of readings, videos, and documents in Spanish and English, … Continue reading

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Testing for citizenship

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The path to naturalization in Spain: Old ideologies, new language testing regimes and the problem of test use / Language Policy (Forthcoming) By Alberto Bruzos-Moro This article is co-authored with Kamran Khan (University of Lleida) and Iker Erdocia (Dublin City … Continue reading

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Aprendo

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Aprendo: An alternative to language textbooks By Catalina Méndez Vallejo Commercial textbooks constitute the most common teaching resource in the U.S., and represent a highly competitive industry.  Their omnipresence has become a key factor in determining how language courses are … Continue reading

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