Open Educational Resources Using SpinTX Videos
The Spanish Grammar in Context website provides detailed grammar explanations of the Spanish language. Unlike traditional reference grammars, each topic is explained using authentic video examples from the SpinTX Video Archive.
An open Canvas course provides SpinTX Interactive Quizzes for listening comprehension and grammar practice.
Lesson Ideas for Using SpinTX
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¡Que no pare la fiesta!
Students will be able to discuss celebrations, customs, and traditions in the Spanish-speaking world and compare these to their own traditions.
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“La primera vez que nos conocimos”: Regular Verbs in the Preterit
Based on Raúl’s interview in the Spanish in Texas Corpus, students will learn how to use regularverbs in the preterit to refer to completed actions in the past. After warming up with the video, you’ll practice the forms (conjugations) and the functions (uses) of the preterit in Spanish. Then, you’ll apply what you learned to expand…
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“Si los tuvieras”: describing hypothetical situations with the imperfect subjunctive
Students will learn how to use the imperfect subjunctive to describe hypothetical situations.
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A collection of discussion activities for beginning Spanish heritage language courses
The activities are presented in three parts: Antes, Durante, and Después. These discussion activities can be used in both face-to-face or online courses. In our case, these exercises were originally created for online courses and presented as asynchronous interaction activities. When used in a face to face situation, the opportunities for student interaction and discussion increase.
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A tale of two speakers: listening and comparing stories
Students listen to and compare two similar stories from different speakers.
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Listening for Family History (for Healthcare Professionals)
Students will use family-related vocabulary to practice asking/hearing information about family history. Students will employ listening strategies to understand information about family history when patients aren’t answering specific questions. Students will create follow-up questions to ask patients about their family history.
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Retelling Stories
Students listen to a story and retell that story in their own words. The focus may be on the content or a grammar point, particularly the reviewing of verb tense.
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Reviewing Ser and Estar
Students practice distinguishing / differentiating between the contexts of Ser and Estar, and also practice with the imperfect.