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“Students Change their Perspectives through Content-Based Instruction”
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The Spanish faculty has recently adopted the content-based method of instruction in their lower level courses. Content-based instruction aims to utilize the target language as a vehicle through which content is learned. In essence, the target language is not taught in an isolated manner, but rather implicitly. This allows for an optimal opportunity for students to…
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Meet our Spanish language teaching assistant,Clara González Tosat
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We are delighted to welcome our language assistant for Spanish, Clara González Tosat to Gustavus. Below is her description of herself in English and Spanish. Be sure to say hello to her if you see her on campus! Hi, my name is Clara González Tosat! About me: I’m 23 years old, and I am from Huesca,…
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European Day of Languages
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The European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September. Europeans are encouraged to be “plurilingual” – to learn multiple languages. Here are some bilingual and plurilingual celebrities. “Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe’s 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any…
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El Tintero Launches Vol. 2 Spring Edition
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On Tuesday night, February 19th, 2013 the Spanish Section of the Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department celebrated el Lanzamiento del Vol. 2 de El Tintero, the release of Vol. 2 of El Tintero, the on-line Spanish Literary and Cinematic journal of Gustavus. The works were uploaded to El Tintero website to join Vol. 1’s…
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Brötchen und Butter: German 101 includes breakfast
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Yum! Okay, so it doesn’t happen all the time. But for this class day, Professor Pat Branstad brought a typical German breakfast (Deutsches Frühstück) to her lucky German 101 students, who were able to sample the following menu. Menu: Brötchen (hard rolls) und Butter Wurst (sausage) Käse Orangensaft (orange juice) Aprikosen Marmelade (apricot jam) Himbeeren Marmelade (raspberry…
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French 101 at Gustavus: blogging “la très belle langue”
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For Professor Laurent Déchery’s French 101 class, students create blogs in order to practice their language skills. Andrea García blogs about her courses, what she does on the weekends, Thanksgiving vacation, and even about going to see “Twilight: Breaking Dawn.” Check out her blog “C’est la vie” here! Gabe Gazzola blogs about her friends,…
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Smoking Santa: Gustavus German classes study holiday traditions
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Smoking santas, nutcrackers, and gingerbread! In Professor Pat Branstad’s German classes, students learned about Christmas holiday traditions in German-speaking countries recently, and also studied the German influence on American Christmas celebrations. On December 6, students celebrated Nikolaustag (Saint Nicholas Day) in class with traditional candies and Pfeffernüsse cookies. The following day the class used the…
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Perú: Gustavus Spanish students talk about studying in Lima
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On Tuesday night, Gustavus students Rachel Chase, Ian Shay, and Grace Haugen talked to a packed house in the International Center about studying in Perú last year. Some of the highlights of their talk: visiting Machu Picchu, lively descriptions of the bus system in Lima, eating in “chifa” (Chinese-Peruvian fusion) restaurants, visiting a traditional rural…
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Students in Gustavus East Asian Literatures class write fall haikus
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Photo credit: “A Touch of Light” by EJP Photos/ Students in Professor Lianying Shan’s Introduction to East Asian Literatures class went on a Haiku outing in the Gustavus arboretum on October 1st during the height of fall colors. Each student composed one or more haikus based on his or her experience. As a form, the…