NEWS & AND NEW ACTIVITIES
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Site Updates - If you would like to be notified when when I post a new study module or activity, send me a brief email and I'd be happy to add you to the mailing list. E-mail bknelson@colby.edu |
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| Sept. 2004 | CLOE (Co-operative Learning Object Exchange) Video Interview about a learning object reuse story between Gary Aitken at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada and Barbara Kuczun Nelson at Colby College, Waterville, Maine, USA. |
| Sept. 2004 | Tú Commands - Use command forms as you give directions for making llapingachos, a typical dish from Ecuador. |
| August 2004 | Study module: Ofrendas, Experience several different interpretations of The Day of the Dead in this study module that features the song, Ofrenda, by singer-songwriter, Pedro Guerra from the Canary Islands. An Essay of Images visually depicts Guerra's inspiration for and interpretation of the song. An Entrevista with an Ecuadorian woman in a cemetery explores various customs of the Day of the Dead. Creative activities that correspond to the song, the essay of images, and the interview are included under "Actividades." The site was designed so that it could be used by elementary students through advanced levels. Grammatical concepts in the activities include the present tense, verbs like gustar, the preterite vs. imperfect, and the present subjunctive. A new feature for educators is the Teacher's Manual with suggestions for how to use Ofrendas both online and in the classroom. |
| July 2004 | AWARD: At the 2004 CALICO Conference (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium), Spanish Grammar Exercises was awarded the first annual "Access to Language Education Award." |
| March 2004 | See a list of the 165 countries that have visited this site so far. Kyrgyzstan and Qatar are the the latest! Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos! |
| September 2003 |
Study module: La historia de Juan Learn about the plight of street kids in Colombia in this guided reading of the popular song by Juanes. Focus on the the preterite tense and then put yourself in the place of street child and describe a typical day. Send your comments to your teacher. 
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| August 2003 |
Study module: La fiesta de San Fermín Celebrate the festival of San Fermín in Pamplona in a four part story and practice the preterite and the imperfect. The grammar progresses in difficulty from activities with hints and the ability to revise an answer, to scored tests in which you can compare your answers with the correct ones. Great cultural content!
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| August 2003 |
¿Qué hora es?
Three activities to practice telling time. Sound files of native speakers accompany 2 of the activities.
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| March 2003 |
Numbers Practice numbers from 1-1,000,000 + with 5 new pages of activities.
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| March 2003 |
Foro global from the Ojalá que llueva café study module and Reflexiones from the Instantes study module are back online. The format has changed. Comments will be sent to individual teachers instead of posted to a common page.
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| March 2003 |
Pronunciation practice with audio files, songs, trabalenguas, dialogues, and lots of images with new vocabulary. More pages will be added as I have time.
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| March 2003 |
2,000,000 hits on Spanish Grammar Exercises! |
| February 2003 |
Study module Un viaje al Ecuador - Study the imperfect and preterite tenses in this interactive three part story about two friends in Ecuador. Lots of innovative exercises with feedback, audio, "rules and clues," cultural background, and self tests. |
| January 2003 | Exercise on Relative pronouns added. |
| January 2003 | Exercise on Demonstrative adjectives added.
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| November 2002 | Actividad, Análisis de la canción, added to study module,Ojalá que llueva café. Answer questions about the content and meaning of the song and send the answers to the instructor. |
| October 2002 | See a list of the 100 countries that have visited this site so far. Namibia and Tonga are the the latest! Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos! |
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September 2002
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At the MERLOT International Conference in Atlanta in September 2002, Ojalá que llueva café was awarded the highest award of honor, the MERLOT Editors' Choice Award for all disciplines. |
| July 2002 | Actividad, Análisis de la canción, added to study module, ¿dónde jugarán los niños?. Answer questions about the content and meaning of the song and send the answers to the instructor. |
| July 2002 |
Actividad, Global Forum, added to study module, Ojalá que llueva café. Share concerns and read what others say from around the world about our future. |
| June 2002 |
Study module ¿dónde jugarán los niños?, a guided reading with an environmental theme based on the song by the Mexican group, Maná, and original paintings by Mexican artist, Víctor Cauduro Rojas, activities on future tense, tú command forms, present subjunctive, and past participle as an adjective. |
| June 2002 | Actividad Present subjunctive added to study module, Ojalá que llueva café, using pictures from the Foto Tour of the Dominican Republic. Answers can be sent to instructors or other students for collaborative work. |
| June 2002 |
These exercises with feedback are now compatible with Internet Explorer and Netscape! The sound files are also much smaller. Present subjunctive vs indicative with doubt #4 Present subjunctive vs indicative in adjectival clauses #9 Past subjuntive vs indicative in adjectival clauses |
| April 27, 2002 |
1,000,000 hits on Spanish Grammar Exercises! |
| April 2002 | Exercise on adverbs in the song, Suavemente, by Elvis Crespo |
| April 2002 | Exercise on adverbs that end in -mente with grammatical explanation |
| Feb. 2002 |
Study module,
Novia del campo, amapola, a guided reading of the poem by Juan Ramón Jiménez, that includes an exercise on the future and an activity to mail to the instructor.
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| Jan. 2002 |
Study module,
¡Qué miedo pasé!, based on a video about a receptionist's horrible day in a hotel in Galicia, with exercises on the preterite and imperfect tenses.
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Jan. 2002
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Study module,
Instantes, a guided reading of a poem with exercises on the conditional tense, si clauses, and an on-line forum about what you would do if you could live life over again.
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