Spanish Second Language Pedagogy in the
Spanish
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by DonnaPedagogy
Rogers & Cristina Santos
in the Canadian Classroom by Donna
Rogers & Cristina Santos
Guest Lecture & Book Launch
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the CanadianOpening
Classroom
by Donna
Rogersand Learning
Remarks: Dr. Anna Lathrop,
VP, Teaching
Wed. 9 March 2016
11:00-12:30
PL 600F
Remarks:
Dr. Carol Merriam, Interim Dean, Humanities
&Closing
Cristina
Santos
with light refreshments
Our approach to Spanish second-language pedagogy in our two Canadian-edition
Spanish textbooks, Puntos de Partida and Más, shares a vision of language learning
where the acquisition of linguistic structures must occur within appropriate cultural
contexts, connecting learners of Spanish in Canada with millions of Spanish
speakers around the world.
To support an optimal learning environment for contemporary university students
studying Spanish in Canada, we believe in articulating clear, concise learning
objectives and outcomes matched to linguistic and cultural content. We choose to
integrate a communicative focus with a strong cultural/intercultural approach—
using authentic cultural material—and solid integrated grammar content.
Donna M. Rogers is Interim Principal and Professor of Spanish at Brescia University
College, affiliated with Western University. She holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and
Literatures from the University of Toronto. She has published on the history of the Spanish
language, on second-language teaching, and on medieval and contemporary Catalan
language and culture
Cristina Santos is an Associate Professor in the department of Modern Languages,
Literatures and Cultures at Brock University. She received her Ph.D. in Latin American
Literature from the University of Toronto. She has published on questions of
female monstrosity, motherhood, and testimony.
Special Thanks:
Karen Fozard, Andres Krisch, and Meghan Clark
at McGraw-Hill Ryerson Publishing
Anna Lathrop, Jill Grose, Matt Clare and Giulia Forsythe
at Centre for Pedagogical Innovation, Brock University
For additional information please contact:
Dr. Irene Blayer
[email protected]