SPANISH Basic Course - Lessons 1-10 - December 1997

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Spanish Basic Course for adult military and/or civilian learners at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. The introduction explains course goals, the target proficiency outcomes tied to the Defense Language Proficiency Test and FLO subskills, and the communicative, thematic, and task-based approach used throughout the lessons. It also outlines authentic-text practice, including listening, reading, speaking, writing, transcription, summarizing, and translating tasks. Learning roles and strategies for learners and teachers are presented, emphasizing self-evaluation and varied learning styles.

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Introduction

Role of the Learner

Role of the Teacher

Learning Styles and Strategies

SPANISH Basic Course TEXTBO0K1Lessons 1-10 December 1997 DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTEFOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Spanish Basic Course,Lessons 1-35,was developed by Ms.G.AdamsMs.C.BarbudoDr.R.CucalónMr.A.Pérez(starting with Lesson 24) under the direction of Ms.D.Tovar,Academic Coordinator,School of European andLatin American Languages,assisted by Ms.B.Darrah. Our thanks to those members of the Spanish Department,both civilian and military,whocontributed activities and participated in the review process. We gratefully acknowledge the guidance and support of DCI-C. * * * * * Permission to use text and graphics in the Spanish Basic Course has been received fromthe following copyright holders: Diario de las Américas (Miami,Florida)El Comercio (Lima,Peru) El Diario de Hoy(San Salvador,EI Salvador)El Universo(Guayaquil,Ecuador)Excelsior(Mexico City,Mexico)La Nación(San Jose,Costa Rica)LaVanguardia(Barcelona,Spain) Military Review(Fort Leavenworth,Kansas)Mr.Bob Thaves(creator of the cartoon strip Frank &Ernest) Permission to use copyrighted material was granted on the condition that it be usedexclusively for nonprofit educational purposes within the United States Government. Further reproduction is unauthorized ii # 33 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center's Spanish BasicCourse.This course is designed with you,the adult learner,in mind.It contains materialthat we hope you willfind challenging,interesting,and motivating. You are about to begin an excitingjourney into the world of Spanish language andculture.There are 20 Spanish speaking countries,not including the United States whichhas a Hispanic population of approximately 25 million people.It is our hope,as youtravel through the lessons contained in the textbook,that you will not only find theactivities to be interesting and helpful to you as you acquire the Spanish language,butthat you will gain some insight into the richness and beauty of the Spanish speakingculture. The course is written for adult military and/or civilian learners who are in an intensivelearning environment.It is based on current theoretical and practical thinking regardingsecond language acquisition.The approach taken in the course is one that combinescommunicative,thematic,and task-based activities,reflecting also the variety of learningstyles and strategies that the learner brings to the language learning experience. If you are a resident student of Spanish at the DLIFLC,you will have 25weeks to reachyour goal,to achieve a 2-2-2 on the Defense Language Proficiency Test and to successfully meet the requirements of the FLO(Final Learning Objectives)subskills test.The materials contained in this course are designed with this goal in mind.Some of thematerials included in the program are taken directly from Spanish-speaking newspapers,magazines,news broadcasts,etc.You will listen to as well as read,talk,and write abouta variety of articles and stories and be asked to do multiple tasks such as get the main ideaor look for specific information and then write or respond orally.Throughout the course,you will also be asked to work with FLO subskills tasks such as transcription,summarizing,reading handwritten texts,and translating and interpreting from and intoSpanish.You will be exposed to many different authentic texts which deal with a varietyof topics,all of which are based on real-life experiences. iii ## ROLE OF THE LEARNER The learner is an active participant in the language learning process.You must takecharge of your learning and seek opportunities to use the language in and outside theclassroom.You will benefit from knowing your learning style preference,e.g.Visual/Auditory,Global/Analytic/etc.,and should stretch yourself to becomecomfortable with other learning approaches.You also will benefit from conductingperiodic self-evaluations of your progress in the program and experimenting with

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What is the purpose of the Spanish Basic Course?

The course is designed to support adult learners in an intensive environment and guide them toward defined proficiency and FLO subskills requirements while building practical Spanish ability through engaging activities.

What learning approach does the course use?

The course combines communicative, thematic, and task-based activities, reflecting diverse learning styles and strategies used by learners during language acquisition.

What responsibilities are emphasized for the learner?

Learners are expected to actively manage their learning, seek opportunities to use the language inside and outside the classroom, participate in pair or small-group work, and conduct periodic self-evaluations.

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