| Title |
Alpizar, Karla MED_2025 |
| Alternative Title |
Integrating Culturally Appropriate Resources in the Teaching of Spanish (Level 1) |
| Creator |
Alpizar, Karla |
| Collection Name |
Master of Education |
| Description |
Integrating culturally appropriate resources into foreign language instruction is essential for developing intercultural competence, but traditional curricula often neglect culture due to limited resources, support, and teacher preparation. This project addresses these gaps by creating a user-friendly repository of authentic cultural materials for Spanish Level 1 classes, aiming to enhance student engagement, cultural understanding, and language retention. |
| Abstract |
The integration of culturally appropriate resources into foreign language instruction is critical for effective language learning, as language and culture are deeply interconnected. Proficiency in a target language (TL) requires an understanding of its cultural context, which fosters intercultural communicative competence and enhances critical thinking and cross-cultural interaction. Despite this, cultural instruction remains underrepresented in traditional foreign language (FL) curricula, which often prioritize grammar. Teachers face challenges in incorporating culture into their lessons due to limited resources, insufficient institutional support, and the complexity of selecting appropriate materials.; Furthermore, many educators lack adequate preparation to teach cultural elements confidently, contributing to a minimal allocation of class time to cultural topics-often less than 10%.; This project aims to address these challenges by creating a comprehensive repository of curated cultural resources tailored for Spanish Level 1 classes in secondary education. The repository provides authentic, culturally relevant materials-including videos, music, interactive activities, and readings- aligned with instructional units and designed to emphasize the products, practices, and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures. By offering user-friendly resources that accommodate varying levels of technological proficiency and cultural knowledge, this initiative seeks to empower teachers to seamlessly integrate culture into their classrooms. The goal is to enhance student engagement, motivation, cultural competence and retention in language programs by presenting Spanish not merely; as a linguistic system but as a vibrant, interconnected cultural experience. |
| Subject |
Ecology; Education, Secondary |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, United States of America |
| Date |
2025 |
| Medium |
Thesis |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
32 page pdf |
| Conversion Specifications |
Adobe Acrobat |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records: Master of Education. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6hvnjt8 |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
148280 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6hvnjt8 |
