Course Description
This is an online course designed for teachers who wish to continue to develop their language and cultural skills through popular children's films that are available in Spanish. The films selected will be familiar to children and teachers of all ages and available at local libraries or through online streaming. Emphasis will be on vocabulary building, improving conversational and writing skills, comprehension, and film analysis, in addition to discussions of a cultural nature within the context of each film. Group work will be in the form of discussion boards and lesson plan development. Conducted in Spanish.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"Dr. McGovern is knowledgeable, organized, warm, accommodating, and helpful."
“In a content area where quality professional / graduate level courses are hard to come by, Idioma has been my department's 'go-to' and saving grace in recent years. I recommend the courses to all world language teachers."
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Materials
All course readings (provided as PDFs) will be posted on the Schoology Website. This information provided is for classroom use only. All movies can be found at your public library, viewed on line or purchased on Amazon or from other stores:
Saludos amigos (1942) and The three caballeros (1944)
El rey leon (1994)
La bella y la bestia (1991)
Buscando a Nemo (2003)
Shrek (2001)
El libro de la vida (2014)
Coco (2017)
About the Instructor
Dr. Lynn McGovern, Instructor. Read more about Lynn here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This is an online course designed for teachers who wish to continue to develop their language and cultural skills through popular children's films that are available in Spanish. The films selected will be familiar to children and teachers of all ages and available at local libraries or through online streaming. Emphasis will be on vocabulary building, improving conversational and writing skills, comprehension, and film analysis, in addition to discussions of a cultural nature within the context of each film. Group work will be in the form of discussion boards and lesson plan development. Conducted in Spanish.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"Dr. McGovern is knowledgeable, organized, warm, accommodating, and helpful."
“In a content area where quality professional / graduate level courses are hard to come by, Idioma has been my department's 'go-to' and saving grace in recent years. I recommend the courses to all world language teachers."
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Materials
All course readings (provided as PDFs) will be posted on the Schoology Website. This information provided is for classroom use only. All movies can be found at your public library, viewed on line or purchased on Amazon or from other stores:
Saludos amigos (1942) and The three caballeros (1944)
El rey leon (1994)
La bella y la bestia (1991)
Buscando a Nemo (2003)
Shrek (2001)
El libro de la vida (2014)
Coco (2017)
About the Instructor
Dr. Lynn McGovern, Instructor. Read more about Lynn here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
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