We've almost come to the end of our Conversational Spanish class. Tonight we had the chapter test on our final chapter and had the homework for that chapter checked and recorded as well. Then we got into the really fun part of the final three sessions - the class presentations.
Each class member is required to develop and present a 5 to 10 minute mini-lecture highlighting some aspect of some Spanish speaking country. Some of the topics covered this evening were Mexican food, Carnival in Mexico, flora and fauna of Costa Rica, El Salvadorian food, Guamanian brown snake, and "universal health care" in Costa Rica. Visual aids and creativity were encouraged. The use of PowerPoint was also encouraged. We saw some very creative uses of PowerPoint. It seems that some people feel so dependent on what slides they have available that they use the compose mode of PowerPoint rather than slide show. One person, feeling a need to project something had some overhead transparencies made of some postcards he had. Luckily there was still an old-fashioned overhead projector in the room along with the more modern computer and projector.
Two of the presenters brought food to demonstrate their topic. Thus, the Salvadorian pupusas and Mexican tamales shown above. The pupusas taste a lot like quesadillas so who cannot like them. I can hardly wait to see what tonight's presentations inspire in next week's presenters.
Each class member is required to develop and present a 5 to 10 minute mini-lecture highlighting some aspect of some Spanish speaking country. Some of the topics covered this evening were Mexican food, Carnival in Mexico, flora and fauna of Costa Rica, El Salvadorian food, Guamanian brown snake, and "universal health care" in Costa Rica. Visual aids and creativity were encouraged. The use of PowerPoint was also encouraged. We saw some very creative uses of PowerPoint. It seems that some people feel so dependent on what slides they have available that they use the compose mode of PowerPoint rather than slide show. One person, feeling a need to project something had some overhead transparencies made of some postcards he had. Luckily there was still an old-fashioned overhead projector in the room along with the more modern computer and projector.
Two of the presenters brought food to demonstrate their topic. Thus, the Salvadorian pupusas and Mexican tamales shown above. The pupusas taste a lot like quesadillas so who cannot like them. I can hardly wait to see what tonight's presentations inspire in next week's presenters.
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