Unit and Lesson Plans
Crítica social en La casa de las flores (México)
Designer: Dr. Juan A. Godoy-Peñas, University of Cincinnati
Targeted Learners Institution: University Level
Targeted Learners Background: Non-native speakers
Targeted Learners: Novice (Low), Novice (Mid)
Social Justice Topic: Social criticism towards high social class and prejudices in Mexico
Goals: To discuss about things that are happening at this moment (present progressive) To talk about some prejudices related to the high social class in Mexico
Múltiples mundos – Afro-latinos
Designer: Daniela Torres, Ph.D. student in Second Language Acquisition & Teaching, University of Arizona
Targeted Learners Institution: High School, University Level
Targeted Learners Background: Non-native speakers
Targeted Learners: Novice (Low), Novice (Mid)
Social Justice Topic: Rache, ethnicity and immigration
Goals: To reflect on the dual ethnicities of Afro-Latinos in the United States To formulate interrogative questions using interrogative words in Spanish
Hogares sostenibles y económicos en Argentina
Designer: Juan A. Godoy Peñas, Ph.D. University of Cincinnati
Claudia Quevedo-Webb, Ph.D. University of Chicago
Targeted Learners Institution: University Level
Targeted Learners Background: Non-native speakers
Targeted Learners: Intermediate (Low), Intermediate (Mid)
Social Justice Topic: Housing and social class
Goals: Learners will be able to describe, identify and compare the different types of housing and their parts to reflect on the issues of affordability and sustainability and the relationships between housing and social class.
Yo también soy español
Designer: Dr. Juan A. Godoy Peñas, Assistant Professor Educator, University of Cincinnati
Targeted Learners Institution: University Level
Targeted Learners Background: Non-native speakers
Targeted Learners: Novice (Low), Novice (Mid)
Social Justice Topic: Immigration and national identity
Goals: 1. To reflect on the impact of immigration in the stereotypes of national identity in Spain 2. To study gender and number agreement between nouns and adjectives related to nationalities
El trabajo y el género
Designer: Dr. Claudia Quevedo-Webb, Assistant Professor Instructional, University fo Chicago
Targeted Learners Institution: University Level
Targeted Learners Background: Non-native speakers
Targeted Learners: Novice (Low), Novice (Mid)
Social Justice Topic: Gender roles in the work-space
Goals: 1. To be able to use the vocabulary of the professions to reflect on on the jobs that have been traditionally performed by women/male 2. To investigate Hispanic/Latinx figures that have broken with this stereotypes
La ropa y la identidad
Designer: Claudia Quevedo-Webb, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Instructional
University of Chicago
Targeted Learners Institution: University Level
Targeted Learners Background: Non-native speakers
Targeted Learners: Novice (Mid), Novice (High)
Social Justice Topic: The relationship between identity and clothing
Goals: To be able to use the vocabulary of clothing to reflect on how clothes have been used as a way of expression for minority groups in the target culture and their own.
El mundo laboral en España
Designer: Claudia Quevedo-Webb, Ph.D.
Juan A. Godoy Peñas, Ph.D.
Targeted Learners Institution: University Level
Targeted Learners Background: Non-native speakers
Targeted Learners: Novice (Low), Novice (Mid)
Social Justice Topic: Who does what jobs in Spain?
Goals: Learners will be able to describe, analyze and discuss the job market to reflect on the disparities and inequalities among different members of Spain and of their own communities.
My Spanish
Designer: Juan A. Godoy Peñas, Ph.D.
Targeted Learners Institution: University Level
Targeted Learners Background: Non-native speakers
Targeted Learners: Intermediate (Low), Intermediate (Mid)
Social Justice Topic: Linguicism
Goals: 1. To reflect on the use of Spanglish as a part of our cultural identity; 2. To express doubt or negation.