Más que hablar: Cortometrajes para la comunicación
Paloma Lapuerta, Emerita, Central Connecticut State University
Judith Liskin-Gasparro (Editor) Emerita, University of Iowa
Más que hablar is a digital-only program that inspires students to strengthen their communication skills as they watch, discuss, analyze, and write about award-winning short films from across the Spanish-speaking world.
Supports the following courses:
- Post-Intermediate
- Conversation
- Composition
The Details
MULTI-SKILLS FOCUS
Written by an educator with decades of experience motivating students in conversation and composition courses, Más que hablar engages students with authentic films that represent the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world, to strengthen their listening, speaking, and writing skills.
ENGAGING AND AUTHENTIC SHORT FILMS
The twelve short films, many of which are award winners, have been carefully selected for their quality, cultural interest, and range of regional varieties of Spanish. Current, engaging, and thought-provoking, they demonstrate the vibrancy and diversity of language and culture.
Additional Information
- Students collaborate through a multi-stage process of familiarization, comprehension, analysis, interpretation, and application
- Activities introduce students to the thematic and linguistic contexts, focus their attention on themes and discourse as they analyze films, and develop their critical thinking skills and ability to make connections