The Making of Cultural Myths: Using Animated Films to Teach Spanish
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 knowledgable, organized, warm, accomodating, and helpful."
I"n 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."
Required Materials
All course readings (provided as PDF’s) 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)
Course Delivery
Online weekly learning modules, collaborative discussion boards and instructor feedback. This course is not self-paced.
Students who matriculate into an Instructor-Facilitated course should adhere to the dates listed on the website. Final coursework should be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
About the Instructor
Dr. Lynn McGovern, Instructor. Read more about Our Team page!
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 knowledgable, organized, warm, accomodating, and helpful."
I"n 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."
Required Materials
All course readings (provided as PDF’s) 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)
Course Delivery
Online weekly learning modules, collaborative discussion boards and instructor feedback. This course is not self-paced.
Students who matriculate into an Instructor-Facilitated course should adhere to the dates listed on the website. Final coursework should be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
About the Instructor
Dr. Lynn McGovern, Instructor. Read more about Our Team page!
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 knowledgable, organized, warm, accomodating, and helpful."
I"n 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."
Required Materials
All course readings (provided as PDF’s) 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)
Course Delivery
Online weekly learning modules, collaborative discussion boards and instructor feedback. This course is not self-paced.
Students who matriculate into an Instructor-Facilitated course should adhere to the dates listed on the website. Final coursework should be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
About the Instructor
Dr. Lynn McGovern, Instructor. Read more about Our Team page!
Click here to request a syllabus.
Credit Options
Not sure which credit option to choose? Learn more about each credit option here and review your state/district requirements.
45 Professional Development/Clock Hours: $590
Idioma Professional Development Certificate (accepted by most states)
Approved Illinois CPDU Certificate through partnership with CEII
Approved Massachusetts PDP Certificate
Approved New York CTLE Certificate
Approved Pennsylvania ACT48 Certificate
Approved Texas CPE Certificate
3 Graduate-Level Credits
PWLC 9113: University of the Pacific: $925
CLDE 591 SPAN 508 Colorado State University Pueblo $950
PDLL 530ID: Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU): $1005
EDU 6130 Ashland University: (register and pay the university directly) $1050
