Date of Award
Spring 4-22-2016
Document Type
Education 530 Project
Degree Name
Master of Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Reynolds, Patricia
Major or Concentration
Education
Abstract
A Spanish classroom offers the opportunity to use authentic materials as teaching resources. Materials such as songs, movies, poems, and newspapers, just to mention a few, may be used. These materials, if chosen carefully, may enrich students' cultural knowledge, vocabulary, reading and writing skills, amongst others. On the other hand, non-authentic materials such as textbooks with audios and written pieces can be used as well. This study attempted to determine if there was any impact on using authentic materials on students' cultural knowledge and vocabulary development. The participants included 19 high school students enrolled in a Spanish class for native speakers. It was the goal that through different means of data collection, the results may contribute to research in this needed field.
Recommended Citation
Arriaza, Michael, "Using Authentic Materials in a Spanish Class: Impact on Students'" (2016). Student Research Submissions. 197.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/197