Un viaje de 20 dias…Colombia, El Salvador, y Puerto Rico

Are you interested in traveling to the Spanish-speaking world? Do you enjoy exploring museums, visiting touristic sites, trying new foods, and watching cortometrajes? Are you interested in participating in an immersive experience? If so, this class is for you! In this course, we will explore three Spanish-speaking countries: Colombia, El Salvador and Puerto Rico through the lens of food, artisanal crafts, tourist attractions, and methods of transportation. Students will explore famous sites in each country, read schedules for the metro and buses for each, read reviews to find lodging, learn how to regatear (bargain) in markets, order street food, and create their own trip to a particular destination in one of these countries of focus. In class activities, students will listen to music, watch videos, read infographics, reviews, and articles, as well as participate in interpersonal activities such as information-gaps. Students will also create posters, Flipgrids, podcasts, and presentations in Spanish. At the end of each week, students will present on one tourist site, a type of transport, or a famous dish to conclude our exploration of that country. This course is designed for beginners and/or students with some previous Spanish knowledge (does not need to be extensive). This course will focus on learning vocabulary related to food, transportation, activities, lodging, wants and needs, expressing likes and dislikes, telling someone where they are going, telling time, describing different destinations, and comparing options in Spanish. As a culminating project, students will present and create a trip with a budget of $5,000 to one of these three countries. Students will include food, activities, transportation, and lodging in their proposal, along with other necessities.