Spanish subscription cinema and literature

The dolanguages resources are a systematic approach to teaching literature through the target language in class.  They consist of * full page by page vocabulary* detailed gapped summary (8 pages average)* searching questions* contextualised grammar for enrichment and analysis* essay preparation tools with sample plan and essay* links to the best external resources.  They will save you much preparation time and enhance the learning experience.

All the Spanish content on the site is available to subscribers to the Spanish package at £20.   You can purchase your subscription for Spanish only here, or you could opt for all languages at £45.Your login details will be set up manually and sent to your email address.

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1. Find out more about exercise types-cinema

Studying cinema as we have seen is a challenge as sometimes capturing the message of the film through the prism of a range of senses can seem out of reach especially when working in the target language.    The dolanguages resources below contain the following elements (not all necessarily all of them) to help you tackle.

Studying literature requires a long-term strategy, commencing with a reading of the book for enjoyment in the target language, no little challenge when there is a huge body of unknown vocabulary.    The dolanguages resources below contain the following elements (not all necessarily all of them) to help you tackle this project successfully.

Full Spanish-English page by page vocabulary list (literature only)

The vocabulary list is the activity which will save you the most time, particularly if you are a non-native speaker of English.   The list can be downloaded in pdf format for students to flick through on a mobile phone or on an ipad.  

Gapped summary with full vocabulary

The summaries capture the essential elements of the film/book at the level of detail required at the same time as requiring students to find the appropriate part of key verbs.   This provides a quick aide-mémoire of the film when required as well as boosting vocabulary relevant to the content.

Questions

Detailed questions covering the full film/book require detailed recall of the content and can be used orally and/or in writing.   

Character

The character profile tool gives a full range of appropriate adjectives to enable students to describe protagonists in a sophisticated manner.   Suggested sentence starts are given to encourage a high quality of language.

.Contextualised grammar

The A factor exercises concentrate on encouraging students to vary the structures they use for writing the essay, including the present participle, the passive and the present subjunctive.    Exercises are given in context covering the full length of the film/book.

Multi-tense tool

Students appreciate being able to see examples of contextualised sentences with key verbs used in the full range of tenses in a simple exercise to increase awareness

Direct/Indirect speech

Students link direct speech quotations to the protagonists and then transform the direct speech to indirect speech sentences, a key process for giving key evidence in essay writing.

Essay planning and sample essay

An essay plan using a template is used with advice on creating each step of the process.

The sample essay is designed to demonstrate successful essay techniques.

Modified essays

Student essays with comments on how to improve them and in some cases corrected versions.

Useful external links

There is a considerable amount of useful material available from film/literature/history related websites, universities and exam boards and we have linked to some of the best examples.