Cultural Insights * Vistas Culturales
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Cultural Insights * Vistas Culturales
If
you already know where you want to go, click on topic below.
RESOURCES
ARTE Actividades
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Arte Contemporáneo | Check out this site to find information and art samples from many of the most famous contemporary Mexican artists such as: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, "Dr. Atl", David Alfaro Siqueiros, and José Clemente Orozco, just to name a few. |
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Arte Popular | This site allows students to read about popular Mexican art forms and to become familiar with some of the materials which have been typically used. |
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Patrimonio Artístico e Histórico | This site is an excellent index of Hispanic art in various forms. Don't miss this site! This site also contains a search function which allows you to look for a particular artist or works of art. |
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Spanish Art | This amazing web site
is being designed at UCDavis as a comprehensive display of Spanish Art.
It's a treasure for those interested in Spanish art! |
MUSICA Actividades
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& Lyrics |
Most lyrics are in Spanish but some are also translated into English. Click here to learn about Salsa, Merengue, and other popular dances! | |||
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Juan Luis Guerra |
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Latin Music On-Line | This site provides links to just about everything you want to know about Latin Music. You can find out about concerts, reviews of new albums, and home pages of all the major artists! |
COMIDA Actividades
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Comida y Recetas | Mexican food and recipies in Spanish or English |
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The Burrito Page | A FUN Page for Learning About Burritos, yourself, and some additional Spanish vocabulary |
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La Cocina Mexicana | More recipies and culinary delights. |
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Green Arrow Guide to Central America | If you're thinking of traveling to central America or just want to see what's available, check out this environmentally conscious site. |
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 El
primer buscador hispano |
A tourist link for any information you are looking for about Spain. If you're not ready to go there in person, maybe just take a virtual trip. |
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Yahoo's links to political parties and groups from Spain. | Use this search engine to seek out information on just about any political group or movement in Spain. |
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The home page of the Zapatistas of Chiapas, Mexico. | Check out this link to find out information on the Zapatista movement in Mexico. |
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Visit Pedro Almodóvar's home page and learn about Spain's most popular director. | Short biography in English about Pedro Almodóvar. |
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Luis Buñuel: check out this animated clip of distressing scenes from his most famous movies. | Click here for a comprehensive list of Buñuel's movies and the dates they came out. |
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El Cine Espanol de 1995 | Spanish text based on information about "El Cine Espanol 1995" which includes translations of some vocabulary words. |
OTRAS COSAS CURIOSAS Actividades
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"Ego Web" Página de Países de América Latina/ Hispanohablantes |
A fun site including information about Spanish speaking countries.
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Arte y cultura Mexicana | A nicely designed page for looking for various select information about Mexico. |
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CIA WWW: Information
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Spanish Speaking Countries. |
This is a great resource for providing information on any country for classroom presentations and prereading activities. |
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What do you want to know about the Republic of Chile? | This image map of Chile lets you click on the section of the country that interests you. An excellent resource for students thinking of studying abroad and want to find out more about the Universities. |
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El Mundo de la Cultura Maya | This is a great image map of the various regions of the Yucatan Peninsula. There is a Spanish as well as an English version of this page which are not identical. The English version is much easier to read due to the font. |
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Yahoo links to all Latin American Countries | This search engine easily guides you to just about any cultural information you might be interested in finding about any Latin American country. |
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Kidon information from around the world. | Look up your favorite country and just about any information you might need can be located through this site. |
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Probably all of the Latin American newspapers you've ever heard of. |  Latin
American Newspapers |
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LANIC
(Latin American Network
Information Center)
DON'T MISS THIS ONE! |
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Latin American MAPS | These maps range from the broadest view to very close views of most cities in Latin America. |
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Spanish Foreign Language and Culture Page | A random but interesting list of cultural hot topics that can be explored if you are interested in learning something new about the Spanish-speaking world. There is also a link to a Spanish search engine that can find anything else you are looking for and don't find here. |
Making Class time Interesting
ARTE These links are great for showing students that there is much more to the Spanish speaking world than just grammar. Use these links to show the class the cultural wealth that artists from Spanish speaking countries have contributed. These are great links for encouraging interesting class presentations done by the students. You may want to supplement these sites with books, articles, and other resources.
MUSICA This is a link that can lead to many class discussions on the musicians of Latin America and Latinos in the US. For more links and ideas look under the listening section where you can find some sound samples as well.
COMIDA These links are great for teaching food vocabulary since there are even pictures of some of the more obscure kinds of food. This could allow for interesting and delicious class presentations.
MAPS: Have students use the maps they find for their class presentations.
