Sixth Annual Graduate Symposium in Hispanic Studies
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Loyola University Chicago
Beane Hall | Lewis Tower | Water Tower Campus
March 28, 2020

New Trends in Spanish Teaching Methods

Panel 1 | 2:30-3:50 pm
Task-Based Language Teaching: Implementing a Communicative Approach
Chair: Mary Carolan

Lauren Kennedy: Carta a la editorial: The lack of task-based language textbooks for beginning
language learners
Angela Anders: Analysis of task-based activities in high-school textbooks
Marcela Ríos: La tecnología y el método TBLT: Resumen de las tecnologías que han influido en
el desarrollo y la implementación de TBLT en la enseñanza de la segunda lengua
Rebecca Marcos: Implicit approaches to second language learning

Break | 3:50-4:00 pm

Panel 2 | 4:00-5:20 pm
The Role of Linguistic Skills in the Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language
Chair: Beth Maldonado

Sarah Obrist: Linguistic transfer and the acquisition or Spanish as a second language
Alexa Godínez: El papel de la comprensión auditiva en la adquisición de la segunda lengua
Miguel Méndez: La importancia de enseñar cultura como fuente de input
Laura Pérez: La cultura como enfoque a la hora de enseñar una segunda lengua

Break | 5:20-5:30 pm

Keynote Talk | 5:30-6:00 pm

Dr. Perla Gámez, Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago
Dual Language Learners’ Language Skills and Language

Tapas Reception | Café Ibérico | 6:30 pm