Food is one of the central aspects of any culture. It is not only fun to eat and cook, it is also fun to talk about. The food of the Spanish and Latin world is diverse, delicious, and unique. If you want get any native speaker talking, ask them about food and they are sure to have an opinion about it.
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Here is a clip taken from a college Spanish class with students who utilize their Spanish to explain how to cook common dishes found in Latin America. This could be used as a model for your own class. Have your students cook a dish and present it to the class. Teach certain phrases to aid them in explaining how to cook like, ¨Primero, preparamos,¨ ¨Vamos a poner,¨¨Mezclamos,¨etc. The following are websites in Spanish with different recipes from many countries to choose from.
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Yes, I cannot agree more with you that food is a great topic on which language learners continue conversations with native-speakers without too much background knowledge of culture. It is also a great topic for any language classes of any level. Thanks to the nature of the Internet, we easily obtain enormous amount of visual, textual, and even video resources on food, which are authentic and engaging. I love this topic for language learning and teaching!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eunjeong. Yes, food is something that all cultures have in common, and learning about different food around the world can be enjoyable and interesting at the beginning stages of cultural awareness.
ReplyDeleteWow, so much great information about food! Probably my favorite subject, I could definitely use some of these recipes to introduce regional dishes and to get the class discussing their own favorite recipes. I especially like your link to Peruvian foods, it's really thorough! Fun site!
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