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    This document outlines 11 projects for a Year 11 student preparing for A-Level Spanish. The projects include: 1) learning about where Spanish is spoken globally and Spanish-speaking countries' capitals and cultures, 2) researching the diversity between Spanish regions, 3) examining the concept of family in Spain and how it has changed over time, 4) comparing the concept of family in Latin American countries, 5) exploring the influence of Catholicism in Spain and Latin America, 6) researching 20th century dictatorships in Spain, Chile, Cuba and Argentina, 7) analyzing poverty and inequality in Latin America, 8) learning about diverse Spanish-speaking musical and dance traditions, 9) investigating the culture of food in Spain and Latin America

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    This document outlines 11 projects for a Year 11 student preparing for A-Level Spanish. The projects include: 1) learning about where Spanish is spoken globally and Spanish-speaking countries' capitals and cultures, 2) researching the diversity between Spanish regions, 3) examining the concept of family in Spain and how it has changed over time, 4) comparing the concept of family in Latin American countries, 5) exploring the influence of Catholicism in Spain and Latin America, 6) researching 20th century dictatorships in Spain, Chile, Cuba and Argentina, 7) analyzing poverty and inequality in Latin America, 8) learning about diverse Spanish-speaking musical and dance traditions, 9) investigating the culture of food in Spain and Latin America

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    This document outlines 11 projects for a Year 11 student preparing for A-Level Spanish. The projects include: 1) learning about where Spanish is spoken globally and Spanish-speaking countries' capitals and cultures, 2) researching the diversity between Spanish regions, 3) examining the concept of family in Spain and how it has changed over time, 4) comparing the concept of family in Latin American countries, 5) exploring the influence of Catholicism in Spain and Latin America, 6) researching 20th century dictatorships in Spain, Chile, Cuba and Argentina, 7) analyzing poverty and inequality in Latin America, 8) learning about diverse Spanish-speaking musical and dance traditions, 9) investigating the culture of food in Spain and Latin America

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    This document outlines 11 projects for a Year 11 student preparing for A-Level Spanish. The projects include: 1) learning about where Spanish is spoken globally and Spanish-speaking countries' capitals and cultures, 2) researching the diversity between Spanish regions, 3) examining the concept of family in Spain and how it has changed over time, 4) comparing the concept of family in Latin American countries, 5) exploring the influence of Catholicism in Spain and Latin America, 6) researching 20th century dictatorships in Spain, Chile, Cuba and Argentina, 7) analyzing poverty and inequality in Latin America, 8) learning about diverse Spanish-speaking musical and dance traditions, 9) investigating the culture of food in Spain and Latin America

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    The document suggests several projects focused on learning about Spanish-speaking countries and cultures, including researching maps, videos, music, food, art, and languages.

    Some of the projects suggested include researching maps of Spanish-speaking countries and regions, watching promotional videos about Peru and the Basque Country, and learning about the 17 Spanish regions and their differences.

    It mentions that the Spanish regions are very different from each other and suggests learning about the Basque Country. It also discusses how Spain has changed over the years from being seen as one country.

    11 PROJECTS

    FOR YEAR 11
    PREPARING FOR
    A LEVEL SPANISH
    1. Un poco de contexto
    Where is Spanish spoken, then?

    Look for a world map, colour the countries in.


    Make yourself familiar with the names of the countries and
    their capitals. Look for promotional videos on each country
    and learn as much as you can.

    A good start, Peru: 


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qug_DMq7KC0.
    2. Las regiones españolas
    Spain…one country?

    You will be surprised to find out how different Spanish regions


    are from each other. There are 17 of them. Look them up in a
    map.

    Look for videos of each of them and learn as much as you


    can! The Basque Country could a good
    start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lIH-y9rdSk

    We may be stuck in our homes at the moment, but luckily we


    are still allowed to travel with our eyes.
    3. La familia en España
    The concept of family in Spain

    - How was it influenced by religion?

    - How has it changed over the years?

    - What steps has the government taken to make sure LGTB


    families’ rights are respected?

    - What are the next steps to make sure everyone feels happy,
    safe, included or respected?
    4. La familia en Latino América
    The concept of  family in different
    Spanish-speaking countries
    How was it influenced by religion?

    How has it changed over the years?

    What steps have governments taken to make sure LGTB


    families’ rights are respected?

    What are the next steps to make sure everyone feels happy,
    safe, included or respected?
    5. La religión
    Influence of the Catholic religion in the
    Spanish-speaking world
    From the Discovery of the Americas to the Spanish Inquisition.
    What role did religion play in these events?

    How embedded is the Catholic religion in Latin America and


    Spain’s culture? Are there other important religions?

    How is this reflected in festivals and other celebrations?

    The more videos you find, the better!


    6. Las dictaduras
    Dictatorships in the Spanish-speaking
    world in the 20th century.
    Conduct research on the (sadly) most well-known military
    dictatorships in the past and how they have shaped today’s
    societies in these countries: When you start your research,
    a. Spain: Francisco Franco. look for:
    b. Chile: Augusto Pinochet. - what the situation in their
    c. Cuba: Fidel Castro. countries were like when the
    d. Argentina: Jorge Rafael Videla.  dictators intervened
    - what they did to come to power
    - what life was like for the
    You will remember this information population of these countries
    much better if you look for videos and - how their dictatorships finished 
    photos to illustrate your work. - what the situation is like in their
    countries now. 
    7. La pobreza en Latino América
    Inequality and poverty in Latin America.
     a.     Inequality between the rich and the poor in the same Latin
    American countries. Look for videos and photos and reflect about
    what you see. What could be the possible causes? 

    b.    What are the poorest countries in Latin America?


    List them and look for possible causes (e.g. war conflict, lack of
    natural resources).

    c.     What are the richest countries in Latin America?


    List them and look for reasons (e.g. attracts more tourism, better
    international relations).
    8. La música y el baile
    Cultural and historical reasons for diversity
    Diversity has been key for each Spanish-speaking country to
    develop their own tunes and types of music, such as  flamenco,
    pasodoble, bolero, sevillanas, salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia,
    vallenato or samba.
    Each of these genres is usually danced in a particular way and are
    central to social gatherings (alongside with food, of course).
    Nowadays, there are many dance schools around the world
    specialised in teaching them. 

    Do some research on the origins of each of them, look for the most
    representative musicians or songs and how they are danced. You
    could try to learn some of them, as there are so many tutorials
    online, too.
    9. La gastonomía
    Social life is Spain and some Latin American
    countries has food at heart
    Many business meetings take place when sharing a  comida de
    negocios  (“business meal”) and it is very common for friends to
    meet at each other’s houses and cook for each other (in a lovely
    way of showing you care for someone by cooking for them). 
    As there are so many countries where Spanish is spoken and each
    of them has different local specialities, look in depth into:
    - Spanish regional dishes
    - Mexican cuisine
    - Argentinian food 
    What are their influences? What are their main recipes based on?
    What are the typical day meals like? All three are extremely
    different. Look for photos or recipes, but not when you are hungry!
    10. El arte
    Literatura, arquitectura, pintura...
    Researching on centuries and centuries of art do not seem like a fair
    task to set!
    This is a selection of some of the most influential artists and architects
    in the Hispanic world.

    Frida Kahlo Salvador Dalí Fernando Botero Pablo Neruda


    Diego Rivera Diego Velázquez Antoni Gaudí Federico García Lorca
    Pablo Picasso Francisco de Goya Santiago Calatrava María Zambrano

    Look for information on their work, life and influence.


    As usual, videos and photos will help you make this information more
    memorable!
    11. Los idiomas
    ¿Castellano o español?
    Many people get a bit confused when they hear people refer to the Spanish
    language as  castellano and  español. They are actually the same language, but
    some people believe it is more accurate to refer to Spanish as  castellano
    because there are other languages that are spoken in Spain. Castellano refers to
    the region in Spain, Castilla, where the Spanish that is spoken worldwide today
    was born.
    Everyone in the Hispanic world speaks  castellano and can understand each
    other, however, may other languages are spoken and many people are
    bilingual. Research:
    ·      basque or euskera - Where are these languages spoken? 
    ·      catalán - How many people speak them? 
    ·      gallego - Is it prestigious or powerful?
    ·      quechua - Are they popular or disappearing? Why?
    ·      guaraní - What do they sound like? 
    - Which one do you find most interesting?

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