Objective: To engage in practical application of language skills through describing travel-related topics.
Country/Territory Selection Requirement
Once students choose a country or territory for Mini-Task 1, they must continue with that selection for all subsequent mini-tasks and the final project. Changing the choice after Mini-Task 1 is not allowed and will result in penalties during the final project evaluation. Students should carefully select their country or territory at the start of the semester and ensure consistency throughout the course to maintain continuity and depth in their work.
- A. English Component
- B. Spanish Component
A. English Component
Write a 100–150-word description of your ideal trip to the country/region, focusing on accommodations (hotel, homestay, Airbnb, etc.). Communicate with your classmates in the first Participation Discussion Board Post about what you plan to cover in your project to ensure that content is not repeated. This pre-planning in English helps in clarifying and focusing the content for the Spanish video. Where will you stay? Why? What is it close to? What is there to do there? How many bedrooms/bathrooms are there? Are there any amenities? What chores must be done when you leave? Include any relevant details (you can make them up if necessary).
B. Spanish Component????
Record a 2–3-minute video in Spanish detailing a place to stay on your trip. This task applies language skills to practical, real-world scenarios, enhancing vocabulary and descriptive abilities. Make sure to mention what your hotel/Airbnb is like, what furniture and amenities you will find there, or what chores must be completed before you leave. Remember that you are still a beginner/intermediate Spanish-speaker, so errors are expected. The objective is to create a video with informal, spontaneous, original speech in Spanish, so you should not be overly concerned with accuracy! These videos are to help you build comfort with expressing your thoughts and feelings in Spanish, so be creative, be original, and be yourself. Do NOT create/read from a script for this assignment.