26 September 2017
Students of El Patio made a video answering some questions about their connection with the Spanish-speaking world and their experience of learning Spanish. Have a look, be inspired and join 400 million speakers of Spanish!
In one of Ana’s advanced classes at El Patio, students read about the project "7 mil millones de Otros" (www.7billionothers.org from the book Vitamina C1, SGEL). The project asks a set of basic questions to thousands of people around the world and compiles their video testimonials on the website.
In class, the students adapted this project to the Spanish-speaking world – particularly the world of Spanish students! The resulting project – “400 millones de hablantes de español” (400 million speakers of Spanish) was recorded in class.
Students answered the following questions:
| 1. | ¿Recuerdas por qué elegiste estudiar español? |
| (Do you remember why you chose to study Spanish) | |
| 2. | ¿Qué es lo que más te atrajo de la lengua? |
| (What is it that most attracted you to the language?) | |
| 3. | ¿Tienes predilección por algún país hispano? |
| (Do you have a preference for any Hispanic country?) | |
| 4. | ¿Qué aspectos culturales te gustan más o te sorprenden más de la lengua? |
| (What cultural aspects to you like most or surprise you the most about the language?) | |
| 5. | ¿Has vivido en algún país hispano o has viajado a alguno? ¿A cuál? |
| (Have you lived in any Hispanic country? Or have you travelled? To which country? | |
| 6. | ¿Qué aconsejarías a una persona que empieza a estudiar la lengua? |
| (What would you recommend to someone who wants to start studying the language?) |
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