En una palabra, Puebla, México [electronic resource] : a CD-ROM for exploring culture in Spanish / Emmanuel Paris-Bouvret, Ana Pérez-Gironés & Octavio Flores-Cuadra.
Title from disc label. There is also a free, online instructor's manual that offers suggestions for using the CD-ROM in the classroom at different levels. The content is presented entirely in Spanish and plays on both PCs and Macs, using the free program QuickTime.
Summary:
En una palabra is a unique interactive tool to help students learn about Spanish culture while increasing vocabulary and listening skills. Students experience the program through a series of video segments in which fifteen residents of Puebla--of varying ages and sociocultural backgrounds--define the same ten concepts: amigos (friends); familia (family); trabajo (work); país (country); libertad (freedom); éxito (success); orgullo (pride); indiviualismo (individualism); ambicíon (ambition); felicidad (happiness). While these words are easily translatable into any language, the definitions offered by the speakers reveal the diverse nature of culture and how words convey individual and collective values, which are not always obvious.This program is a resource flexible enough to fit into almost any curriculum by setting appropriate tasks and expectations. Especially for students at the intermediate level and beyond, En una palabra can assist in understanding how cultural values are reflected in a language. --Publisher's description.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.