Showing papers in "Hispania in 1988"
TL;DR: The teacher as curriculum developer helps students and teachers understand and adopt a learner-centred curriculum and the role of teachers in the development of this curriculum.
Abstract: Series Editors' Preface Preface 1. Introduction 2. Curriculum processes 3. Learner-centred curriculum development 4. Pre-course planning procedures 5. Planning content 6. Methodology 7. Resources for a learner-centred curriculum 8. Assessment and evaluation 9. Evaluation and professional development 10. The teacher as curriculum developer References Appendix Indexes.
519 citations
TL;DR: The Count-Duke of Olivares (1587-1645) was the principal minister and favourite of Philip IV of Spain and for two decades he guided the destiny of the country that was still the greatest power in the world.
Abstract: Don Gaspar de Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivares (1587-1645) was the principal minister and favourite of Philip IV of Spain, and for two decades he guided the destiny of the country that was still the greatest power in the world. In this masterly biography, foreign, domestic and personal concerns are skilfully woven together into a sustained narrative on the grand scale and it has come to be seen as a landmark in the study of a man and an age. J. H. Elliott is Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford. His books include 'Imperial Spain, 1469-1716', 'Spain and its World', 'Empires of the Atlantic World', and 'History in the Making'.
90 citations
80 citations
45 citations
31 citations
28 citations
TL;DR: This article studied the factors that may either facilitate or inhibit acquisition of the Spanish indicative/subjunctive contrast, as well as on the difficulty level of various structures which require a mode selection.
Abstract: In order to attain the "superior" level on the ACTFL oral proficiency scale, an individual is allowed to display only "occasional (unpatterned) errors" in the basic grammatical structures of the language being tested (Omaggio). In Spanish this requires consistent control of the indicative/subjunctive contrast, due to the fact that subjunctive forms are pervasive in the language.1 Many second-language learners become quite fluent in Spanish, but fail to gain control over the subjunctive. This study seeks to shed light on some of the factors which may either facilitate or inhibit acquisition of the Spanish indicative/subjunctive contrast, as well as on the difficulty level of various structures which require a mode selection.
25 citations
24 citations
24 citations
TL;DR: In fact, parece ley de naturaleza humana que los mayores sucesos tienden a no ser debidamente apreciados entre la poblaci6n general de la epoca cuando ocurren as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Estos versos hacen eco a un elogio semejante del historiador Francisco L6pez de G6mara quien dedic6 su Historia de las Indias y conquista de Mixico (1568) al emperador Carlos V con estas palabras: "La mayor cosa despues de la creaci6n del mundo, sacando la encarnaci6n y muerte del que lo cri6, es el descubrimiento de las Indias; y asi las llaman Nuevo Mundo" (Diez-Echarri 328). Sin embargo, a pesar de los vaticinios de Lope de Vega y de L6pez de G6mara, parece ley de naturaleza humana que los mayores sucesos tienden a no ser debidamente apreciados entre la poblaci6n general de la epoca cuando ocurren. Y asi fue que el descubrimiento de America fue opacado por la conquista de Granada y la resultante restauraci6n de toda Espafia a la 6rbita cristiana. Realmente no nos debe sorprender que la exterminaci6n del iltimo reino moro en tierra europea tuviera mais impacto en Espafia y en el continente a fines del siglo XV y principios del XVI por ser un hecho inmediato y comprensible, mientras las vagas noticias de unas nuevas tierras a miles de millas
TL;DR: A bio-bibliographical guide for women writers of Spain, including special entries on those writing in Catalan and Galician, has been published by as discussed by the authors, where each writer is summarized in a brief biographical sketch and overview of her work.
Abstract: This annotated bio-bibliographical guide provides long-overdue recognition for women writers of Spain, including special entries on those writing in Catalan and Galician. By familiarizing readers with the content and meaning of selected works by three hundred such writers, readers and students of Spanish literature now have access to works which may be judged as excellent examples of the literature of their age, yet have previously received little or no attention. Through the efforts of seventy-nine specialists in Spanish literature, each of these writers is summarized in a brief biographical sketch and overview of her work, followed by an in-depth analysis, including complete biographical data and descriptive annotations for the major works. While some women writers from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries are included, this guide concentrates primarily on authors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, providing for the first time an extensive and comprehensive listing for the present century. The abundance of information in this guide is made accessible through four appendixes: a chronological list of authors; a list of Catalan authors; a list of Galician authors; and an index of translated titles in this bio-bibliography.