PLUMA is a narrative-based language learning program for the first three levels of college Spanish. This program is organically aligned with ACTFL, featuring Can-Do Statements as an organizing principle. It is grounded in narrative-based teaching and learning that evolves from people’s lived experiences and fragments of the history and culture of their countries of origin. Storytelling …

Pluma (Hernández, 2021) (CC BY NC SA)Read More »

This is an open course with shareable course material including syllabi, course activities, reading, and assessments. Students will learn vocabulary related to celebrations and the stages of life, personal relationships, health and medical conditions and parts of the body, the car and its accessories, computers and electronic products, the parts of the house and household …

Spanish 3 (Kelly-Glasoe, Soltman, & Flores, 2013) (CC BY 3.0)Read More »

This is an open course with shareable course material including syllabi, course activities, reading, and assessments. Students will learn vocabulary related to transportation and lodging, days of the week, months, seasons, weather expressions, clothing, colors, daily routine, personal hygiene, sequencing expressions, foods, meals and adjectives that describe food.  Students will learn grammatical structures that support …

Spanish 2 (Kelly-Glasoe, Soltman, & Flores, 2013) (CC BY 3.0)Read More »

This is an open course with shareable course material including syllabi, course activities, reading, and assessments. Completion of the study of the first-year sequence of basic skills. This course was formerly known as Spanish 101. Prerequisite: none. Students will learn vocabulary related to greetings and farewells, courtesy expressions, college courses, professions, family relationships, pastimes, city …

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¡Chévere! is based on a communicative approach aligned with technology and engages students by fostering diverse literacies, intercultural understanding, and proficiency-oriented language instruction. Content includes culturally authentic narratives, many written by students, exploring various aspects of life and culture in the Spanish-speaking world in contact with the U.S.

Beginning Spanish, ¡Empecemos por aquí! (CC-BY-NC) focuses on Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational communication skills while centering student voice. Activities engage students in real exchange of information on topics that are relevant to adult students. In addition to language acquisition learning outcomes, this text supports learning outcomes in diversity and inclusion, cultural sustainability, and social justice.

This peer-reviewed textbook is designed for the true beginner with U.S. college students in mind. It contains 5 themed chapters, which are divided into 8 sections. Each section has its own set of learning objectives, and is further separated into three types of assignments, Para estudiar en casa (with detailed explanations), Para practicar en casa …

Spanish I: Beginning Spanish Language and Culture (Dean, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)Read More »

This ASCCC OERI-supported resource was authored by Mario Barrio de Mendoza, Karla Gutierrez, Hsing Ho, Ching-Ping D. Lin, and Anaid Stere Lugo. (2021, Libretexts, CC-BY-NC 4.0)¡Naveguemos Juntos! Navigate with Us! welcomes you to the Spanish-speaking world and its language. This OER is designed to provide students access to interactive activities in order to reinforce the …

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Libro Libre (Huebener) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) Libro Libre is an introductory Spanish OER textbook.  It consists of 10 chapters.  Each chapter contains cultural reading, vocabulary, grammar, activities, and end-of-chapter goals.