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Orthography (spelling) is one of the biggest challenges for Heritage Speakers of any language.
While Spanish is much easier to spell than English, there are certain aspects of the language that are difficult to spell not just for Heritage Speakers, but for all speakers of the language.
Based on the information above ("Background Information"), can you guess what some of these difficulties are?
What do you think might be some ways to be better at spelling in Spanish?
Recent research in applied linguistics has indicated that the best way to improve your spelling is repetition: to read and write the word over and over again. As you might imagine, however, this is simpler said than done.
This activity is meant to provide you with the opportunity to repeatedly notice, read, and write the standard way of spelling certain Spanish words. This is one of the best ways to gradually become a better Spanish-language writer!
Every few weeks you will be provided with a list of words.
Throughout the semester:
Make sure that you understand the meaning of each word.
Every time you read for this class:
Look for the Palabras Claves while you are reading.
Highlight/underline them in their palabras claves color. This means that when you’re reading you are not only trying to understand the text, but you should also pay attention to how our palabras claves are written and used in a sentence.
Come to class ready to go over passages featuring palabras claves.
Explain the difference between "a" and "ha".
Explain the difference between "ay" and "hay"
Explain the difference between "e" and "he"
Explain the difference between "estudio" and estudió"
Explain the difference between "hable" and "hablé"
IF YOU HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE: Why do you think that this is assignment that heritage speakers might benefit from reviewing/repeating every so often?
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Escribe una oración [sentence] usando esta palabra.
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Escribe una oración [sentence] usando esta palabra.
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Escribe una oración [sentence] usando esta palabra.
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Escribe una oración [sentence] usando esta palabra.