A copy of this project is available online at

http://www.geocities.com/professor_alvarez/USCB.html

Project Goals:

1. To equip USCB students with Information Technology applications in foreign languages.
2. To allow students to visit (virtually) areas outside the United States.
3. To provide students the opportunity/ability to use Spanish in a practical situation outside the classroom.

Project Description:

1. Surf the Internet using Spanish Search Engines

http://www.geocities.com/professor_alvarez/Exito168SpanEngines.html

http://www.geocities.com/professor_alvarez/ExitoMexicoSearch.html

http://www.geocities.com/professor_alvarez/ExitoSPAINsearch.html

http://www.geocities.com/professor_alvarez/ExitoMajorSearchEngines.html

2. Pick a topic or vocabulary from our textbook lessons for this semester. For example, la salud, el medio ambiente, arte y cultura.
3. Out of the dozens or even hundreds of results, pick 3 that are manageable for your level of Spanish.
4. Print out 2 -3 pages for each and draft a summary in Spanish (about 5-8 sentences for each).
5. Present your summaries to the class without reading on December 6, 2000.
6. Submit the pintouts AND the summaries right after your presentation.
7. Contact me for questions at 521-4152, 785-3995 or [email protected]