The acclaimed guitarist Maestro Soler performed at MSMC Whittaker Hall. He played pieces of Villa-Lobos, Barrios “Mangoré”, Tarrega and others. It was a great night for guitar music lovers!
June 12, 2010
MSMC Hispanic Studies Majors: If you are planning to take the New York State Spanish Content Specialty Test (Spanish CST) send me an email. We will set an appointment to review content —six (6) subareas—, check resources, and practice additional strategies that can help you to take the test.
May 9, 2010
Be creative in learning Spanish! Students of the Spanish for Teachers course practiced this important principle while teaching at Bishop Dunn Memorial School. They wrote bilingual stories for children and created wonderful books to read with them. You can appreciate the craft of one of the groups by clicking here to download a PDF file.… [Read more…]
April 28, 2010
This past Saturday, MSMC students planted 10 trees in Downing Park Saturday to commemorate the college’s 50th anniversary. Dr. Karen Eberle-McCarthy, professor of Spanish and president of the Downing Park Planning Committee, introduced Mayor Nick Valentine, Father Kevin E. Mackin, President of the College,as well as Student Government Association VP Dorothea Van Valkenburgh.
April 23, 2010
Tibaire Araujo, B.A, M.A., conducted an awareness session about social services for the Latino community. Some of the issues Mrs. Araujo talked about were: Mental Health Services Domestic Violence Foster Care Preventive Services Child Welfare Parenting Service Why do agencies want to serve the Latino community?
April 22, 2010
Mr. Hector Cotto talked to the “Spanish for Health Care Prof / Social Services” class about the legalities of interpreting and translating documents in the Health Care setting – Cultural Differences- Language Barriers Mr. Cotto is a NYS Certified Court Interpreter.
April 21, 2010
The Spanish for Teachers class had a wonderful semester teaching Spanish to the students of Bishop Dunn Memorial School. La clase de Español para Maestros tuvo un magnífico semestre enseñando español a los estudiantes de Bishop Dunn Memorial School.
January 21, 2009
Flashcards Make and use flashcards – not just words, but words in context and with grammatical endings English on one side only. Write out words with grammatical variations (verbal conjugation, articles, nouns) Write out words with syntactical context (fuller phrase) Write out example sentences that are meaningful to you (reflect your life, interests, humor) Write… [Read more…]
September 28, 2010
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