Geography teaching and learning from different languages. Work experience of project to study the climate of Spain from the proverbs

  • María Jesús Marrón Gaite Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Keywords: Geography, active learning, project work, research, proverbs

Abstract

We present a learning experience underpinned by the fundamentals of the methodology active and meaningful learning. Through it we have dealt with student teachers in the course “Geography of Spain and its Didactics”, treatment of the theme “climate domains of Spain.” This is an instructional design technique framed “research project work,” taking as a motivator and focus of interest the analysis of some proverbs alluding to the theme, selected the broad and rich Spanish proverbs. Since each student formulate research hypotheses for each content block.

In this paper we provide some ideas about how you can take out the teaching and learning of geography in a practical, motivating and effective from a kind of language that students find it attractive and motivating: proverbs.

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Marrón Gaite M. J. (2011). Geography teaching and learning from different languages. Work experience of project to study the climate of Spain from the proverbs. Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense, 31(1), 107-123. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_AGUC.2011.v31.n1.5
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Studios and Research