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[dukerau]

It is very hard to find articles on U.S. immigration in Spanish. I have to give a presentation on Tuesday (15-20 min in Spanish! scary), and I have to turn in an accompanying article tomorrow. Much difficulty. First test tomorrow - easy stuff. We're going to Madrid and Segovia for the weekend, which is pretty exciting. Luckily, it's warmed up

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[cailiosa]

We learn about theoretical history. Beliefs, thoughts, ideas, and the ways in which the people thought. I feel like our history, in America isn't about the dates or the battles or the everyday ways of life even. It's conceptual. It's about the ideas that fuel these movements and events.

For instance, the French Revolution or the American Independence Movement. We learn about them, what happened, but what interests us is why they came about. What brought all this to a head at this precise moment in history. And we learn about repression by the french and english governments, which brought about the enlightenment ideas of John Locke and Jean-Jaques Rousseau. Our pedigogical system is utterly different from anywhere else in the world.

[lunemeister789]

Good luck with your presentations in Spanish! I know trying to give mine in French was extremely scary, but you're awesome at Spanish so you'll do well. I'm thinking of taking the Spanish in Spain program through Southern this summer, just for the hell of it. I'd have a host family in Madrid as well. Is the Spanish spoken there difficult to understand or a bit different the Spanish we're used to hearing back here in the states? A coworker of mine from Ecuador told me to never go to Spain to learn Spanish because she said they speak differently, and she meant it in a way of disapproval; which I find funny since Spain is the mother country of the language.

[dukerau]

Yes, Spanish is spoken differently here, although it's not that much different. You're right that it's the mother country of the language, which is why I think that if there is a correct way to speak it, it's the way they do it here. They use the vosotros form a lot. There are also differences in vocabulary. Like they use "beber" for "to drink" instead of "tomar." For "to drive" they say "conducir" instead of "manejar." And they pronounce "c" and "s" and "z" with a "th" sound, although it's more pronounced in some areas than in others. It sounds like a lisp. For example, "gracias" sounds like "grathiath"...but it's not as strong (bad sounding) as it would be in English.

[eduke]

I think that Americans choose to only learn about things that relate to the US, whether directly or indirectly. For instance, you didn't know ancient Romans used salt as a form of money, but you probably knew they voted on issues democratically using black and white beans because our country founded our political system on a similar form of democracy. That's my stab at it anyway.

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