Martinez-Amador Presents at Conference in Salamanca, Spain

Spanish Instructor & Coordinator, Janett Martinez-Amador, presented at the 62nd Congress of the Canadian Association of Hispanists in Salamanca, Spain, May 20-21.  

Her presentation, Collaborative Learning and Participatory Strategies to Enrich Vocabulary and Oral Communication in University-Level ELE, focused on collaborative pedagogical approaches – mock job fairs, round tables, movie trailer creation – she has been using with students in her upper-intermediate Spanish courses.  

“The goal of my presentation was to transform our Spanish language classes into more narrative, cooperative, and competitive experiences, incorporating the sociocultural component,” she said. 

Her ideas sparked strong interest from attendees, and many questions (and a lively idea exchange) followed.

Janett’s talk appeared under the theme of Innovative Methodologies in Spanish as a Foreign Language and was paired with a presentation on possible uses of artificial intelligence in teaching Spanish in open educational contexts.

In addition to presenting and reconnecting with Spanish language professionals from across Canada and around the world, Janett also took advantage of the opportunity to explore the historic city of Salamanca.

This was Janett’s second visit to the city, having presented there in 2023 as part of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) Conference.