Comments on: How to run Citas Cortas: a well structured and supported speaking activity

By: Kimberly Sherrard

Kimberly Sherrard — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:00:51 +0000

In regard to Citas Cortas, do students change partners every round? Do they take turns asking and answering or does one person ask and check off while the other answers? Guess, I’m just confused how to insure that both partners are responding and asking.

By: 5 Engaging Activities for a Proficiency Focused Spanish Class • The Engaged Spanish Classroom

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:43:27 +0000

[…] my go-to when it comes to a low pressure speaking activity. I have a tutorial blog available here. The structure of this activity allows students to participate without feeling like they’re […]

By: 15+ Resources to Support Proficiency Based Grading in Spanish Class • The Engaged Spanish Classroom

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:59:02 +0000

[…] Cortas speaking activity — tutorial + free resource for Spanish […]

By: 12 Activities That Use Movement to Motivate your Spanish Class Students • The Engaged Spanish Classroom

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 00:47:41 +0000

[…] Cortas is one of my favorite ways to get my students speaking in class. I have a detailed Spanish class activity walkthrough for Citas Cortas, or you may have read about it in my speaking activities blog post, but I’ll […]

By: 20+ Activities to Keep in mind While Introducing a New Spanish Class Unit • The Engaged Spanish Classroom

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:58:12 +0000

[…] walkthrough for this activity as well, with free resources available to try 🙂 Please check out this blog post if you’d like to read […]

By: Resources for Teaching The Present Tense in Spanish Class • The Engaged Spanish Classroom

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 20:22:35 +0000

[…] For speaking assessments, I prefer to assess my students 1×1 in the hallway. Realistically, we are only able to do this a few times per year, so I typically save that for our quarterly exams (we give 4 rather than just midterms/finals.) In the meantime, I do my best to assess speaking in low-pressure settings. Citas Cortas is a great way to do that! As my students work with one another, I walk around with my clipboard and listen in. I tell my students that everyone is starting with a 5/5. As I walk around, if I hear all Spanish (and it is mostly comprehensible) they keep their 5. If I hear English, or notice they are truly unable to communicate, they may drop from that 5. They are even allowed to ask for another question from their partner; as long as they are communicating in the TL, they are meeting our goal. More often than not, students earn 4s and 5s. You can read more about how I use this activity here. […]

By: The Engaged Spanish Classroom

The Engaged Spanish Classroom — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 14:47:55 +0000

You're so welcome! Thank you for reading!

By: Bilingual Classroom Resources

Bilingual Classroom Resources — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 03:35:56 +0000

Wonderful activity! Thanks for sharing!

By: The Engaged Spanish Classroom

The Engaged Spanish Classroom — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 13:11:20 +0000

Thank you for reading!

By: Monica

Monica — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 04:56:59 +0000

Oh, this is such a helpful resource for teachers! Thanks for sharing this…