Indigenous America in the Spanish Language Classroom
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Indigenous America in the Spanish Language Classroom
Anne Fountain
A critical resource for inclusive teaching in the Spanish classroom Anne Fountain is professor emerita at San José State University where she has taught courses in Latin American Culture and Civilization and Spanish American Literature. She is also a translator. She led study abroad programs to Yucatan for teachers and students from 1992 to 2004 and has given numerous workshops and talks for Spanish teachers. Fountain is the author of José Martí, the United States, and Race and translations of two collections of stories by Nancy Alonso; she is a co-editor of Cuba on the Edge: Short Stories from the Island. Table of Contents Introduction 1. Conquests and the impact on indigenous languages and cultures. 2. New perspectives: The Quincentennial and the 21st century 3. Ideas for Language Classes 4. Spanish American literature with indigenous perspectives 5. Ideas for Latin American Studies 6. Conclusions and resources Glossary Appendix A: Useful texts: Guaman Poma's Chronicle and The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel Appendix B: Designing online options Index |