This document discusses teaching Spanish or American culture as part of a language class. It recommends integrating web 2.0 materials, such as photos from a trip to Spain that show historical sites from the Roman era like aqueducts, arenas, and temples. The photos illustrate what remains of the aqueducts in Mérida, Spain, which were built to carry water long distances into cities and are now partially destroyed.
1. Spanish or american Culture class
(using web 2.0)
• When Teaching english or spanish as a 2nd language,
the culture of the language must be included
• Integrate your material with matrial found on the
web 2.0 links
• I start with photos from a trip to spain and the
historical sites we visited.
• The first one is mérida, españa,where the romans
built huge arenas , aquaducts to carry water ,
theaters and coliseums ( mostly to entertain
themselves )
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4. What’s left of the roman aqueducts in The city of mérida, españa. These
would carry water from the faraway river to the city. Storks (Cigueñas)
have built huge nests on top & this contributed to the partial destruction.
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6. This is What’s left of the temple of
the mythical godess, diana
7. Another section of the aqueduct in
mérida, españa
• This section of the aqueduct would continue carrying water to
the central part of the city
• Most of the arches that were part of the supports have been
destroyed by time, weather, the storks and other elements.
• These aqueducts were sometimes many miles long
• In the following video, you will be able to see how long these
roman built aqueducts could run
• These are some aqueducts in san lázaro, España