Textbook-Free Film-Based Spanish

Transcript of a half-hour episode of the Spanish nature program "El escarabajo verde," titled "El poder de caminar". The episode explores the nature of walking in the human species, its beneficial effects on our physical and psychological health, and focuses in large part on the round-the-world walking quest of a young Spanish man, who wrote a book about his adventure. The episode can be streamed for free at: https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/el-escarabajo-verde/escarabajo-verde-poder-caminar/4855

Transcript from the Spanish nature program "El escarabajo verde." This episode is called "El lamento del lobo." This episode talks about a moment in Spain's recent history when wolves, recently protected as they spread back into their historical range south of the Río Duero, began to cause concern among cattlemen who had not seen wolves in decades. Agriculturists, wolf protection activists, hunters and biologists all give their opinions on the best path forward. The episode can be streamed for f

Transcript of every word spoken in the half-hour episode of "El escarabajo verde", a nature program from Spain, titled "Animales de primera y de segunda". The episode contrasts the enormous success in the effort to re-introduce the Iberian lynx, which had been reduced to around 100 individuals, across the whole of Spain, with the relative lack of public support for other endangered animals such as the white stork and the common rabbit. The episode covers a great deal of Spanish geography and nat

All the spoken (Spanish) dialogue from the 2007 international hit "La misma luna", annotated with cultural and linguistic notes throughout. The resource also includes film reviews and a number of activities and composition prompts to be used with the film. Keywords: Under the Same Moon - La misma luna - Adrián Alonso - Kate del Castillo - America Ferrera - Inmigración - Immigration - Script

Every word of spoken dialogue from the Oscar-winning 1985 Argentine film "La historia oficial," extensively annotated with cultural, historical, and linguistic details. Complete with multiple composition prompts and a graphic organizer for in-depth study of character motivations and allegiances. Keywords: La historia oficial - The official story - Argentina - Guerra sucia - Dirty war - Luis Puenzo - Norma Aleandro - Hector Alterio - Madres de la Plaza de Mayo - Desaparecidos

"Historias Mínimas" is a heartwarming, award-winning film from Argentine director Carlos Sorín. It is a moving exploration of Patagonia, in which three characters from tiny Fitzroy, each at different stages of their lives, find themselves on the long road to the local port city of San Julián, looking for fortune, redemption, and a second chance. This dialogue tracker and study guide is to be used in conjunction with the film, widely available on DVD. The guide contains every word of spoken dialo

Transcript from the Spanish nature program "El escarabajo verde." In this episode, journalist Carma Nicolás explores the challenges facing young people attempting to follow the tradition of raising sheep without owning property, grazing their animals on both public and private land. Facing suspicion from landowners and a lack of government support, young shepherds face an uncertain future. The program can be streamed for free at: https://www.rtve.es/television/20150319/yo-pastor/1118821.shtml

Transcript of the Spanish-language dialogue from the 2006 Guillermo del Toro film "El laberinto del fauno". The film takes place just after the Spanish Civil War, when fascist government soldiers were hunting down the remaining partisans from the Republican side. A young girl whose mother has married a fascist army captain accompanies her to a remote estate, where she meets a mythical creature who informs her she is the long-lost princess of an underworld kingdom. Combining elements of the fanta

Every word spoken in all six episodes of "Street Food: Latin America," plus cultural and historical annotations and composition prompts.

Every spoken word in the documentary "The Harvest / La Cosecha" (https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/The_Harvest_La_Cosecha?id=tW9w8nY73-M). An excellent, accessible, bilingual film that follows three young migrant workers of Mexican descent, two born in the United States to Mexican immigrant parents and a third who came as a child, and their struggles with the challenges of the migrant lifestyle. Easily combinable with study of the lullaby "Duerme Negrito," which figures prominently.

This guide provides a transcription of all the dialogue spoken in the film "Diarios de Motocicleta", annotated with cultural, historical, and linguistic notes and accompanied by pre- and post-viewing activities, as well as composition prompts. Keywords: Argentina - Che Guevara - Gael García Bernal - Script - Guión - Revolución - Revolution - Road movie - Cuba - Alberto Granado - Comunismo - Communism

Every word spoken in the 2004 film "Maria full of grace" ("María llena de gracia), extensively annotated with cultural and linguistic details. María Alvarez, a dissatisfied young Colombian woman, takes an enormous risk to escape her everyday life and works as a drug mule carrying narcotics into the United States. Packet comes with graphic organizer and composition prompts for post-viewing film analysis. Keywords: Colombia - Narcotraficante - Inmigración - Immigration - Joshua Marston - Guión -

Transcript from the Spanish nature program "El escarabajo verde." This episode is called "Mi armario insostenible." The episode explores the environmental impact of the fashion industry - in particular, the wasteful and harmful effects of "fast fashion," the trade in inexpensive, rapidly-produced clothing that is essentially disposable. The program interviews environmental and human rights activists, representatives of the fashion industry, and consumers. The episode can be streamed for free at:

The entire dialogue from the film "Fresa y chocolate" (Cuba, 1990), annotated with historical and cultural explanations. The package includes several composition prompts and additional song lyrics from the music used in the film, as well as certain culturally relevant contemporaneous music that can be used as a point of comparison and analysis. An excellent companion piece to the short story "El lobo, el bosque, y el hombre nuevo," the short story by screenwriter Senel Paz on which the film is b

Every word spoken in the Chilean film "NO" (2011), extensively annotated with cultural, linguistic, and historical footnotes, with study guide and composition prompts. Keywords: NO - Chile - Script - Film - Pinochet - Marketing - Dirty War - Pablo Larraín - Gael Carcía Bernal

Transcript of one episode of the Spanish nature program "El escarabajo verde." In this episode, El escarabajo verde explores the economic challenges and cultural stereotypes that contribute to the exodus of women from rural Spain, and get to know a number of young women who have opted to fight against these headwinds and make their way in a male-dominated industry: agriculture. The episode can be streamed for free here: https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/el-escarabajo-verde/eco-influencers/6743925/

Trancsript from the Spanish nature program "El escarabajo verde." In this episode, we meet Nacho Dean, a young Spaniard who walked around the world between 2013 and 2016. The episode also talks about the ways in which walking has evolved in humans and allowed us to achieve our technological superiority. The episode can be streamed for free here: https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/el-escarabajo-verde/escarabajo-verde-poder-caminar/4855178/

Transcript from the Spanish nature program "El escarabajo verde." In this episode, the journalists explore the advantages and disadvantages of several technologies vying to be the next, green alternative to internal combustion engine cars. Interviews with advocates for switching to such technologies as natural gas, batter-powered electric cars, and hydrogen. The program can be streamed for free at: https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/el-escarabajo-verde/escarabajo-verde-coche-viene/5543043/

Transcript from the Spanish nature program "El escarabajo verde". This episode is called "Pueblos en peligro de extinción," and it deals with the phenomenon of poor, marginal Spanish towns that are losing population and, in some cases, disappearing entirely. The program interviews former residents, activists trying to rescue the towns from oblivion, and economists who discuss the reasons behind the phenomenon. The program can be streamed for free at: https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/el-escarabajo

Transcript of one episode of "El Escarabajo Verde," a 30-minute Spanish nature program available for streaming free of charge on the website rtve.es. This episode deals with the endangered European brown bear in its last remaining chunks of habitat, high in the mountains of Spain. The controversy of its continued presence is discussed through interviews with conservationists and farmers who resent its predations on their livestock, as well as efforts to increase the genetic diversity of the popu