From July 29th to August 2nd 2020 the school Academia Iria Flavia, specialized in pedagogical courses for teachers of Spanish as a foreign language, is offering a Theatre Improvisation. I am particularly interested in this course because the objectives of the class will help support my role as coordinator of Spanish 280 -Conversation through Spanish/ Latin American Film-. These objectives, as per Iria Flavia’s website, include improving oral expression, listening comprehension and fluency. Spanish 280 aims to help students achieve those same goals.

In the last couple of years, I have been working on standardizing language instruction with the support of a Gilbert Whitaker Grant for the Improvement of Teaching. In this project I have been unable to address the need for clear oral delivery (clear pronunciation and appropriate intonation) in a hands-on dynamic way. My main goal in taking this course is to learn about theatrical technique to explore the possibility of adapting their method to our conversation course and potentially create materials for all sections to use.