E-Mentoring Spanish Language Dialects

01/03/2023

01/03/2023

EL DIA DE LOS REYES
LOS TRES REYES MAGOS - THREE KINGS DAY
THREE WISE MEN

On the twelfth day of Christmas, January 6, we celebrate Three Kings Day!

Celebrated most in Europe, Spain, and Latin America, ‘El Dia de los Reyes’, as it’s called in Spanish, marks the glorification of baby Jesus by the Three Wise Men.

In addition to gift-giving, there is also a culinary treat that is specific to the holiday. Known as Rosca de Reyes (King’s Cake), this holiday dessert is a symbolic pastry and the highlight of the Three Kings celebrations.

The cake is shaped into an open circle, or wreath, and studded with candied fruit and nuts to represent the jewels in the Magi’s crowns. This sweet bread holds a special surprise. Inside is a small plastic figurine representing the baby Jesus or like in France, bakers hide a coin, jewel, or little toy inside it.

Whoever finds this token is obligated to host an upcoming party for the occasion Dia de la Candelaria (Candlemas Day) which occurs each year on February 2.

01/01/2023

FELIZ AÑO 2023

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12/31/2022

12/31/2022

On December 31, 2022, in many countries from around the world, people celebrate the tradition of New Year’s Eve. New Year’s Eve is a day of mixed feelings for many people. Some people experience a sense of nostalgia as they reflect on the events that took place in their lives in the past 12 months.

When we receive January 1, 2023 we receive the new year with optimistic goals, a wish for good luck, or a resolution. New Year's resolution is a tradition, most common in the Western World, but also found in the Eastern World, in which a person resolves to continue good practices, change an undesired trait or behavior, accomplish a personal goal, or otherwise improve their behavior at the beginning of a calendar year.

12/27/2022

ANOTHER CELEBRATION: KWANZAA
DECEMBER 26 TO JANUARY 1

🌍 Kwanzaa (/ˈkwɑːn.zə/) is an annual celebration of African-American culture culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day. It was created by activist Maulana Karenga, based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West and Southeast Africa. 🌍

Kwanzaa is known for the seven principles. Each principle is honored on each day, in this order:

1. Umoja (Unity) To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. ...
2. Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) ...
3. Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) ...
4. Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) ...
5. Nia (Purpose) ...
6. Kuumba (Creativity) ...
7. Imani (Faith)

Dec. 26 Unity:Umoja (oo–MO–jah)
To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and raraceec.

Dec. 27 Self-determination: Kujichagulia (koo–gee–cha–goo–LEE–yah)
To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves.

Dec. 28 Collective Work and Responsibility: Ujima (oo–GEE–mah)
To build and maintain our community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and to solve them together.

Dec. 29 Cooperative Economics: Ujamaa (oo–JAH–mah)
To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.

Dec. 30 Purpose: Nia (nee–YAH)
To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.

Dec. 31 Creativity: Kuumba (koo–OOM–bah)
To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

Jan. 1 Faith: Imani (ee–MAH–nee)
To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

12/14/2022

Join our FB group to read about 10 varieties of Mexican Spanish and a few slangs.

R2 Spanish Language Dialects
(Mexico, Central America, and USA)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/702375004374654/?ref=share_group_link

In this community group you can check out our the "Guide" section that we are putting together for you as we research each country. The GUIDE has 6 sections:
Welcome to R2
Dialect Travel Diary (Journal)
Dreaming About Traveling
E-Mentoring (volunteer support)
Cultural Entertainment
Designing Learning Experiences
(regional Spanish language dialects lessons)

12/13/2022

🇲🇽 ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE 10 VARIETIES OF MEXICAN SPANISH? 🇲🇽

JOIN US
R2 Spanish Language Dialects
(Mexico, Central America, and USA)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/702375004374654/?ref=share_group_link

In this community group you can check out the "Guide" section that we are putting together for you as we research each country. The GUIDE has 6 sections:
Welcome to R2
Dialect Travel Diary (Journal)
Dreaming About Traveling
E-Mentoring (volunteer support)
Cultural Entertainment
Designing Learning Experiences
(regional Spanish language dialects lessons)

Feel confident in posting, writing a comment, or even liking..We can learn together.

🌎 The FB group postings may range from a variety of activities that may have information about:
sounds, pronunciations, slangs, phrases, and/or words, as it is spoken in a country of this region.🌎

Just to let you know, you are invited to join any of our other three FB groups.
R1-Spanish Language Dialect-The Caribbean
R3-Spanish Language Dialect-South America
R4-Spanish Language Dialect-Spain, Equatorial Guinea

11/13/2022

Dear Enthusiast of Colombian Spanish dialects:
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My name is Esther and I am the administrator for the R3 South America Spanish Language Dialects Facebook group. I am a native Spanish speaker and certified as a World Language Spanish teacher. I am very passionate about sharing what I have learned.

In this PPT, you can read basic notes on 12 dialects of 6 distinct natural regions and departments (provinces) within Colombia. Each region has a unique way of speaking. In fact, it is common to hear sub-dialects within the same region. Colombia is a country with linguistic diversity with a blend of indigenous language and African culture resulting in a variety of Spanish accents and slang words.

If you learned Spanish in a United States school, you probably learned Mexican Spanish or standard Spanish. Colombia is the second most populous Spanish speaking country. Mexico is number 1 and Spain is the third most populous.

I will introduce you to the Spanish dialect that predominates in a geographical region and it’s departments. Colombia has a reputation for having the most clear Spanish accent. For example, the most popular dialect is “Rolo” spoken in Bogota, the capital of Columbia and “Paisa” from Medellin considered as the best accent.

The determination of what characteristics define a single dialect depends upon sociolinguistic evaluation by various scholars. As the preface to “Ethnologue” states, “Not all scholars share the same set of criteria for what constitutes a 'language' and what features define a 'dialect’.”

The dialects will be presented by regions in alphabetical order ( Amazing, Andean, Caribbean, Insular, Orinoco, and Pacific) with their respective departments, a map of the region, and a map of the spoken dialect. Indigenous language, Colombian Sign Language or Providence Island Sign Language will not be included.

Esther Medina
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NOTE: If you are interested in reading about other Spanish speaking countries in South America and contributing with your own posts, click on the link below for...

R3 Spanish Language Dialects (South America).

https://www.facebook.com/groups/976231833082985/?ref=share_group_link