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El patio y las muchas miradas

Sobre el diseño residencial orientado hacia el interior, la visibilidad mutua y la ambivalente búsqueda de comunidad This essay was originally published in English on Atlas of Attention . Del cuartel al patio La remodelación del antiguo Parque de Artillería de Burgos se ha celebrado como un importante hito urbanístico. Tras décadas en las que el recinto militar permaneció en gran medida inaccesible, su transformación ha reconectado distintas partes de la ciudad, ha incorporado nuevos parques y calles y ha devuelto una importante extensión de suelo a la vida cotidiana de este sector urbano (Burgos Conecta, 2024). En términos estrictamente urbanísticos, la operación puede entenderse como un acto de reparación. Sin embargo, la historia del lugar encierra una interesante ironía. El antiguo cuartel representaba uno de los mayores espacios cerrados de la ciudad. El acceso estaba controlado y el recinto permanecía en gran medida al margen de la vida urbana ordinaria. L...
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A gentle but firm start helps to frame the rhythm you want your students to pick up. We can take things easily, but at the same time transmit the idea that language learning needs action and group or pair work from the start. For those students unfamiliar with this type of subject is important to have early indications of what the work will involve.

Modelling the type of work that we would expect them to do in their own time will help them to consider strategies and make decisions as for how much time they will need to put in for different skills to develop.

In this teaching session, there is a listening comprehension activity. This involves a native speaker, and it is not particularly easy, but it does help to send the message that language learning needs time and dedication. These are two things that some students in Higher Education, taking Spanish as an optional module, sometimes underestimate.

The resources could be covered in a 1-hour session. Having more time would help.
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