OER: Open Educational Resources

JUNTXS is a media-rich, open access educational resource designed to be used in conjunction with a variety of approaches to support beginning learners of Spanish within A1-A2 levels of linguistic competency as described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) [Click to self-assess your CEFR level]. However, many sections can be used at more advanced levels for revision and critical engagement with selected content. As such, this resource can be used in different ways, depending on your context and goals. For example, it could be used instead of a prescribed textbook or to supplement it.

Let’s Chat! Spanish features a collection of over 100 interpersonal speaking activities for novice and intermediate learners. Touching on a range of thematic topics such as free time activities, travel, daily routines, health, the environment, art and so much more, Spanish teachers are sure to find an activity to use in their courses. These activities may be used as is or can easily be revised and remixed to fit the unique needs of individual classrooms.

This book is an adaptation of the open textbook “¡LIBRO LIBRE!: A free textbook for introductory Spanish” (which can be found at http://librolibre.net/) and was written by Erin Huebener. We have adapted Libro Libre: A Free Textbook for Introductory Spanish, originally released in 2018, to better fit a traditional 16-week semester schedule. Libro Libre: A Free Textbook for Introductory Spanish is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
We would like to wholeheartedly thank Erin Huebener for their tremendous work in this area of open educational resources.

This textbook is designed for the true beginner. It contains themed chapters, which are divided into 8 sections. Each section has its own set of learning objectives, and is further separated into three types of assignments, Para estudiar en casa (with detailed explanations), Para practicar en casa (homework exercises), and Para practicar en clase (paired and group classwork activities). The explanations and primary input are written to be easily comprehensible. The individual exercises are geared towards acquisition of form and function, and the communicative classwork exercises promote interpersonal exchanges between students. The digital copy includes some embedded audio files, and we are developing a website to house many more resources.

Montgomery College (MC) adopted and adapted the Lumen Spanish I open educational resource for its introductory Spanish I courses. Each unit incorporates vocabulary and grammatical structures that beginning language learners need as they start to communicate in Spanish, as well as practice exercises, communicative activities, and embedded audio. MC faculty have developed self-graded exercises at the end of each unit, which have been incorporated into the Pressbooks, to assess student learning and understanding.