Implementation Notes - Documentaries

The films and documentaries I used were meant to highlight and visualize topics already discussed both in the readings and in the PowerPoint presentations.  The material was usually in Spanish, and whenever possible shown with Spanish subtitles to help students’ comprehension.  Since students were prepared by the readings, they generally did not have great difficulty following the visual materials.  I showed 10 to 15 minute long documentaries on topics such as the Altamira cave paintings, Roman conquerors of Spain, Camino de Santiago, Moors, Catholic kings, Spanish Empire, Enlightenment, Buñuel, Lorca, Civil War, Movida, youth culture, regionalism, and Spanish food.