Berenice Darwich’s Profile

Faculty
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Berenice Darwich
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About Me
Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics
Department
Modern Languages
Academic Program
Spanish, A.A.

Courses

Fall 2024 | SPN108-W | Elementary Spanish for Spanish Speakers II | Prof. Darwich

Fall 2024 | SPN108-W | Elementary Spanish for Spanish Speakers II | Prof. Darwich

This is an elementary Spanish course for students who can speak Spanish, and it has been designed to meet specific needs of students of Spanish-speaking background. It will focus on the practice and development of abilities in written language and formal oral communication through grammar review, vocabulary building, spelling, punctuation, and the development of advanced composition skills. This course meets the Writing Intensive and World Cultures requirements. What makes this course a Writing Intensive Course? This is a Writing Intensive course that fulfills the WI requirement for graduation. Writing intensive courses pay special attention to developing critical reading, writing, and analytic skills to prepare students for the CPE and college-level coursework in general. Both informal and formal writing will be designed to maximize your understanding of the subject matter. Formal writing assignments, at least 10-12 pages total, account for a significant portion of your grade and will include opportunities for revision.

SPN 105 | Introductory Spanish I | Course Hub

SPN 105 | Introductory Spanish I | Course Hub

This is the course hub for SPN 105 : Introductory Spanish I, taught in the Modern Languages Department. As you clone this course profile and site, which will require you to choose your new title and url, you can use the help doc “steps to clone a course” for assistance, found at: https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/help/

SPN107| Spanish for Speakers of Spanish – SPRING 2022| Prof. Darwich

SPN107| Spanish for Speakers of Spanish – SPRING 2022| Prof. Darwich

Curso diseñado para hablantes de español como lengua de herencia que quieren practicar y sentirse más cómodos usando el español como medio de expresión! Los estudiantes crean 4 proyectos distintos en los que, entre otras actividades: narran un evento significativo personal; discuten noticias actuales y describen algunas características de su comunidad; investigan y comparten información sobre los recursos comunitarios disponibles para hispanohablantes en los cinco condados de Nueva York; analizan cómo las historias familiares se relacionan con el bilingüismo. Course for speakers of Spanish as a heritage language who want to practice and feel more confident using Spanish. Students create four different projects in which they narrate a significant event in their lives; discuss current news; investigate and share information regarding their community; reflect on their family history and their relation with bilingualism.

SPN107|Spanish for Speakers of Spanish – FALL 2022 | Prof Darwich

SPN107|Spanish for Speakers of Spanish – FALL 2022 | Prof Darwich

Curso diseñado para hablantes de español como lengua de herencia que quieren practicar y sentirse más cómodos usando el español como medio de expresión! Los estudiantes crean 4 proyectos distintos en los que, entre otras actividades: narran un evento significativo personal; discuten noticias actuales y describen algunas características de su comunidad; investigan y comparten información sobre los recursos comunitarios disponibles para hispanohablantes en los cinco condados de Nueva York; analizan cómo las historias familiares se relacionan con el bilingüismo. Course for speakers of Spanish as a heritage language who want to practice and feel more confident using Spanish. Students create four different projects in which they narrate a significant event in their lives; discuss current news; investigate and share information regarding their community; reflect on their family history and their relation with bilingualism.

SPN 107 | Spanish for Speakers of Spanish

SPN 107 | Spanish for Speakers of Spanish

Curso diseñado para hablantes de español como lengua de herencia que quieren practicar y sentirse más cómodos usando el español como medio de expresión! Los estudiantes crean 5 proyectos distintos en los que, entre otras actividades: narran un evento significativo personal; discuten noticias actuales y describen algunas características de su comunidad; investigan y comparten información sobre los recursos comunitarios disponibles para hispanohablantes en los cinco condados de Nueva York; analizan cómo las historias familiares se relacionan con el bilingüismo. Course for speakers of Spanish as a heritage language who want to practice and feel more confident using Spanish. Students create five different projects in which they narrate a significant event in their lives; discuss current news; investigate and share information regarding their community; reflect on their family history and their relation with bilingualism.

Communities

Open Education Seminars | Summer 2024

Open Education Seminars | Summer 2024

A virtual learning community for faculty who are participating in summer 2024 OER/ZTC Course Redesign or Open Pedagogy Assignments. (image credit: “Robin Bird Nature” by BiancaVanDijk is free to use under Pixabay license)

Writing Across the Curriculum at Borough of Manhattan Community College

Writing Across the Curriculum at Borough of Manhattan Community College

A dedicated space for WAC-certified faculty at BMCC, to build community and share resources.

Open Pedagogy/Word Press Seminar | Summer 2020

Open Pedagogy/Word Press Seminar | Summer 2020

A virtual seminar for faculty who applied and were accepted to participate in June 2020.

Teaching on the OpenLab

Teaching on the OpenLab

A place for BMCC faculty who are teaching (or considering teaching) on the OpenLab to connect and share ideas. Image by Wokandapix from Pixabay

BMCC | COIL: Collaborative Online International Learning

BMCC | COIL: Collaborative Online International Learning

A space for faculty to learn about virtual global exchange

Projects

Acentos Latinos

Acentos Latinos

La primera revista literaria y artística de BMCC escrita en español BMCC’s Spanish Language Literary Magazine written in Spanish

Teach On!

Teach On!

A space for faculty to share ideas about how to support student learning during the transition to distance learning for the remainder of Spring 2020. Please request to join if you are faculty at BMCC. Click on “Visit Project Site” in the upper right to access BMCC’s Course Continuity Resources website.

MLD-XXVI Colloquium

MLD-XXVI Colloquium

Translating the power of languages into the professional world

TRS 206 | Tareas | Darwich | Fall 2023

TRS 206 | Tareas | Darwich | Fall 2023

Course work

REMEMBERING OUR DEAR ALICIA PERDOMO!!

REMEMBERING OUR DEAR ALICIA PERDOMO!!

Pictures, memories, notes of appreciation, vignettes, anecdotes, etc. of Alicia’s life