What is Presentational Communication?

• Creation of messages to inform, explain, persuade, or narrate
• One-way communication intended to facilitate interpretation by members of the other culture where no direct opportunity for the active negotiation of meaning between members of the two cultures exists
• To ensure the intended audience is successful in its interpretation, the “presenter” needs knowledge of the audience’s language and culture

– ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines

Artifacts Demonstrating My Presentational Writing Proficiency

Composition 2A, Spanish 302 Presentational Spanish

For this assignment I gave a summary of Madrid and Córdoba in the style of an online travel review. I talked about the history, culture, and attractions in both Spanish cities. The composition helped me understand not only the capital of Spain but also another city of strong importance to Spain. It introduced me to the culture and history of Spain and gave me context that helped me suceed in Literature of Spain I and II.

Composición 2A

Unamuno Literary Analysis, Spanish 406 Literature of Spain II

After reading “San Manuel Bueno, mártir” by Miguel de Unamuno, I was asked to conduct a literary analysis on the characters, themes, and symbolism of the short novel. I closely cited the work to support my claims in the analysis and explored various aspects of each element. It helped strengthen my wrtiting skills and ability to give my opinion in a persuasive argument in Spanish.

Colter Sprague – Unamuno–análisis literario