Chilean Slang and Body Language

Our course is taught in English and no prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary for this course, but it is important when travelling to a country to learn at least a little bit about the language or languages spoken there.  In addition, it can be extremely helpful to learn about the body language that is specific to the area.  Below is a link to a video about Chilean body language.

Chilean Body Language

And here are two videos about specific Chilean slang words. You don't need to have studied any Spanish to understand these.

Chilean Slang #1
Chilean Slang #2

Note: Spanish majors and minors can skip Chilean Slang videos #1 and #2 and watch these videos instead.

Cómo hablan los chilenos
Intro to Chilean Spanish
Chilean Spanish Accent

Assignment:

Blog post #3: For this assignment, write a post about your pre-departure feelings. Be sure to include your feelings about traveling to a country where you either do not speak the language or do not speak the language fluently.  Include also some reaction to the videos that you viewed on the language of Chile following the D.I.E. Model of Intercultural Observation. Also include a description of how it went when you taught your friends or family Chilean slang and body language. Due date 12/19

 Note: Spanish majors and minors should post this blog in Spanish. Due date 12/19