1 ♠ Humanismo Global. Humanismo Global. Strengthening Ties to the Target Culture(s) Using the Humans of… Series in the Intermediate Spanish and Portuguese Classrooms William Michael Lake, M.A., Modern & Classical Languages, Georgia State University

2  Foreign Language Standard 3.2: “[s]tudents acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures” (ACTFL, 2004).  “The subaltern cannot speak” (Spivak, 1988, p. 104).  “heliocentric discourse” (p. 69)  The “here and now” through visual aids (Krashen & Terrell, 1983) “Can the Subaltern Speak?” ♠

3  The first Humans of… photo blog  Some defining characteristics  An extension of the model around the world Humans of New York ♠

4 Humans of New York: An example Source: http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/81795793148/the-team-lost-11-2-whos-fault-was-ithttp://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/81795793148/the-team-lost-11-2-whos-fault-was-it  “The team lost 11-2. ”  “Who’s fault was it?”  “Definitely not ours. They never put us in the game.” ♠

5  To download today’s files:  http://sites.gsu.edu/wlake1/ http://sites.gsu.edu/wlake1/  Spanish-speaking Humans of… Facebook Map:  http://bit.ly/humanismoglobal_es http://bit.ly/humanismoglobal_es  Lusophone Humans of… Facebook Map  http://bit.ly/humanismoglobal_pt http://bit.ly/humanismoglobal_pt Google Maps as a Visual Directory ♠

6 Los Humanos de Tegucigalpa  “Uh, yo tengo muchas anécdotas.”  “Y, ¿la que más le gustaría contar?”  “Yo tengo una foto con el Príncipe de Asturias, ahora Rey de España.” Source: https://www.facebook.com/1429214404025473/photos/a.1429224654024448.1073741828.1429214404025473/1429224627357784https://www.facebook.com/1429214404025473/photos/a.1429224654024448.1073741828.1429214404025473/1429224627357784♠

7 Humanos de Habana  “¿Has dicho que eres cocinero ?”  “¡No, ¡¿qué va?! Si yo no sé cocinar. ¡Aire acondicionado! ¡Reparo sistemas de acondicionadores!” Source: https://www.facebook.com/humanosdehabana/photos/a.1501670796717707.1073741828.1497257230492397/1501671376717649https://www.facebook.com/humanosdehabana/photos/a.1501670796717707.1073741828.1497257230492397/1501671376717649♠

8 “Hace cinco años toco el arpa. Siempre me interesó, ya que es el instrumento nacional del Paraguay, desde chiquitita - porque mis padres escuchan mucha música paraguaya – me empezó a interesar. Cuando yo toco música me relajo, no pienso en otra cosa, sólo en mi música. Este año me recibo de profesora.” Source: https://www.facebook.com/humansofasuncionpy/photos/a.763416607026043.1073741828.763395010361536/817140854986951https://www.facebook.com/humansofasuncionpy/photos/a.763416607026043.1073741828.763395010361536/817140854986951 Humans of Asunción ♠

9  “Asunción cambió mucho en estos últimos años. […] Se instalaron muchos locales, shoppings y tenemos muchas visitas de otros países.”  “Estamos creciendo, pero el gobierno no apoya el crecimiento de la ciudad, no da comodidades como autopistas, subtes o trenes, eso lo que falta, es muy necesario para una ciudad como Asunción.” Source: https://www.facebook.com/humansofasuncionpy/photos/a.763416607026043.1073741828.763395010361536/820157971351906https://www.facebook.com/humansofasuncionpy/photos/a.763416607026043.1073741828.763395010361536/820157971351906♠

10  “Você quer ser engenheiro?”  “Não.”  “Então quer ser o que?”  “O Homem Aranha.” Source: https://www.facebook.com/humansoflisbon/photos/a.235798389855769.37915.232719683496973/539176236184648https://www.facebook.com/humansoflisbon/photos/a.235798389855769.37915.232719683496973/539176236184648 Humans of Lisbon ♠

11  “O que vocês mais gostam um no outro?”  “A louqueira.”  “Pode me explicar o que você quer dizer com ‘a louqueira’?”  “É a diversão, a boa disposição, o bom humor.” Source: https://www.facebook.com/humansoflisbon/photos/a.235798389855769.37915.232719683496973/536965813072357https://www.facebook.com/humansoflisbon/photos/a.235798389855769.37915.232719683496973/536965813072357♠

12 Recordar Cabo Verde  “Se for necessário, serei capaz de fazer seja o que for.  Sou forte,  Sou Invencível,  Sou MULHER!!” Source: https://www.facebook.com/238547229630998/photos/a.238548309630890.1073741825.238547229630998/374761202676266https://www.facebook.com/238547229630998/photos/a.238548309630890.1073741825.238547229630998/374761202676266♠

13 Humanos de São Paulo  “Eu sou piloto […].”  “Qual foi a situação mais inesperada que você passou durante seus vôos?”  “Logo nas minhas primeiras horas, não era acostumado […] Do nada surgiu um pássaro e bateu na carenagem. Na hora levei um susto e perguntei ao instrutor o que fazer, ele só riu e falou: ‘Voa aí, cara’.” Source: https://www.facebook.com/oshumanosdesaopaulo/photos/a.257081284499298.1073741827.254048521469241/276545332552893https://www.facebook.com/oshumanosdesaopaulo/photos/a.257081284499298.1073741827.254048521469241/276545332552893♠

14 Humanos de Brasília “Acho o Brasil um país tão único, tão rico em culturas, que é uma pena que as pessoas de fora o vejam apenas como o país do carnaval e futebol. Eles deviam saber que é muito mais que isso.” Source: https://www.facebook.com/HumanosDeBrasilia/photos/a.590207894380030.1073741829.497951943605626/667165370017615https://www.facebook.com/HumanosDeBrasilia/photos/a.590207894380030.1073741829.497951943605626/667165370017615♠

15  Countries vs. Cities  Room for growth ♠ Final Considerations  Content & concerned parents  “TV-14” posts  Some possible solutions

16  Are there other kinds of open-ended questions you might pose for assignments based on these photo blog posts?  Which other locations would you place on a Google Map like the previous two and why (even if no Humans of… page were available)?  Would you suggest anything else for this kind of activity? ♠ Final questions

17  ACTFL. (2004, January 01). National standards for foreign language education. Retrieved from https://www.actfl.org/advocacy/discover-languages/advocacy/discover- languages/advocacy/discover-languages/resources-1?pageid=3392 https://www.actfl.org/advocacy/discover-languages/advocacy/discover- languages/advocacy/discover-languages/resources-1?pageid=3392  Krashen, S. D., & Terrell, T. D. (1983).The natural approach: Language acquisition in the classroom. Oxford: Pergamon Press.  Spivak, G. C. (1988). Can the subaltern speak? Basingstoke: Macmillan.  Stanton, B. (2013). Humans of New York. Chicago: Macmillan. ♠ References