Cognates
Cognates are words that sound alike and may even look alike, and that have the same meaning.
Photos of cognate walls in classrooms
Because there are so many cognates between Spanish and English, cognates are a natural first area of metalinguistic focus for the Bridge. Here are some sample cognate walls from classrooms
Adrienne Endres, Denver, CO
Katie Hanna, Appleton, WI
Yesenia Miller, Reno, NV
On-line Resources for Cognates
Lists of Cognates
Here are some links to our favorite resources for Spanish-English
cognates.
- http://www.colorincolorado.org/pdfs/articles/cognates.pdf
- http://vd-p.d91.k12.id.us/Curriculum_Resources/Sheltered%20Instruction%20(SIOP)/Fall%202011%20Class%20-%20Where%20Every%20Student%20Learns/Session%2004/Spring%202011/04_General%20Cognates%202.pdf
- http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson132/cognates-list.pdf
- http://manzanotli.weebly.com/uploads/1/6/4/1/16414176/englishspanishcognates.pdf
Using cognates to make cross-linguistic connections between Spanish and English
These sites are resources for taking the metalinguistic study of cognates further, and helping students to focus on the sometimes predictable patterns of Spanish-English cognates.
- http://www.linguasorb.com/learnspanish/spanish-cognates
- http://www.intro2spanish.com/intro/intro-cognates.htm
- http://www.esdict.com/English-Spanish-Cognates.html#.VD04d9TF8_0