Sabias Que

This new Beginning Spanish text is a brief version of the successful ¿Sabías que…?, perfectly designed for those programs that are interested in an innovative task-based approach but whose curriculum necessitates a briefer text.

A multi-part telenovela which presents the vocabulary, grammatical structures and functions of Spanish in a natural, conversational way, emphasizing comprehension through context and actions. Tells the story of Raquel Rodriguez, an attorney from Los Angeles, who is hired by an aging Mexican industrialist to investigate a long-buried secret about his past. Her quest takes her to Spain, Argentina and Puerto Rico.

Drawing on authentic cultural materials ranging from thought-provoking artwork to classic literature and short contemporary films, Retratos: Arte y sociedad en Latinoamérica y España offers a fresh and inspired approach to the teaching of advanced Spanish Composition. In each of the eight thematically-organized chapters, these primary source materials are used to illustrate—to provide a “portrait” of—a historically or culturally important figure in the Hispanic world. These first-hand introductions to such personalities offer students rich opportunities to explore cultural...

" Este es un libro que contiene doce capItulos basados en la novela del escritor Ray Blaine, quien es el creador del mEtodo Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling. (T.P.R.S.). Este libro de actividades y ejercicios se puede usar en la escuela secundaria en los niveles I y II en currIculo del departamento de espaNol. Los profesores Padmore-Rogers y Valecillos presentan una serie de actividades y ejercicios en este libro en dOnde se practican las cuatro destrezas bAsicas del idioma, tales como: comprensiOn, prActica oral, lectura y escritura. Con el uso de este libro los...

Etapas es un curso de espanol cuya caracteristica principal es su distribuciôn modular y flexible. Basandose en un enfoque orientado a la accion, las unidades didacticas se organizan en torno a un objetivo o tenta que dota de contexto a las tareas que en cada una de ellas se proponen. Caracteristicas : 14 médulos de 30 horas correspondientes a los niveles Al, A2, B1 y B2 segun las orientaciones del Marco cornun europeo de re ferencia para las lenguas (MCER) y su concrecian en el nuevo Plan curricular del Instituto Cervantes, Niveles de referencia (PCIC) ; cada modulo presenta la opcion de...

Mujeres de hoy: textos, voces e imagenes is a content-based collection of works by Spanish, Spanish American, and Latina women designed for upper-level literature courses. Each chapter, which includes two literary selections by women writers, examines different sides of the same topic under exploration. These topics explore contemporary issues that challenge current thinking such as immigration, minority groups, race, religion, social status, and ecology. Yet Mujeres de hoy also speaks to the issues that affect the human experience - such as procreation and the construction of a gendered...