Vvelo! Beginning Spanish

¡Vívelo! offers a fresh approach to learning the Spanish language. This text emphasizes what readers know and can readily do with the language. The book includes activities that are designed to encourage readers to make cultural comparisons and connections. These activities, such as signature searches, information gap and jigsaw, are incorporated throughout the chapters to encourage a better comprehension of meaning with a purpose. ¡Vívelo! also offers metacognitive strategies to facilitate processing of advanced structures. The heavy emphasis on content and experiential learning empowers ...

Marruecos protagoniza desde finales del siglo XX un esfuerzo sin parangón por normalizar la escritura y el sistema gramatical de su lengua vernácula, el árabe marroquí. Y ello es así merced a una serie de propuestas concretas para su estandarización, mediante la recopilación y la creación de textos en árabe marroquí, o bien a través de la traducción desde otros idiomas. Profesores y profesionales de la educación han venido a reforzar esta nueva realidad al defender la necesidad de enseñar –al menos en la Educación Primaria– en la lengua materna de los marroquíes: el árabe ...

Spanish-speaking people express their thoughts about themselves and the cultural realities of the world in which they live. This unfiltered approach to culture allows for significant insights into the communities represented as well as the themes in various programs.

Designed for second- and third-year Spanish conversation courses, Conversaciones creadoras offers a dynamic, learner-centered approach to developing oral communication skills and cultural competence. A preliminary chapter presents the objectives, approach, and structure of the text, as well as useful learning strategies and "ice-breaking" activities. The following 12 chapters contain a strong pedagogical apparatus that requires students to use Spanish to resolve meaningful conflicts.

La presente obra se adentra en las vidas y hazanas de ocho mujeres que influenciaron el acontecer historico en America hace medio milenio. Se incluyen, ademas, otras 45 mujeres que ocuparon posiciones seneras en la misma epoca, asi espanolas como indias y negras.