Simplified, easy to implement info-gap activities. Improved vocabulary presentations. Based on thoughtful feedback from instructors, the revised Vocabulario sections purposely integrate and highlight key vocabulary into the introductory contextualized dialogues.
In addition, the revised Vocabulario lists provide a more cohesive presentation of high-frequency expressions. Revised grammar presentations. While keeping the same thoroughness, the streamlined and visually appealing grammar explanations in Estructuras help students grasp concepts more easily as they study on their own. Self-assessment in presentations. Cultural topics offer a personal and authentic glimpse into the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.
While keeping their approach to weave culture throughout the chapter, the authors have updated the following features: Perfiles : Updated Mi experiencia readings reflect current cultural practices in the Spanish-speaking world.
Cultura en vivo and Presencia hispana : These short cultural notes in English have been updated to present relevant information about related cultural topics, and Hispanics in the United States. These thematic videos explore contemporary cultural practices and aspects of daily life, such as university life at the UNAM, foods from Chile, and African influence in Cuban music.
Panoramas : The cultural spread features new images, topics, and insights to both engage and inform students. Taller section to develop writing with confidence. The revised Taller section includes several new writing tasks and now features Estrategias para escribir and an activity sequence designed to put it into practice. IPA tasks use authentic sources and focus on real-life contexts that students will find both engaging and meaningful.
After each IPA task, students will complete a self-assessment based on the Can-Do Statements designed to help them track their own progress towards specific levels of proficiency. The authors present essential communicative functions and structures along with basic cultural information about the countries that make up the Hispanic world in fifteen thematically organized chapters. Content is divided into three distinct sections: Primera parte , Segunda parte , and Nuestro mundo.
Guided, meaningful activities facilitate use and retention of new vocabulary. Primera parte and Segunda parte begin with presentations of vocabulary in practical, functional groups to facilitate retention. Next, lively conversations are presented to set the stage for the communicative functions and culture to be presented formally later in the chapter.
A wide variety of practice activities, ranging from more guided to more open-ended activities, as well as audio recordings, online visual tutorials, and flashcards are available in the text and in MyLab Spanish. Communication is bolstered by providing a solid grounding in grammar. A wide variety of practice activities is provided for each grammatical topic, carefully sequenced to move from form-focused to meaning-focused to more open-ended communicative activities.
Perfiles provide an emphasis on authentic culture, personalized experiences, and cross-cultural comparisons.
By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. Optional English Grammar Readiness Checks test students' understanding of grammar topics in English and provide personalized remediation via animated tutorials. When students try again, the "Need help? Synchronous Audio and Video Recording Tools enable instructors to easily facilitate oral practice outside the classroom.
These tools let learners engage in online video and audio chats with other students in the class and record their conversations.
The recordings are sent to the grade book where instructors can review, leave feedback, and assign a grade. Learn more.
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