First Spanish reader

This highly innovative beginning Spanish text is both task-based (requiring students to use Spanish to complete specific goals or tasks) and content-based, including readings from a variety of disciplines. ¿Sabías que...? represents the practical application of the theories and research presented in Lee and VanPatten's methods text, Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen (a natural companion volume for instructors using this text). The new edition is accompanied by a new CD-ROM, a new Online Learning Center, and more!

Turns grammar review into a fun, culturally enriching experience by placing it in a realistic meaningful context. This is achieved through the inclusion of brief readings, lots of realia and photos, and profiles of famous Hispanics. Self-contained chapters allow instructors to cover material in whatever order they prefer. Crystal clear grammatical explanations are immediately applied in dialogues and prose. English is used to help clarify more difficult points. Direction lines and exercises are written entirely in Spanish. Unique "Escenas" illustrate vocabulary and provide a springboard for...

Excerpt from Al Doctor Don Juan Luis Lopez, Después de Treze Años de Estudios Mayores en la Universidad de Zaragoza About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition....

El objetivo de este libro es proponer diversas estrategias didácticas que favorezcan la enseñanza del léxico en el aula de español como lengua extranjera. La autora de este manual reflexiona sobre qué se entiende por competencia léxica y analiza los medios de aprendizaje que favorecen su adquisición. Al mismo tiempo, el volumen presenta una orientación esencialmente práctica, como reflejan las actividades de comprensión oral y escrita que se incluyen al final de cada capítulo y el solucionario donde se encuentran las respuestas a tales ejercicios. En definitiva, esta obra...