Synopses & Reviews
This best selling film-based introductory Spanish program seamlessly integrates the feature-length film, Sol y viento, into the instructional and learning experience. Created specifically for beginning language learners, Sol y viento was filmed on location in Chile, Mexico, and the United States. It tells the story of a Chilean family and their winery, and of a young U.S. Latino businessman who finds himself intricately involved with the family as his company tries to buy their land. Mystery, romance, and the unexplainable forces of nature all play a part of this spellbinding story as it unfolds.
Sol y viento 2/e is available with CENTRO, a portal learning management system, through which a variety of digital components are delivered, including Quia Workbooks and Laboratory Manuals and an interactive e-book. This McGraw-Hill exclusive system offers a single log-in for students and a single grade book for instructors.
Learn more at the Online Learning Center or at the CENTRO website.
Synopsis
This exciting film-based introductory Spanish program seamlessly integrates the feature-length film Sol y viento into the instructional and learning experience. Created specifically for beginning language learners, the movie was filmed on location in Chile, Mexico, and the United States. It tells the story of a Chilean family and their winery, and of a young U.S. Latino businessman who finds himself intricately involved with the family as his company tries to buy their land. Mystery, romance, and the unexplainable forces of nature all play a part of this spellbinding story as it unfolds. Sol y viento 2/e is available with CENTRO a portal learning management system through which a variety of digital components are delivered including Quia Workbooks and Laboratory Manuals and the interactive e-book. This McGraw-Hill exclusive system offers a single log-in authentication for students and a single gradebook for instructors. Learn more at the Online Learning Center - www.mhhe.com/solyviento2 or at CENTRO - www.mhcentro.com
About the Author
Bill VanPatten is Professor and Director of Applied Linguistics and Second Language Studies at Texas Tech University. His areas of research are input and input processing in second language acquisition and the effects of formal instruction on acquisitional processes. He has published widely in the fields of second language acquisition and language teaching and is a frequent conference speaker and presenter. His publications include Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen (with James F. Lee, 2003,McGraw-Hill), From Input to Output: A Teachers Guide to Second Language Acquisition (2003, McGraw-Hill), Processing Instruction: Theory, Research, and Practice (2004, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates) and most recently, Theories in Second Language Acquisition: An Introduction (with Jessica Williams, 2007, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates). He is the lead author of Vistazos, ¿Sabías que...?, Destinos and Sol y viento. Dr. VanPatten is the 2007 recipient of the Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education, awarded jointly by ACTFL and NYSAFLT. When not engaged in academic activities, he writes fiction and performs stand-up comedy. He has recently published his first work of fiction, a collection of short stories titled Chicago Tales, published by Outskirts Press (2007). Michael J. Leeser is Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at Florida State University, where he is also Director of the Spanish Basic Language Program. Before joining the faculty at Florida State, he taught a wide range of courses at the secondary and post-secondary levels, including courses in Spanish language and Hispanic cultures, teacher preparation courses for secondary school teachers, and graduate courses in communicative language teaching and second language acquisition. He received his Ph.D. in Spanish (Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2003. His research interests include input processing during second language reading as well as second language classroom interaction. His research has appeared in journals such as Studies in Second Language Acquisition and Language Teaching Research. He also co-authored Sol y viento and Sol y viento: En breve (2008, McGraw-Hill).Gregory D. Keating is Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition in the Department of Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages at San Diego State University. Before joining the faculty at San Diego State, he taught courses in communicative language teaching and Spanish teacher education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he received his Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition. His areas of research include Spanish sentence processing, the role instruction plays in language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and the acquisition of Spanish syntax and vocabulary. He is a recipient of several teaching awards, including one from the University of Notre Dame, where he received his M.A. in Spanish Literature. In addition to teaching and research, he has supervised many language courses and teaching assistants and has assisted in the coordination of technology-enhanced lower-division Spanish language programs. He is also a co-author of Sol y viento and Sol y viento: En breve (2008, McGraw-Hill).
Table of Contents
Notes:
The numbering system of lessons includes A and B lessons, each of which correspond to an episode of the film. For example, Lecciones 1A and 1B correspond to Episodio 1. The Lección preliminar and Lección 1A provide a comprehensive listing of contents for those lessons, as representative of the other lessons. Lecciones 1B - 9B provide only the vocabulary topics and grammatical structures.
Lección preliminar: ¡Aquí estamos!
Primera parte
Vocabulario: Me llamo… (Meeting and Greeting People: Introductions)
Vistazo cultural: Los saludos Gramática: Soy de México. (Expressing Origin: Introduction to ser)
Segunda parte
Vocabulario: Las materias (Talking About Majors and Classes: School Subjects)
Gramática: El cálculo y las matemáticas (Naming Things: Articles, Gender, and Plurality)
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: En la sala de clase (Talking About People and Things in the Classroom and on Campus: Classroom Objects) Gramática: Están aquí. (Expressing Location: Introduction to estar)
De Sol y viento Enfoque lingüístico: Two Verbs that Mean the Same Thing? Sol y viento
Prólogo: Los espíritus Resumen de vocabulario
Episodio 1: La llegada
Lección 1A: Sobre los horarios
Primera parte
Vocabulario: Llevo quince créditos Talking About Your Course Load: Numbers 0-30
Vistazo cultural: Los cursos y los créditos Gramática: ¿Estudio y trabajo? Talking About Activities: Regular –ar Verbs
De Sol y viento Enfoque lingüístico: The Importance (or Not) of Inflections Segunda parte
Vocabulario: Los días de la semana More About Schedules: Days of the Week
Vistazo cultural: Los calendarios Gramática: Necesito estudiar. Talking about Needing or Wanting to Do Something: Verb + Infinitive
De Sol y viento Sol y viento: Enfoque cultural Tercera parte
Vocabulario: ¿A qué hora? Talking About When You Do Things: Telling Time
Vistazo cultural: De 0:00 a 24:00 Gramática: Es mi libro. Talking About Ownership: Unstressed Possessive Adjectives
De Sol y viento Vistazo cultural: Los dialectos Sol y viento: A primera vista Antes de ver el episodio Después de ver el episodio Resumen de vocabulario
Lección 1B: Más sobre las actividades
Primera parte
Vocabulario: ¿Cuándo? Asking Questions: Summary of Interrogative Words
Gramática: ¿Dónde vives? More on Activities and Schedules: Present Tense of Regular –er and –ir Verbs
Segunda parte
Vocabulario: ¡Hace calor en junio! Talking About Times of the Year: Months, Weather, Seasons
Gramática: ¿Vas a estudiar esta noche? Expressing Future Events: ir + a + infinitive
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: Es un hombre serio. Describing Personalities: Adjectives
Gramática: Es una mujer seria. More on Describing People: Adjective Placement and Agreement
Episodio 2: El encuentro
Lección 2A: En la universidad y la ciudad Primera parte
Vocabulario: ¿Cuántos años tiene? Expressing