Synopses & Reviews
It's Time to Talk!
Unidos is a first.
· Incorporates the flip teaching model into its highly flexible approach
· Capitalizes on using technology so that valuable class time is focused on applying knowledge rather than for instruction–it literally flips the nature of what typically takes place in class and out of class.
· Instead of first learning in the classroom and then practicing learned material out of class, students learn outside of class and then apply what they have learned in the communicative environment of the classroom.
Teaching & Learning Experience
The Unidos program will provide a better teaching and learning experience — for you and your students. Here’s how:
· Improve Communication Skills: With a unique online environment that offers a guided approach to instruction and practice, Unidos prepares students to come to class and communicate with confidence. The Classroom Manual offers a wide variety of communicative activities for students put into practice the skills they learned in the online component.
· Achieve Consistent Learning Outcomes: The Unidos program reinforces learning objectives and gives instructors the tools to prove outcomes are achieved in all courses models; face-to-face, hybrid or fully online.
· Save Time Administering Your Course: The Unidos online component offers the most powerful instructor tools available to help instructors efficiently manage their courses.
· Manage Varied Proficiency Levels: With its array of adaptive learning tools and individualized tutorials, the online component to Unidos tailors learning to every student’s individual needs and proves the support they need to come to class prepared to engage and to communicate.
0205954545 / 9780205954544 Unidos (includes multi-semester access code) -- Access Card Package
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0205950337 / 9780205950331 Unidos Classroom Manual
0205950957 / 9780205950959 MySpanishLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Unidos (24-month access)
Note: MySpanishLab is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor.
Review
Ritmos
- This is one of the reasons why I finally decided to go with ¡Arriba!: music captivates students’ interest and it is a great part of culture.
- Ana Almonte, Hudson Valley Community College
Taller
- I especially like the Taller and think the students are writing at a higher level than in the past.
- Mary Newcomer McKinney, Texas Christian University
Grammar
- I like the Aplicación exercises, especially the readings which integrate the grammar structure as well as the culture.
- Angelina Craig-Florez, Columbia University
- The clarity and conciseness of the grammatical explanations is one of the best characteristics of this book. Grammar explanations are always accurate.
- Roberto Fuertes-Manjón, Midwestern State University
Organization
- The chapters are undoubtedly easy to teach due mainly to the organizational structure.
- Roberto Fuertes-Manjón, Midwestern State University
- Grammar and vocabulary are simple and easy to understand by students who do not have any knowledge of language structure.
- Luis E. Latoja, Columbus State Community College
- The layout is easy to follow by both instructor and student. When you open ¡Arriba! it does not overwhelm you by complicated or confusing organization.
- Mikela Zhezha-Thaumanavar, Western Michigan University
- Contains a solid, logical progression of information. Good variety of activities.
- Neal Anthony Messer, Virginia Military Institute
Companion web site
- The companion web site is THE BEST, especially the review and practice tests. A student commented today on how well he liked the web site.
- Shannie S. Jessup, Surry Community College
Culture
- The culture sections appear quite useful, unlike many other textbooks I have encountered.
- Albert Shank, Scottsdale Community College
- I think the authors have done a great job of integrating the cultural content into many of the activities, even in the grammar sections.
- Kathleen Wheatley, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
- I like the art work and inclusion of famous Hispanics like Carlos Santana and Pablo Picasso, Frida & Diego. It gives me an opportunity to expand on the cultural aspects.
- Shannie S. Jessup, Surry Community College
Páginas section
- Reading selections are very useful and appropriate
- Albert Shank, Scottsdale Community College
Approach
- I think it does an excellent job of incorporating all four skills along with meaningful cultural exercises, musical exercises, and video.
- Albert Shank, Scottsdale Community College
- We are pleased with the focus on all four skills and the strong cultural component.
- Kathleen Wheatley, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Teacher Annotations
- I like the suggestions and teaching tips. I mentor our teaching assistants and international scholars, who usually have no teaching experience or pedagogy courses. The suggestions get them thinking more creatively.
- Mary Stevens, SUNY New Paltz
Review
About the Unidos Approach to Achieving Communicative Goals
“I like the idea of individualized online learning and assessment and freeing time for more communication activities so students can ‘use’ the language more and not just ‘talk’ about it… The student is given ample activities to practice vocabulary, grammar, and learn about the Hispanic culture.” Luis Latoja, Columbus State Community College
“Unidos is a truly comprehensive program that best integrates the technology supported online practices with in-class communicative and theme-based activities with culture-rich content to develop students’ abilities to communicate in the target language.” An Chung Cheng, University of Toledo
About the Individualized Tools to Manage Differing Proficiency Levels
“The benefits are tremendous. It caters to all learning styles. No student would be left out. Students will be able to take advantage in their learning through this approach.” Frances Alpren, Vanderbilt University
“The interactive nature of the exercises makes the learning experience outside the classroom more individualized, more interesting, and, therefore, more effective.” Lea Ramsdell, Towson University
About the Focus on Achieving Consistent Learning Outcomes
“This is a GREAT part of the chapter. It isn’t in the margin. It isn’t an aside. It is front and center, and clearly stated: Here is what you’ll be doing and this is how you will know if you ‘got it’”. Elizabeth Calvera, Virginia Tech University
“I like that there is a distinction between objectives, which are what a student will “learn” with his or her brain as they memorize vocabulary and grammar points, but the outcomes describe the meaningful contexts in which the student can actually ‘acquire‘ the ability to communicate without thinking through the various grammar points and vocabulary.” Janie McNutt, Texas Tech University
Synopsis
Spanish Composition Through Literature presents outstanding literature as models for writing. Readings illustrate a variety of topics, themes, styles, and techniques. Each chapter contains explanations and activities for vocabulary development, comprehension, interpretation, style, translation, and free composition.
Synopsis
Wake up to the new, 5th edition of ¡Arriba! Built on a balance of solid grammar and communication skills, the eclectic, balanced approach of ¡Arriba! gives you the broad foundation that you need to learn Spanish. Culture frames and infuses every chapter giving you a doorway into the cultures of the Spanish speaking world. Rich in pedagogy and supported by carefully integrated supplementary materials, this complete and versatile program is the result of years of development and class testing. Now, more than ever, ¡Arriba! brings the Spanish-speaking world to you and gives you the tools and motivation to successfully master Elementary Spanish.
*Also available in a brief version.
Synopsis
De nuevo is built from the ground up, with unique ways of addressing students who have had some Spanish before. The text's structure and approach provide students with a review of the communicative functions with which they are familiar - but not proficient. An initial focus on review material broadens to include engaging exercises that build vocabulary, an exploration of thematic readings, the presentation of more challenging grammatical structures, a multitude of communicative activities, and emphasis on the development of writing skills. Most activities involve brainstorming in order to acclimate students to working in groups and to provide opportunities for oral communication.
Synopsis
This brief supplement (with laminated pages to ensure durability) provides students with a handy reference source on the key points of Spanish grammar. .
Synopsis
Wake up to the new, 5th edition of ¡Arriba! Built on a balance of solid grammar and communication skills, the eclectic, balanced approach of ¡Arriba! gives you the broad foundation that you need to learn Spanish. Culture frames and infuses every chapter giving you a doorway into the cultures of the Spanish speaking world. Rich in pedagogy and supported by carefully integrated supplementary materials, this complete and versatile program is the result of years of development and class testing. Now, more than ever, ¡Arriba! brings the Spanish-speaking world to you and gives you the tools and motivation to successfully master Elementary Spanish.
Synopsis
¡ANDA! is the first college-level Spanish program conceived from the outset as a four-semester sequence of materials. it has been developed to provide a practical response to the challenges today's Spanish instructors are facing. Its innovations center around three key areas:
- Realistic goals with a realistic approach
- Focus on student motivation
- Tools to promote success
As you use ¡ANDA! CURSO ELEMENTAL, you will find that ¡ANDA! is ready to go!
It's got more of what you need ... less of what you don't!
Synopsis
Mosaicos’ common-sense, communicative approach addresses the realities of the Elementary Spanish classroom–where students come to class with questions about grammar or feel anxious about communicating in a second language–by presenting grammar as well as vocabulary in a communicative context within the main body of each chapter and by offering carefully sequenced sets of activities that build student confidence and provide abundant opportunities for communicative practice. Strategies as well as practice opportunities are provided for listening, speaking, reading and writing, and cultural understanding is developed along with those communication skills.
Synopsis
Look at the Spanish-speaking world through Miradas, a textbook for high intermediate and advanced students of Spanish that builds language skills and develops cultural awareness. Miradas covers five distinct themes (Identity, Heritage, Memory, Prejudices, and Fantasy and Humor) from the perspective of writers, artists, musicians, and filmmakers. Miradas’innovative and integrative plan features oral and written activities that stimulate critical thinking and help students appreciate the cultural context in which the different works were created. The Miradas Companion Website at www.prenhall.com/miradas offers resource links where students can find additional information on the authors and web-based activities related to the chapter theme.
Synopsis
'\'¡Anda! Curso elemental, 1/e is the first Elementary Spanish book conceptualized from the outset to meet the needs of today's language teachers and learners. In the last few years, classroom contact hours have been reduced drastically, class sizes have increased and students' lives have become busier than ever. Instructors don't have time to cover everything that they feel is needed and more is being asked of them with fewer resources. At the same time, language teachers want to spend as much time exposing students to Hispanic culture and practicing communication as they do with grammar. But, there simply isn't enough time or resources. The result: Many instructors end up galloping through their elementary Spanish text, omitting interesting cultural lessons, to try to give students the broadest grammatical exposure possible. Now they have a new option: ¡Anda! \''
Synopsis
A content-based approach with integrated grammar, culture, and strategy-oriented reading and writing instruction, Identidades leads intermediate students in an exploration of the multi-faceted nature of the Hispanic world and its people. The second edition of Identidades builds on the strengths of the first, retaining and enhancing the core features within a flexible new organization and more manageable length to enhance the learning experience. Exciting new content includes new chapter themes, new readings, and a new culture-based video with in-text activities.
Features:
- Ten chapters organized into five thematic areas
- Two new chapters and ten new readings
- New video program with activities integrated into each chapter
- Interactive, student-centered approach
- Superior reading strategies and instructor annotations
- Emphasis on process-oriented writing
- Straightforward, level-appropriate grammar
- Systematic integration of the 5 Cs of the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning
Synopsis
This brief supplement (with laminated pages to ensure durability) provides students with a handy reference source on the key points of Spanish grammar. .
Synopsis
Wake up to the new, 5th edition of ¡Arriba! Built on a balance of solid grammar and communication skills, the eclectic, balanced approach of ¡Arriba! gives you the broad foundation that you need to learn Spanish. Culture frames and infuses every chapter giving you a doorway into the cultures of the Spanish speaking world. Rich in pedagogy and supported by carefully integrated supplementary materials, this complete and versatile program is the result of years of development and class testing. Now, more than ever, ¡Arriba! brings the Spanish-speaking world to you and gives you the tools and motivation to successfully master Elementary Spanish.
Synopsis
'\' This book contains writings in Spanish about universal topics of importance and interest, such as abortion, capital punishment, and euthanasia. It can provide thought-provoking and interesting reading, as well as helping the Spanish-as-a-second-language readers learn to think in Spanish, not mentally translate to and from English. Completely written in Spanish, this book covers such universally interesting topics as marriage, abortion, euthanasia, suicide, smoking, capital punishment, and more. It also contains vocabulary explanations in Spanish. Designed to promote readers to not only read Spanish, but to think in Spanish, this book is useful for employees in companies where a working knowledge of conversational Spanish is necessary. \''
Synopsis
'La escritura paso a paso is a six-chapter, one-semester program that targets colleges and universities offering courses specialized in Spanish writing and composition at Intermediate to Advanced levels. The aim of La escritura paso a paso is to help learners move from Intermediate to Advanced levels of proficiency as defined in the writing guidelines developed by ACTFL. More specifically, La escritura has been designed to help students advance progressively from Intermediate Low or Mid levels towards Advanced Low or Mid levels of performance.'
Synopsis
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Synopsis
This package contains:
0132207508: Quick Guide to Spanish Grammar
0205472176: Anda! Curso intermedio, Books a la Carte Edition
0205977944: MySpanishLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for ¿Anda! Curso intermedio (multi-semester access)
Synopsis
0205996663 / 9780205996667 Unidos (includes multi semester access Code) -- Access Card Package
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0132207508 / 9780132207508 Quick Guide to Spanish Grammar
0205950337 / 9780205950331 Unidos Classroom Manual - unbound book
0205950957 / 9780205950959 Unidos multi-semester access card (Pearson eText with Online Component powered by MySpanishLab)
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0205996663 / 9780205996667 Unidos (includes multi semester access Code) -- Access Card Package
Package consists of:
0132207508 / 9780132207508 Quick Guide to Spanish Grammar
0205950337 / 9780205950331 Unidos Classroom Manual - unbound book
0205950957 / 9780205950959 Unidos multi-semester access card (Pearson eText with Online Component powered by MySpanishLab)
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0205995012 / 9780205995011 ¡Arriba!: Comunicación y cultura & MySpanishLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card & Quick Guide to Spanish Grammar Package
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0132207508 / 9780132207508 Quick Guide to Spanish Grammar
0205740375 / 9780205740376 ¡Arriba!: Comunicación y cultura
0205977847 / 9780205977840 MySpanishLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Arriba: Comunicacion y cultura (multi semester access
Synopsis
Incorporating the
Synopsis
It’s Time to Talk! The Second Edition release of the only program designed to support the flipped classroom model includes enhanced and revised, class tested content, new video, a new, interactive eBook, and instant real-time classroom analytics made possible by Learning Catalytics. Are you ready to join the Unidos revolution? When Unidos appeared in 2012, it ushered in a completely new way of organizing the first year course. Incorporating the flip teaching model into its highly flexible approach, it capitalizes on using technology so that valuable class time is focused on applying knowledge rather than on instruction—it literally flips the nature of what typically takes place in class and out of class. Instead of first learning in the classroom and then practicing learned material out of class, students will, with Unidos, learn outside of class and then apply what they have learned in the communicative environment of the classroom.
About the Author
JUDITH LISKIN-GASPARRO earned her Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education and Second Language Acquisition from the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently Associate Professor and Director of the General Education Program in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Iowa. She is also Co-Director of FLARE (Foreign Language Acquisition Research and Education), which operates an interdisciplinary doctoral program in Second Language Acquisition. Her research interests include discourse strategies of second language learners, language acquisition during study abroad, and the acquisition of narrative skill in a second language. She has published extensively on oral proficiency testing, language curriculum and program development, and second language acquisition. Since 1999 she has served as the Associate Editor for Reviews of the Modern Language Journal. In 1994, she was honored by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and the Modern Language Journal with the Emma Marie Birkmaier Award for Doctoral Dissertation Research in Foreign Language Education. In 1999 she received ACTFL’s Florence Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education. Dr. Liskin-Gasparro is co-author of the first level Spanish textbook Entradas, published by Heinle & Heinle.
PALOMA LAPUERTA graduated from the University of Salamanca, Spain and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Currently, she is an Associate Professor at Central Connecticut State University and a faculty member of the Summer Institute for Teachers of Spanish at CCSU. She has 20 years of teaching experience at higher education institutions around the world, including Spain, Switzerland, South Africa, and the United States. She has taught Spanish language, culture, and literature at the University of Geneva, University of Salamanca, University of Natal, University of Michigan, Dartmouth College, and Middlebury College Spanish School in both Spain and the United States. She has been awarded several Connecticut Quality Partnerships to organize seminars for Connecticut Teachers of Spanish on the integration of culture in the language classroom. Dr. Lapuerta is co-author of the first level Spanish textbook Mosaicos, and the Spanish composition text La escritura paso a paso, both published by Pearson.
ELIZABETH GUZMÁN holds a BA in English from the University of Santiago, a Master’s degree in English as Second Language from West Virginia University, and she is close to completing her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. Currently she is an Assistant Professor at St. John’s University/College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, MN, where she has been responsible for redesigning the core curriculum and coordinating the language program. She has extensive experience teaching Spanish and English (to foreigners), Spanish Linguistics, and Foreign Language Education at the university level both in Chile and the United States. She co-directed the Spanish language program at The University of Michigan (3 years) and directed the Spanish program at Yale University (5 years). For approximately 10 years, she taught and coordinated the elementary summer language program at Middlebury College, one of the most successful and renowned language immersion programs in the world. Professor Guzmán is co-author of the first level Spanish textbook Mosaicos, published by Pearson.
MATILDE OLIVELLA DE CASTELLS (deceased) received her Ph.D. from the University of Havana. She had over 25 years of teaching experience at Rutgers University and California State University, Los Angeles where she received the University’s Outstanding Professor Award and Merit Award. She was also the coordinator of second level Spanish at the Middlebury Spanish Summer Language School, a member of the Spanish Development Committee of the College Entrance Examination Board, and Chairperson of the Advanced Placement Committee. She had given presentations at the AATSP and ACTFL conventions and conducted numerous workshops at universities around the country. Professor Castells had authored and co-authored several Spanish texts, including La lengua española and the first level Spanish textbook Mosaicos, both from Pearson.
Table of Contents
CAPÍTULO 1: EL RESUMEN
PREPARACIÓN
CONTEXTO
El periódico y la noticia
Paso a paso
PRODUCCIÓN
El proyecto
Taller de escritura
El resumen por eliminación de las palabras
El resumen por condensación de ideas
Manos a la obra
REVISIÓN
El propósito
Evaluación y rubricas
CAPÍTULO 2: LA DESCRIPCIÓN
PREPARACIÓN
CONTEXTO
El anuncio y la carta
Paso a paso
PRODUCCIÓN
El proyecto
Taller de escritura
Presentación de las características
Las comparaciones en la descripción
Organización de la descripción
Manos a la obra
El registro
Organización de la carta informal
La descripción y el retrato dentro de la carta
REVISIÓN
El propósito
La organización del texto y de las descripciones
El cierre de la carta
Evaluación y rúbricas
CAPÍTULO 3: LA NARRACIÓN
PREPARACIÓN
CONTEXTO
La anécdota y el diario
Paso a paso
PRODUCCIÓN
El proyecto
Taller de escritura
Estrategias para incorporar detalles en la narración
Estrategias para resaltar el propósito de la narración
Manos a la obra
El propósito
Determinación del propósito y su expresión en la introducción
Uso de la conclusión para resaltar el propósito y cerrar la narración
REVISIÓN
La introducción
La conclusión
Evaluación y rúbricas
CAPÍTULO 4: LA NARRACIÓN EN EL FUTURO
PREPARACIÓN
CONTEXTO
Las invitaciones, los planes y las propuestas
Paso a paso
PRODUCCIÓN
El proyecto
Taller de escritura
Formulación del propósito de la propuesta
Fragmentación de las acciones futuras
Justificación de las opciones: el por qué y el para qué
Presentación de medios y condiciones
La exposición de las ventajas del proyecto
Manos a la obra
Entender la convocatoria
El propósito y la introducción
El cronograma
La exposición de los medios
Explicación de las condiciones
La conclusión y los resultados esperados
Revisión final
REVISIÓN
La organización
La introducción y el propósito
La causa y la finalidad
Evaluación y rúbricas
CAPÍTULO 5: LA EXPOSICIÓN
PREPARACIÓN
CONTEXTO
El comentario y el ensayo
Paso a paso
PRODUCCIÓN
El proyecto
Taller de escritura
Estrategias para incluir la información sobre las fuentes en un ensayo
Estrategias para acreditar las fuentes
La organización de un ensayo expositivo: la introducción y tema central
La organización de un ensayo expositivo: la conclusión y opinión personal
La organización de un ensayo expositivo: la conclusión y propuesta
Manos a la obra
La selección del tema
Estrategias para escribir un ensayo expositivo
La investigación
REVISIÓN
La organización
La introducción y el orden
La información
Las estrategias expositivas
Evaluación y rúbricas
CAPÍTULO 6: LA ARGUMENTACIÓN
PREPARACIÓN
CONTEXTO
La publicidad y la argumentación
Paso a paso
Producción
El proyecto
Taller de escritura
La discusión
El razonamiento
El argumento
La organización de un ensayo argumentativo académico
Manos a la obra
De la selección del tema a la definición del problema
La investigación
Formulación de la tesis
Argumentos y objeciones
REVISIÓN
La organización
El cuerpo argumentativo
Evaluación y rúbricas