Lights, Camera, Spanish (Book + DVD) - Hardcover

Vanpatten, Bill; Lesser, Michael; Keating, Gregory

9780071479028: Lights, Camera, Spanish (Book + DVD)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071479023 ISBN 13: 9780071479028

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2006

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Learn Spanish while watching a movie!

Lights, Camera, Spanish! is a revolutionary, look-listen-and-learn approach to language skills, speciallycreated for you, the movie lover, who wants a crash course in Spanish. The DVD includes a full-length feature film packedwith passion, romance, danger . . . and dialogue that’seasy to learn and fun to watch. The workbook featuresdialog reviews, a Spanish-English mini-dictionary, andwritten and oral exercises to help you strengthenSpanish skills--while providing a front-row seat to thebest Spanish class ever.

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From the Publisher:

The Lights, Camera, Spanish package features the original feature-length
film Sol y viento, which serves as an dramatic centerpiece for learning the
Spanish language. Set in the lush Chilean wine country, Sol y viento tells
the story of a Chilean family and their winery that is threatened by a
corporate takeover. The young American businessman charged with closing the
deal gets swept up in the family and their lives learning the true meaning
of love, forgiveness, and loyalty in the process.
Created specifically for language learners, Sol y viento presents new
language within the context of an engaging storyline. The 90-minute DVD is
divided into ten episodes for easy viewing. The DVD has both English and
Spanish subtitle options.

In the Lights, Camera Spanish book, the reader studies key vocabulary and
dialog from the film before watching each episode. After viewing each
episode, the reader completes written and oral exercises to reinforce new
skills and test for comprehension. The book also highlights grammar points
such as key verbs and tenses. A vocabulary list at the end highlights more
than 3,000 key Spanish terms. In each chapter, an enfoque cultural section
explores a cultural point featured in the film.

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, �Sab�as 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).

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