Pasajes: Literatura - Softcover

Bretz, Mary Lee; Dvorak, Trisha; Kirschner, Carl; Kihyet, Constance

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0077264096 ISBN 13: 9780077264093

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2009

Synopsis

The Pasajes series is one of the most widely used and highly respected programs for intermediate Spanish courses in North America. As in previous editions, the seventh edition of Pasajes consists of three volumes, all coordinated by theme, chapter by chapter: a review of grammar (Lengua), a cultural reader Cultura), and a literary reader (Literatura). The result is a very flexible program that can be used in any combination and thus is easily adapted to suit the needs of a wide variety of instructors and intermediate courses. The new edition offers a new film feature in Lengua with pre- and post-viewing questios and an accompanying image. In addiiton, Literatura and Cultura each have three new or revised readings. All three volumes have a modified interior design, as well as updated and revised activities and photos.

About this title

From the Publisher:

New to the fifth edition of Pasajes is a change to the chapter themes for Chapters 3 and 10, respectively. Chapter 3, which previously dealt exclusively with the theme of death and superstition, has been refocused and now treats the topic of customs and cultural traditions in the Hispanic world. Chapter 10, which formerly dealt with habits and dependencies, has been broadened in scope and in the fifth edition deals with contemporary issues of life in modern society. These changes, which respond to user feedback, introduce a fresh perspective to the fifth edition.
Each chapter now opens with a new discussion section, Reflexiones, that prompts students to begin investigating the chapter theme from a personal, regional, and global perspective. This new feature is supported by and is coordinated with a new Internet feature, tied to the new Pasajes Website.
The video to accompany Pasajes, which is integrated in a feature now called Pasaje cultural in each chapter, has been revised with new authentic segments that reflect thematic changes to the textbook.
A new CD-ROM provides additional vocabulary and grammar practice for students in addition to furthering their examination of cultural and thematic topics.
The three volumes of the Pasajes program are coordinated by chapter theme, vocabulary, and grammar points. This organization means that the topics, language, and structures covered in, for example, Chapter 5 of the review grammar are the same as those covered in Chapter 5 of either the cultural or literary reader. This format allows instructors to use any of the texts by themselves or in conjunction with one another.
The multi-component format of the Pasajes program allows for flexibility in use. Pasajes: Lengua can be used by itself for a one-term grammar review, either Pasajes: Literatura or Pasajes: Cultura can stand alone as a reader, or instructors can use the grammar with one or both of the readers.
The hallmark of Pasajes is its intelligent treatment of topics that speak to students and their own interests. The chapter topics are not run-of-the-mill, survival-type topics; rather, they are topics that truly promote a deeper understanding of the Spanish language and of Hispanic cultures, such as those dealing with stereotypes, cultural traditions, and beliefs and ideologies. Topics are approached from a cross-cultural, sociological point of view, with the overall goal of the Pasajes series being to challenge students not just to learn about the language and cultures of the Hispanic peoples, but to think about their own culture critically. Thus, learning Spanish with Pasajes is not only interesting, but also becomes personally relevant.

About the Author:

Mary Lee Bretz is Professor Emerita of Spanish and former Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Rutgers University. Professor Bretz received her Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of Maryland. She has published numerous books and articles on nineteenth- and twentieth-century Spanish literature and on the application of contemporary literary theory to the study and teaching of Hispanic literature.

Trisha Dvorak is Senior Program Manager with Educational Outreach at the University of Washington. She has coordinated elementary language programs in Spanish and taught courses in Spanish language and foreign language methodology. Professor Dvorak received her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin. She has published books and articles on aspects of foreign language learning and teaching and is co-author of Composiciï¿n: Proceso y sï¿ntesis, a writing text for third year college students.

Carl Kirschner is Professor of Spanish and Dean of Rutgers College. Formerly Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Rutgers, he has taught courses in linguistics (syntax and semantics), sociolinguistics and bilingualism, and second language acquisition. Professor Kirschner received his Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics from the University of Massachusetts. He has published a book on Spanish semantics and numerous articles on Spanish syntax, semantics, and bilingualism, and edited a volume on Romance linguistics.

Constance Moneer Kihyet is Professor of Spanish at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California, where she currently teaches a wide range of courses in Spanish language and Latin American civilization, culture, and literature. She received her Ph.D. in Spanish from the Florida State University in 1979, specializing in Golden Age literature. Her interests and publications include studies of Golden Age and nineteenth-century Spanish literature, as well as aspects of second language acquisition, teaching methodology, and literary translation. In accordance with her interest in Golden Age literature, she recently completed the translation of the Adventures of Espandian (1587) for the historical text The Chronicles of California's Queen Calafia (2007). She has written test bank materials for the Pasajes: Lengua program and is co-author of the test bank of Puntos de partida, An Invitation to Spanish. Professor Kihyet is also co-author of El mundo hispano, An Introductory Cultural and Literary Reader, Con destino a la comunicaciï¿n, Avance: Intermediate Spanish, First and Second Editions, as well as Pasajes: Literatura, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0077264096
• ISBN 13: 9780077264093
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288