Identidades: Exploraciones e interconexiones - Softcover

Castells, Matilde Olivella; Guzmán, Elizabeth E.; Liskin-Gasparro, Judith E.; Lapuerta, Paloma E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130304638 ISBN 13: 9780130304636

Publisher: Pearson, 2004

Synopsis

Identidades offers a content-rich communicative presentation for students entering Intermediate Spanish - meeting them where they are and moving them realistically to higher proficiency levels.   Drawing on skills students have developed in other course areas, Identidades further develops these abilities by taking a process-oriented methodology to skill building. Rich in cultural content, Identidades helps students draw parallels between their own identity and the cultural identities of the Spanish-speaking world.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

As the title suggests, Identidades reflects the multi-faceted nature of the Hispanic world and its people. A content-based book with integrated grammar and four-skills practice, Identidades approaches Hispanic culture -through uncommon, non-canonical topics and asks students to use language in ways that suggest immediacy. Activities are highly interrelated and directed towards desired communicative outcomes, creating uniquely integrated and cohesive chapters. The topics and reading content are highly motivating and are supported by a unique pedagogy and detailed strategies. The central goal of this program is to bring students to a level of language acquisition in which they are able to explore and experience many of the historical, cultural, and artistic manifestations of the Spanish-speaking world.

FEATURES

• High-interest, non-canonical topics and themes
• Systematic expansion of cultural knowledge
• Development and transfer of cognitive skills
• Straightforward, integrated grammar
• Attention to all four skills
• Emphasis on process-oriented learning
• Unusually high level of chapter cohesion
• Superior reading strategies and instructor annotations
• Variety of both literary and non-literary genres

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0130304638
• ISBN 13: 9780130304636
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464