Foundations Spanish 1 (Macmillan Foundation Languages) - Softcover

Gil Ortega, Maria Del Carmen; Holden, Cathy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 113757920X ISBN 13: 9781137579201

Publisher: Palgrave, 2016

Synopsis

A lively and popular introductory textbook teaching Spanish to absolute beginners working in a classroom setting.  A diverse range of dialogues, video clips, and reading passages deliver new material which is carefully practised in a wide variety of imaginative exercises, both individually and in pair- and groupwork, and backed up by structured grammatical underpinning and exercises.  Students can access their free e-book (a code comes with each book) for all accompanying audio and video resources.  Lecturers can access audio and video online along with a wealth of extra resources.  A substantial self-study section offers practice material for homework and revision, and for extension purposes.

Foundations Languages courses are tailor-made for undergraduates and other students on Institution-wide Languages Programmes (IWLPs), languages options and electives, ab initio and minor routes in languages, and open learning programmes at universities and in Adult Education.  Foundations Spanish 1 assumes no previous knowledge.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Foundations Languages courses are tailor-made for Institution-wide Languages Programmes (IWLPs), languages options and electives, ab initio and minor routes in languages, and open learning programmes.

Foundations Spanish 1 features:

· 10 units flexibly designed to fit the teaching year
· Scripted and unscripted dialogues to provide a diverse range of audio material
· Integrated pair- and groupwork activities throughout the book
· Comprehensive self-study section for non-contact hours
· Grammar and vocabulary sections within each unit as well as in a reference section
· Extension work in reading and listening to provide a more demanding challenge for those students or courses needing it

New for the third edition:

· Fully revised and updated following extensive lecturer feedback
· First time in full colour!
· New photos and illustrations
· New integrated video clips
· Code for interactive ebook inside to allow easy access to video, audio and interactive exercises and great searchability
· Extra online grammar and video exercises
· New cultural notes

Visit the companion website for more information.

About the Author

María del Carmen Gil Ortega is Senior Lecturer in Innovative Pedagogies at the Education Innovation Centre of the University of the West of England, where she formerly lectured in Linguistics and Spanish. She was also Teaching Fellow in Spanish at the Universities of St Andrews, Brighton and Sussex.

Cathy Holden is Tutor at ELE (English Language Education), University of Edinburgh, UK. She has taught Spanish, French and English in a variety of Higher and Further Education establishments, including Manchester Metropolitan University and Staffordshire University. In addition to Foundations Spanish 1, she has co-written two books for the Open University's Spanish Course.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 113757920X
• ISBN 13: 9781137579201
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 208