Double Cross Level 3

Sol y viento: En breve is an exciting new film-based introductory Spanish program that seamlessly integrates the feature-length film Sol y viento into the instructional and learning experience for both students and instructors. This brief version of Sol y viento: Beginning Spanish (McGraw-Hill, 2005) presents a briefer text that is easily managed for programs with fewer contact hours or as an intensive high beginner course. The movie Sol y viento, created specifically for beginning language learners, was filmed on location in Chile, Mexico, and the United States. The film tells the story of a ...

TEMAS, Second Edition is the pioneering text which provides opportunities for students to effect change in the world beyond the confines of their classrooms through the use of their emerging linguistic skills in real life challenges. The pedagogical foundations as well as its thematic orientation are maintained in the second edition, while authentic language use through interactive real-world tasks remains at the core of the program. TEMAS is committed to its goal of preparing learners of Spanish for professional and social interactions with native speakers in the global community, both in...

Índice (Extracto): 1. Cuando se es pequeño no se saben las letras (Presentación): La vida de las letras. Las letras de mi nombre. 2. Los primeros intentos: Conceptos y variaciones infantiles sobre el lenguaje escrito. Tratamiento del lenguaje escrito en el aula. El problema de la madurez 3. Caminante, no hay camino (Los métodos): La querella de los métodos. La sacralización del método. ¿Qué son los métodos? 4. Yo vi ayer un nido en una torre (textos funcionales): La escritura escolar. Oportunidades para leer y escribir. los rincones y el lenguaje escrito. 6. Más allá de los muros...

El cine documental is an innovative intermediate/advanced textbook that provides students with the tools needed to communicate accurately and appropriately in Spanish. Learning is centered on cultural themes related to thought-provoking documentaries from around the Spanish-speaking world. Through the culturally rich and linguistically authentic medium of documentary film, El cine documental provides the experience of listening to many varieties of authentic speech in context, and stimulates conversation and critical thinking by immersing students in the target cultures. Organized to provide...