Mi Primer Libro Bilingue! My First Bilingual Book!

Aprender a leer en una lengua extranjera es un reto al que se enfrentan miles de niñas y niños en los colegios de educación primaria. En muchos casos, entran en contacto con la lengua escrita cuando aún están consolidando la lectura en la lengua materna. Esto desencadena unos procesos lingüísticos y cognitivos, afectados por el entorno sociocultural, que el docente ha de conocer para poder ayudar a su alumnado. Dado el amplio espectro de conocimientos que abarca el tema, este libro no pretende ser una revisión de todas las variables de índole lingüística, cognitiva, social o...

* Approach reflects a belief in the value of discourse analysis, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics in the fields of second language acquisition and applied linguistics. * Goal is to train teachers to teach the Spanish language as a communicative system rather than as a set of grammatical rules--therefore it includes relevant information on Spanish pragmatics and sociolinguistics. * Written entirely in Spanish. * Each chapter includes review questions and exercises. * CD-ROM integrates samples of the course material so that the readers can see and hear native speaker examples of aspects of...

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...

The philosophy of this best-selling introductory text is to emphasize communicative proficiency. Based on the Natural Approach, the text stresses the use of activities in a natural and spontaneous classroom atmosphere. In this comprehension-based approach, the development of receptive skills listening and reading precedes and forms the basis for the development of the productive skills speaking and writing. "Dos mundos" is designed so that class time can be devoted to exposing students to Spanish through the abundant activities and readings in the text, allowing the grammar explanations and...