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This highly motivating and interactive book presents heritage speakers of Spanish with authentic materials that highlight Hispanic cultures within and beyond the United States.KEY TOPICSUnique in its approach to the development of the four language skillslistening, speaking, reading, writing, the book offers learners the opportunity to practice vocabulary and grammar consistently integrated with the content of the readings.For native Spanish speakers as well as advanced non-native learners of the language.

Deana Alonso-Lyrintsis was born and raised in Mexico City. After graduating from high school and studying for a year at the Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM), her family moved to the United States. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics and a Master’s Degree in Spanish from San Diego State University. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from California State University, Los Angeles. She served for four years as consultant and teacher leader at the Los Angeles area site of the California Foreign Language Project. In addition, Deana co-authored several texts for teaching Spanish to non natives. Deana taught for five years at Citrus College. She is currently Professor of Spanish as Southwestern College. She has traveled extensively throughout Europe and Latin America.

Brandon Zaslow was born and educated in the United States. He holds graduate degrees in Spanish and Education from the University of California, Los Angeles where he was a University Distinguished Scholar and from California State University, Los Angeles. From 1990 to 1995, he held a teaching position in UCLA’s Graduate School of Education where he taught Methods of Foreign Language Instruction and Primary and English Language Development. Since 1995, he serves as Director of the Los Angeles Area Site of the California Foreign Language Project, which is funded by the legislature through the Office of the President of the University of California to improve K-16 foreign, second and heritage language programs. In addition to serving on a team that authored a program for Spanish for non native speakers, Brandon worked to develop California’s Classroom Oral Competency Interview (COCI), Classroom Writing Competency Assessment (CWCA), and Classroom Receptive Competency Matrix (CRCM) and was a contributor and consultant to the current Foreign Language Framework for California Public Schools. Recently, Brandon was honored by his colleagues being named California’s Language Teacher of the Year.

Vamos a conocernos
Que significa ser hispano?
El espaool en el mundo
Todos somos diferentes
La familia
La familia en crisis
La comunidad
Los estudios
Las carreras del futuro
El mundo de hoy
La comunidad mexicana en los Estados Unidos
La comunidad puertorriqueoa en los Estados Unidos
La comunidad cubana en los Estados Unidos
La violencia
Las clases sociales
La libertad de expresion
La delincuencia
Culturas en contacto
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The second edition ofEntre mundosretains its innovative four-skills approach in order to meet the 21st century needs of heritage speakers of Spanish. Unlike many texts for heritage speakers that limit instruction to the remediation of errors through practice with spelling and grammar,Entre mundos, Second Editionbuilds on the knowledge, skills, and experiences that students bring to the Spanish classroom. The program provides language-use experiences that expand the content areas in which students are able to function and prepares them to use language for real-world and academic purposes in culturally appropriate ways. Systematic support is provided to increase student control of formal language necessary to function in the broadest range of situations.Entre mundos, Second Editionpresents language in an interesting and lively manner using a thematic approach that highlights Hispanic cultures within and beyond the United States. Authentic materials expose students to a variety of content areas and situations that prepare them to use Spanish in the world beyond the classroom. Topics are chosen in order to foster a strong sense of identity and a high level of self-esteem as students develop the broadest possible world view and begin to see themselves in professional roles in an increasingly interdependent technological world. NEW toEntre mundos, Second Edition Updated and streamlined contemporary materials A listening comprehension strand En su diario--a new section focusing on developing meaning through reflective writing El poder de las palabras--a new feature devoted to difficult translations and language-usage problems common to bilingual speakers Para escribir mejor--an expanded strand that includes writing strategies and a wider range of writing tasks Workbook to Accompany Entre mundos, Second Edition (El cuaderno de trabajo)--a workbook that provides students with opportunities to refine their academic language skills, further develop their linguistic repertoire, investigate cultural issues of each of the 20 Spanish-speaking countries, and hone their Internet research skills Highlights of the Program Four-Skills DevelopmentThe text is unique in its attention to the development of the four language skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing while exposing students to interesting topics carefully selected to engage them with contemporary issues of the world in which they live.Listening.Entre mundosexposes heritage speakers of Spanish to listening-only selections, and supports them with pre-listening and post-listening activities. The selections offer a wide range of genres: from poetry and short stories to newspaper articles and editorials. This highly motivating approach provides students with ample input to stimulate their expression in speaking and writing.Reading.Thought-provoking readings engage students with issues of universal interest, stimulate intellectual discussions and promote personal reflection. Treatment of current topics raise student awareness and challenge them to analyze their environment, explore possibilities and reflect on choices and consequences.Speaking.When speaking on formal topics, students' speech does not usually hold together in oral paragraphs, but rather, ideas are expressed through strings of sentences.Entre mundosprovides learners with support to link their ideas into oral paragraphs when carrying out tasks tied to the content of listening and reading selections and in similar open ended contexts. The practice of grammar derived from the selections supports student monitoring of their speech and results in higher accuracy in oral production.Writing.Entre mundosexposes students to a great number of r

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Entre mundos An Integrated Approach for the Native Speaker

Entre mundos An Integrated Approach for the Native Speaker

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