Sabias que...' uses a content-based approach, stressing vocabulary and functional use of language. The unique content focus presents students with timely issues as they learn the language. Units are organized like individual magazines within the text and focus on high-interest topics that relate to students' lives, inviting students to read and discuss them. Heavy emphasis on skill development makes this text ideal for a proficiency-oriented program.

Student CD-ROM Program to accompany ¿Sabias que...?

Reference

Leeser, Michael

VanPatten,Bill

Lee, James F.

Lee,James

Ballman,Terry L.

Overstreet, Mark

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

This exciting new film-based introductory Spanish program seamlessly integrates the feature-length film Sol y viento into the instructional and learning experience. Created specifically for beginning language learners, the movie was filmed on location in Chile, Mexico, and the United States. It tells the story of a Chilean family and their winery, and of a young U.S. Latino businessman who finds himself intricately involved with the family as his company tries to buy their land. Mystery, romance, and the unexplainable forces of nature all play a part of this spellbinding story as it unfolds. 
 The Sol y viento textbook and accompanying ancillaries have been developed in conjunction with this exciting movie. Language is presented within the context of the movie, and linguistic skills are developed through engaging, meaningful activities that encourage students to develop real-world skills and abilities. Instructors and students are likely to find Sol y viento to be a breath of fresh air: a highly motivating introductory Spanish program designed especially for today’s learners!

Sol y viento Student Edition with Online Learning Center

Keating, Gregory D.

Román-Mendoza, Esperanza

About the Author\nBill VanPatten is Professor and Director of Applied Linguistics and Second Language Studies at Texas Tech University. His areas of research are input and input processing in second language acquisition and the effects of formal instruction on acquisitional processes. He has published widely in the fields of second language acquisition and language teaching and is a frequent conference speaker and presenter. His publications include Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen (with James F. Lee, 2003,McGraw-Hill), From Input to Output: A Teacher’s Guide to Second Language Acquisition (2003, McGraw-Hill), Processing Instruction: Theory, Research, and Practice (2004, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates) and most recently, Theories in Second Language Acquisition: An Introduction (with Jessica Williams, 2007, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates). He is the lead author of Vistazos, ¿Sabías que...?, Destinos and Sol y viento. Dr. VanPatten is the 2007 recipient of the Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education, awarded jointly by ACTFL and NYSAFLT. When not engaged in academic activities, he writes fiction and performs stand-up comedy. He has recently published his first work of fiction, a collection of short stories titled Chicago Tales, published by Outskirts Press (2007).\nMichael J. Leeser is Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at Florida State University, where he is also Director of the Spanish Basic Language Program. Before joining the faculty at Florida State, he taught a wide range of courses at the secondary and post-secondary levels, including courses in Spanish language and Hispanic cultures, teacher preparation courses for secondary school teachers, and graduate courses in communicative language teaching and second language acquisition. He received his Ph.D. in Spanish (Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2003. His research interests include input processing during second language reading as well as second language classroom interaction. His research has appeared in journals such as Studies in Second Language Acquisition and Language Teaching Research. He also co-authored Sol y viento and Sol y viento: En breve (2008, McGraw-Hill).\nGregory D. Keating is Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition in the Department of Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages at San Diego State University. Before joining the faculty at San Diego State, he taught courses in communicative language teaching and Spanish teacher education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he received his Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition. His areas of research include Spanish sentence processing, the role instruction plays in language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and the acquisition of Spanish syntax and vocabulary. He is a recipient of several teaching awards, including one from the University of Notre Dame, where he received his M.A. in Spanish Literature. In addition to teaching and research, he has supervised many language courses and teaching assistants and has assisted in the coordination of technology-enhanced lower-division Spanish language programs. He is also a co-author of Sol y viento and Sol y viento: En breve (2008, McGraw-Hill).

Workbook/Laboratory Manual to accompany Sol y viento: En breve

Carefully integrated with the textbook, the Manual de actividades is a combined workbook/laboratory manual that offers additional practice with vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension. The Manual also features additional work with the Así lo veo film, including a review of each segment, thus rounding out the students’ experience with this rich visual and aural input.

WBLM t/a Asi lo veo

Foreign Language Study & Reference

McGraw=Hill

Sol y Viento Instructional Version

McGraw/Hill

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social

The Manual de actividades, Volumes 1 and 2, offers additional practice with vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension. Two distinguishing features of the Manual are the ¡A escuchar! section at the end of every "A" lesson and the Para escribir section at the end of every "B" lesson. ¡A escuchar! provides in-depth listening comprehension practice, accompanied by listening strategies. Para escribir guides students through the process of writing, from jotting down ideas, to creating outlines and rough drafts, and finally to the reviewing and editing of the final written piece. Verb charts and an Answer Key provide excellent reference materials for students.

Workbook/Lab Manual (Manual de actividades) Volume 1 to accompany Sol y viento

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Workbook/Lab Manual (Manual de actividades) Volume B to accompany Sol y viento

The Audio Program to accompany the Manual provides additional listening comprehension practice outside of the classroom.

Audio CD Program part A

Houston, Tony

Audio CD Program part B

This best selling film-based introductory Spanish program seamlessly integrates the feature-length film, Sol y viento, into the instructional and learning experience. Created specifically for beginning language learners, Sol y viento was filmed on location in Chile, Mexico, and the United States. It tells the story of a Chilean family and their winery, and of a young U.S. Latino businessman who finds himself intricately involved with the family as his company tries to buy their land. Mystery, romance, and the unexplainable forces of nature all play a part of this spellbinding story as it unfolds. For an additional charge you may purchase access to CENTRO, a portal learning management system, through which a variety of digital components are delivered, including Quia Workbooks and Laboratory Manuals and an interactive e-book. This McGraw-Hill exclusive system offers a single log-in for students and a single grade book for instructors. Learn more at the Online Learning Center or at the CENTRO website.

Sol y viento: Beginning Spanish

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