The New Intermediate-Level Spanish Course for Higher Education!
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Part 1 - Unit 5 sample INCLUDES: The new intermediate-level Spanish course for Higher Education! Where students begin Flexible solutions for your program’s needs to communicate immediately! For hybrid and online academic programs The course is divided into two volumes, making it adaptable to the needs of various programs and academic calendars. Destellos is thought provoking Intermediate-level Spanish course for students who are continuing their Spanish language education. In addition to language instruction, Destellos takes a deeper look at Spanish-speaking cultures, helping students build cultural awareness while learning authentic, modern communication skills. This student-centered course gives learners the opportunity to use language effectively to complete real-world tasks in a variety of socio-cultural contexts—raising their awareness and understanding of Hispanic peoples, Hispanic culture, the issues and challenges they face and how they fit into the larger global story. Successfully implemented in different key universities across Your Spanish Language Specialists the states. Destellos is designed by Editorial Edinumen and its US based team, Edinumen USA. What Makes EdinumenUSA Spanish Courses Special? How did you learn to ride a bike? Did you sit in a chair while someone explained the fundamentals of bike riding to you, or did you go outside and give it a try yourself? Did you get better by memorizing a set of expert techniques, or did you suffer a few skinned knees until you improved? Whether it’s riding a bike or learning a language, people learn best by doing! Out-of-context grammar and vocabulary skills or exercises designed to perfect isolated language functions can be difficult to use when you want to express yourself or understand something new. Even more importantly, this kind of instruction can make us forget Spanish is a living language that people speak creatively and individually all over the world. Our introductory and intermediate Spanish courses, help students develop the language they need to connect to the real-world. INDUCTIVE LEARNING From the first page of every unit, students are invested in the inductive learning approach. The motivation to learn vocabulary and grammar is driven by the language functions needed to talk about subjects they care about. Meaningful communication is supported through scaffolded support of reading, writing, listening, and speaking in a media- and information-rich environment. Then, after explicit language instruction, students practice Activating prior knowledge and empowering students to predict the language forms and vocabulary for true Spanish words and structures in context allows students to focus on the mastery. meaning, not on the mechanics of the language. REAL-LIFE LEARNING When students connect language with real-world scenarios and challenges, they become more engaged in learning. In preparation for a vastly different workforce, the days when students were required to listen and not question, or memorize and repeat are long gone. This evolution of education nurtures in-depth understanding and a passion for connection. In ELEteca, you can access Casa del Español, authentic person-on- the-street interviews. These videos feature a wide range of language varieties and dialects while targeting the grammar and vocabulary in an engaging context. 2 What Makes EdinumenUSA Spanish Courses Special? LEARNING STRATEGIES Research shows that incorporating learning strategies into language curricula helps student become more effective language learners and facilitates a self- actualizing approach to achieving language goals. This philosophy helps students work smarter through the use of specific self-developed strategies, which have a profound influence on learning outcomes. By developing skills in learning-how-to-learn, students can better The better students understand how they learn, remember, and exploit classroom-learning opportunities and can more processes information, the more successful they will be in their easily expand their language learning outside of the academic and professional career. classroom. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL RELEVANCE Embedding students’ interests in the speaking, listening, reading, and writing lessons helps learners achieve learning objectives and brings Spanish language to life. With themes developed to reflect students’ interests – these programs create a deeper connection through relevant activities and content that is familiar. This engagement not only creates a compelling classroom experience, it also builds neural connections and long- term memory storage for language retention. Research shows that being truly engaged increases learners’ attention and focus, motivates them to practice higher- Tapping into the relevancy in students’ lives motivates them to level critical thinking skills, and promotes meaningful communicate and provides a framework for better language learning. learning experiences. CULTURAL AND INTERCULTURAL LEARNING Spanish is a vital, living language – which can be surprisingly easy to forget when conjugating endless strings of verbs. These programs remind us that the purpose of language is to connect: with ourselves and with others, in our own communities and around the world. By calling attention to the rich diversity of Hispanic cultures around the world, Edinumen Spanish programs explore opportunities to travel and experience other cultures. Adapted and authentic resources help students develop their perceptions of the world by raising awareness of different cultures and the interconnectedness of language and culture. What Makes EdinumenUSA Spanish Courses Special? 3 List of contents Para empezar Comunica Pronunciación y ortografía Cartelera de cine Gramática Intercultura Nos conocemos Literatura para la vida En resumen Unidad 1 Mi experiencia con el Las anécdotas: contar y describir anécdotas Acentuación (1): las palabras Los años bárbaros Los tiempos verbales del pasado Malentendidos culturales Famosos hispanos La casa de los espíritus, ¿Qué he aprendido? Experiencias en Español español sobre el pasado agudas y llanas El pluscuamperfecto: forma y usos de Isabel Allende Vocabulario Experiencias insólitas: Usos de ser y estar reaccionar a una anécdota Unidad 2 Trabajar en el extranjero Los estudios en el extranjero: expresar Acentuación (2): las palabras Azul oscuro casi negro El presente de subjuntivo: verbos regulares Volver al nido El spanglish Soneto LXXXIX, ¿Qué he aprendido? ¿Estudias o trabajas? deseos y preferencias esdrújulas y sobreesdrújulas e irregulares de Pablo Neruda Vocabulario Clases universitarias: Usos del presente de subjuntivo: reaccionar ante un deseo y hacer valoraciones >> Dar consejos y hacer recomendaciones >> Expresar peticiones Unidad 3 Nos divertimos Vacaciones alternativas: preguntar y Acentuación (3): la tilde diacrítica Sus ojos se cerraron y el Los relativos que y donde con indicativo y Vivir fuera de tu país Entrevista a Mónica Molina Campos de Castilla, ¿Qué he aprendido? Sobre gusto y sentimentos responder por la existencia de algo mundo sigue andando subjuntivo de Antonio Machado Vocabulario Estar a la moda: expresar gustos y aversiones Pronombres y adjetivos indefìnidos Verbos de sentimientos con infìnitivo y subjuntivo Unidad 4 Desarrollo profesional Perfìles académicos y Las grafías g/j Habana blues Contraste por / para Perspectivas profesionales Mujeres trabajadoras y Lituma en los Andes, ¿Qué he aprendido? Por un futuro profesionales: expresar fìnalidad y causa Oraciones temporales con cuando latinas de Mario Vargas Llosa Vocabulario PART 1 PART Buscando una oportunidad: Otras oraciones temporales con justifìcar una opinión indicativo y subjuntivo Unidad 5 Viajes de conocimiento Iniciativas solidarias: contrastar opiniones Las consonantes oclusivas: El viaje de Carol Oraciones impersonales con indicativo y ¿Sanidad privada o La medicina tradicional El árbol de la ciencia, ¿Qué he aprendido? ¿Nos echas una mano? Más vale prevenir: confìrmar una realidad o sonidos /k/ y /g/ subjuntivo pública? indígena de Pío Baroja Vocabulario desmentirla El pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo: expresar extrañeza Usos de se Unidad 6 La nostalgia Momentos históricos: expresar una acción La grafía h y las palabras Las 13 rosas Imperfecto de subjuntivo El exilio Dos pintores, dos mundos ¡Diles que no me maten!, ¿Qué he aprendido? Con historia futura en relación a un pasado homófonas Estructuras condicionales de Juan Rulfo Vocabulario Memoria histórica: pedir o exigir formalmente Como si + imperfecto de subjuntivo Unidad 1 Imágenes del cambio La familia en transición: Abreviaturas, siglas y Cuando vuelvas a Verbos de cambio Hogares urbanos en El danzón La princesa de Chueca, ¿Qué he aprendido? Todo cambia mitigar una opinión acrónimos mi lado Las oraciones pasivas América Latina de Almudena Grandes Vocabulario El cine en transición: expresar acciones mediante perífrasis verbales Unidad 2 El culto al cuerpo Parejas y parecidos: hablar de apariencias y Pronunciación de estructuras Los amantes del círculo Ser, estar + adjetivo El club de la comedia Dos cantantes: Los años con Laura Díaz, ¿Qué he aprendido? ¡Qué gracia! parecidos vocálicas: diptongos, triptongos polar Oraciones comparativas Ricardo Arjona y Shakira de Carlos Fuentes Vocabulario ¡Uf, qué carácter!: destacar aspectos del e hiatos Superlativos carácter Unidad 3 La gastronomía y los Comer para vivir: rectifìcar una información Las interrogativas disyuntivas y Dieta mediterránea Correlación de tiempos La mercadotecnia El ceviche Como