The Ultimate Spanish 101

Format: PDF or Epub or Mobi or Djvu etc. The Ultimate Beginner Program for Communicating in Spanish If your goal is to communicate in Spanish using authentic structures and a broad vocabulary, The Ultimate Spanish 101 is the program for you! More comprehensive than other language guides or mobile apps, and more concise than a traditional textbook, The Ultimate Spanish 101, complete with textbook and Language Lab app, leads beginning learners step-by-step to language fluency. This program consists of 16 lessons, equivalent to a first-year college course, that can be adapted to fit your own schedule. You will develop language skills essential for communication: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Numerous short dialogues, based on everyday situations and reinforced by extensive practice, ensure that you will be ready to put your growing command of the Spanish language into practice. The Ultimate Spanish 101 features: Clear explanations of high-frequency vocabulary and sentence structures Interesting dialogues based on everyday situations, using authentic language More than 300 exercises that take you from structured practice to free expression Regular and predictable format to ensure you can work efficiently Appreciation of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture Ronni L. Gordon, PhD, is a prominent author of foreign language textbooks and instructional multimedia courses. She taught and coordinated Spanish language programs and taught Spanish American literature at Harvard University, Boston University, and Drexel University. She has read for the National Endowment for the Humanities, presented at the United States Department of Education, and consulted on states’ K-12 academic standards for world languages. She has presented at conferences on foreign language pedagogy and Spanish American literature, as one of the first scholars to give a college course on Spanish American women writers. David M. Stillman, PhD, is a well-known author of foreign language textbooks and instructional multimedia courses. He is on faculty at The College of New Jersey where he teaches Spanish and linguistics, and coordinates an innovative program of student-led oral proficiency practice. He taught and coordinated foreign language programs at Boston University, Harvard University, and Cornell University. He has consulted on states’ K-12 academic standards for world languages and presented at national and regional conventions of language educators.