Mosaicos: Spanish As a World Language - Hardcover

Castells, Matilde Olivella De; Castells, Ricardo; Gonzalez-Aguilar, Maria

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130647004 ISBN 13: 9780130647009

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1994

Synopsis

This Spanish language instruction text provides a communicatively-shaped sequence of vocabulary and structures, visually-structured language contexts and activities. In addition, in-text audio and video programmes provide cultural presentations, introducing students to Spain and Hispanic America. The book consists of two preliminary "pasos" and 26 chapters. The pasos encourage instructors to conduct the very first day of class entirely in Spanish, through a variety of visual stimuli. Chapters are consistently structured: goals, thematic context in which to learn and practice new vocabulary, a grammar section, in-text summary of grammar, a skills mosaic weaving together the material addressed in the chapter, and a vocabulary list.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Mosaicos transforms the Spanish classroom into a dynamic forum for linguistic and cultural interchange. Its streamlined grammatical syllabus provides students with an understanding of the basics of the language in a concise, graphically clear format.

From the Back Cover:

Built on a foundation of interaction, communication, and culture, Mosaicos transforms the Spanish classroom into a dynamic forum for linguistic and cultural interchange. Lively and practical in approach, this book combines the very best elements of contemporary approaches to foreign language instruction. This book has presentation of vocabulary in context and concise grammar explanations supported by contextualized pair and group activities that progress in complexity gradually to aid students and, prepare them to communicate freely; scope and sequence dictated by the communicative needs of beginning students; frequent comprehension checks; pre-, during- and post-reading activities; process writing activities; an in-book listening component; numerous authentic documents; and cultural notes on the Spanish-speaking world. For readers interested in the Spanish language.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0130647004
• ISBN 13: 9780130647009
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 576