Mosaicos: Spanish as a World Language (English and Spanish Edition) - Hardcover

Castells, Matilde Olivella De; Guzman, Elizabeth; Lapuerta, Paloma; Garcia, Carmen Torres

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0131544209 ISBN 13: 9780131544208

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2005

Synopsis

Mosaicos’ common-sense, communicative approach addresses the realities of the Elementary Spanish classroom–where students come to class with questions about grammar or feel anxious about communicating in a second language–by presenting grammar as well as vocabulary in a communicative context within the main body of each chapter and by offering carefully sequenced sets of activities that build student confidence and provide abundant opportunities for communicative practice.  Strategies as well as practice opportunities are provided for listening, speaking, reading and writing, and cultural understanding is developed along with those communication skills.  

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: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0131544209
• ISBN 13: 9780131544208
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 466