Entrevistas: An Introduction to Language and Culture (Student Edition + Listening Comprehension Audio CD + CD-ROM) - Hardcover

Davis, Robert L.; Siskin, H. Jay; Ramos, Alicia

9780072353495: Entrevistas: An Introduction to Language and Culture (Student Edition + Listening Comprehension Audio CD + CD-ROM)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 007235349X ISBN 13: 9780072353495

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2000

An exciting new entry in the beginning Spanish market, Entrevistas (Interviews) fulfills the market demand for an innovative treatment of culture within a four-skills approach. A manageable fifteen chapters, Entrevistas has as its principal objective the development of communicative language proficiency. Entrevistas sets itself apart from other first-year Spanish texts through the integration and treatment of authentic (real) speech samples in the text, video, audio, and website.

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About the Author:

Robert L. Davis is Associate Professor and the Director of the Spanish Language Program at the University of Oregon. He teaches courses in Spanish language, historical linguistics, and teaching methodology. His interests include language pedagogy and materials development, in particular the development of language skills within content-based instruction. He has written articles on language pedagogy, materials development, and language program direction.

H. Jay Siskin received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in Romance and French linguistics. He is Director of the Language Lab at Cabrillo College. Dr. Siskin has written numerous articles and reviews that have appeared in such journals as Foreign Language Annals, The French Review, The Canadian Review of Modern Languages, the ADFL Bulletin and the MLJ. His research interests include autobiographical narrative and the teaching of culture.

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