Claro que si!: An Integrated Skills Approach - Hardcover

Caycedo Garner, Lucia; Rusch, Debbie; Dominguez, Marcela

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618802975 ISBN 13: 9780618802975

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2007

Synopsis

Claro que si! takes a functional, integrated skills approach that helps students develop receptive and productive skills simultaneously. Students acquire communicative skills while gaining an awareness of and appreciation for Hispanic cultures. The program's practical, relevant themes, lively practice, and engaging technology components start learners communicating early and confidently. Consistent recycling of material and a balance of serious and humorous content make learning Spanish enjoyable.

About this title

About the Author:

Lucia Caycedo Garner is from Colombia. She taught language and pedagogy courses for more than thirty years at the University of Wisconsin, Madison before her retirement. She is the author of IMÁGENES, CLARO QUE SÍ! FUENTES: CONVERSACIÓN Y GRAMÁTICA, FUENTES: LITERATURA Y REDACCIÓN, and EN PAREJAS 1, 2, 3 Y 4. She was an ACTFL OPI tester and trainer. She was a frequent presenter at the local, state, and national levels. She was also a contributor to the University of Wisconsin Spanish Placement Exam.

Debbie Rusch has been the coordinator of Elementary Spanish at Boston College since 1990. She is the author of IMÁGENES, CLARO QUE Si!, ANÍMATE, FUENTES: CONVERSACIÓN Y GRAMÁTICA, and EN PAREJAS 1, 2, 3 Y 4. At Boston College she has taught pedagogy courses. She has been an instructor of Spanish for more than 35 years and has also taught English as a Foreign Language in Spain, where she lived for more than six years. She is a frequent presenter at state, regional, and national conferences and conducts workshops for school districts.

Marcela Dominguez is from Argentina. She was also a lecturer and coordinator at Pepperdine University for seven and three years respectively. She also taught at UCLA and USC. She is the author of IMÁGENES, CLARO QUE Si!, ANÍMATE, FUENTES: CONVERSACIÓN Y GRAMÁTICA, and EN PAREJAS 1, 2, 3 Y 4. Marcela frequently presents at conferences at the regional and national levels. Most recently she was invited to do a presentation by the Ministry of Education at the Spanish Embassy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0618802975
• ISBN 13: 9780618802975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 576