Synopsis
Que te parece? is an exciting an innovative new program suitable for any communicative or proficiency-based intermediate Spanish course. Que te parece? contains unusually interesting material on a wide variety of topics,many not typically included in second year texts that will capture and hold students' attention. Both the grammar and the activities in Que te parece are driven by content,so that they are always presented in an authentic context. The approach of Que te parece provides Spanish majors and minors with excellent preparation for upper division classes while still maintaining the interest and meeting the needs of students not intending to continue in Spanish. Full color throughout,Que te parece has a stunning design that includes fine art as well as photographs from all over the Hispanic world.
About the Authors
James F. Lee is a member of the faculty of the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. His research interests are in the areas of second language reading comprehension, input processing, and exploring the relationship between the two. His research has appeared in a number of scholarly journals and publications. His previous publications include the book Tasks and Communicating in Language Classrooms (2000, McGraw-Hill) and the co-authored book Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen, Second Edition (2003, McGraw-Hill). He has also co-authored secveral textbooks, including ¿Sabias que…? Beginning Spanish (2004, McGraw-Hill), Vistazos (2005, McGraw-Hill) and Ideas: Lecturas, estrategias, actividades y composiciones (1994, McGraw-Hill). He and Bill VanPatten are series editors for the McGraw-Hill Second Language Professional Series.
Dolly J. Young (Ph.D., the University of Texas) is Associate Professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Tennessee. She supervises the first- and second-year Spanish programs and provides teacher training for graduate students. She has published widely in the areas of language anxiety and foreign language reading. She co-edited the first languge anxiety volume Language Anxiety: From Theory and Research to Classroom Implications, with Elaine K. Horowitz, co-wrote a supplementary Spanish reader, Esquemas, with the late Darlene F. Wolf, and co-wrote the second-year Spanish textbook ¿Qué te parece? with Dr. James Lee, Darlene Wolf, and Paul Chandler.
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