Synopsis
MUNDO 21's proven approach to language learning provides students with a wealth of both contextualized and purposeful content. The completely revised and redesigned Fourth edition offers a seamless transition between first-year and second-year Spanish. MUNDO 21, offers ample opportunities to interact and discuss each lessons theme, integrated grammar, vocabulary, media (audio and video), and culture. MUNDO 21's text-specific cultural video along with six new authentic short films and its rich array of online resources will keep your students both motivated and engaged throughout the course. MUNDO 21 is Spanish for the 21st Century student.
About the Author
Fabián A. Samaniego earned his B.A. degree at New Mexico State University and completed his graduate work at the University of Iowa. He taught four years at Utah State University before going to the University of California at Davis, where he served as coordinator of the first-year Spanish program and supervisor of teaching assistants for 24 years. He also served as assistant director of several Foreign Language Competency projects for the Los Angeles and San Francisco Unified School Districts, and for the Santa Clara and Sacramento County Offices of Education. In addition, he served on the steering committee of the California Foreign Language Teacher Preparation Project and on the California Foreign Language Project Policy Board. He is frequently asked to conduct in-service workshops for schools and universities across the country. Samaniego's first-year college text, DÍMELO TÚ!, is in its sixth edition, and his intermediate text, MUNDO 21, recently published in its fourth edition. He is a co-author of LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN LEARNING: TEACHING SPANISH TO NATIVE SPEAKERS OF SPANISH and of DIME!, a seven-book school series that includes a two-year native Spanish speaker's program: Tu mundo and Nuestro mundo.
Francisco Rodrguez Nogales is a Professor of Spanish in the School of Modern Languages at Santa Barbara City College. He is a specialist in the use of technology in second-language teaching and online instruction. He has developed several Spanish assessment and placement tools. Rodrguez Nogales was born in Pedrera (Seville), Spain. He completed his bachelor of arts at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid, his master's at San Francisco State University, and his Ph.D. at the University of California at Davis.
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