Spanish Memory Book : A New Approach to Vocabulary Building

Harrison, William F.; Welker, Dorothy Winters; Nelson, Anita C. (ILT)

ISBN 10: 0292730810 / ISBN 13: 9780292730816

Published by University of Texas Press, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spanish Memory Book : A New Approach to Vocabulary Building
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0292730810
• ISBN 13: 9780292730816
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Mnemonics is an age-old technique for remembering names, numbers, and many other things. In Spanish Memory Book, Junior Edition, William Harrison and Dorothy Welker offer onginal mnemonic rimes appropriate in subject matter and skill level for junior high and high school students to help them acquire and remember Spanish vocabulary.

Included are mnemonic jingles for several hundred of the 2,000 most commonly used Spanish words. Each jingle contains both the sound of the Spanish word and its English meaning. The authors have also included a general pronunciation guide to Spanish vowels and consonants.

This innovative approach, which the authors have used successfully with their own students, is simple, effective, and entertaining. In the words of one student, "This book teaches me not only Spanish words but English words as well."

About the Author

William F. Harrison is Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Northern Illinois University. Dorothy Winters Welker (1905–1998) taught at the University of Illinois, Chicago.