World Languages

For two-semester or three-semester courses in beginning Spanish.

íTrato hecho! Spanish for Real Life is a “hands-on,” modular beginning Spanish program which stresses the features of Spanish needed for everyday communication and applies them immediately to realistic settings. íTrato hecho! builds proficiency in Spanish and an appreciation for the Spanish language. It also develops students' understanding of Hispanic cultures and their growing importance in the world, while providing contexts that reinforce the usefulness of Spanish in today's global economy, particularly in North America.

• NEW - The revised íTrato hecho! section in each chapter is now directly tied to each chapter's theme— Also, each íTrato hecho! now begins with Rincón Professional, a spotlight on a specific profession or on the many applications of the Spanish language in the professional world. A series of skill-building activities bring together the vocabulary and grammar of the chapter and help students practice and develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

  • Provides students with an opportunity to see Spanish in use in daily life. With the skill-building activities integrated, it is easier to incorporate this material into the course. Ex.___

• NEW - Reunión section—Each chapter now contains two Reunión sections. These sections review the grammar and vocabulary just covered in the previous two temas, and have a balanced treatment of all four skills.

  • Students can immediately apply the grammar and vocabulary they have just acquired, and instructors may also use this section as an in-class review or as a review before chapter exams.

• NEW - A new cast of characters—Interspersed throughout the book. Students get to know the characters in their daily lives.

  • Draws students into the lecciones through interesting stories and the experiences of the characters.

• NEW - Vocabulary sections—The vocabulary sections in each Tema now have the same number of pages and are followed by a carefully controlled vocabulary list. Each vocabulary section controls the amount of active vocabulary students are required to learn for each lección.

  • Balance among sections in each lección facilitates both teaching and learning.

• NEW - Activities—Challenging, fun and effective. Activities are contextualized with the chapter's theme and emphasize real-life tasks. They progress from discrete answer response to open-ended and communicative. Vocabulary and grammar are carefully and continuously recycled through the activities. A good balance is maintained between individual, pair, and group activities.

  • Thoughtful progression and variety of exercises provide students the chance to build confidence in their new skills and then further develop them.

• NEW - Multimedia—The second edition has a text-specific CD-ROM and companion website.

  • Takes advantage of technology to enhance students' acquisition of a new language.

• NEW - Audioprogram now on CD—As well as cassette.

  • The digitization of the CD format allows students to navigate through the program easily and precisely.

• NEW - El buzón de Dña. Rosa —Letters to advice columnist Doña Rosa, found in four of the lecciones, present students with questions about personal, professional, and social situations.

  • Encourages students to apply their knowledge by asking them to come up with real or humorous solutions for the problems presented. Ex.___

• A modular structure within the lecciones.

  • Allows students to test their abilities and apply new material in one module before continuing to the next one, making the text more manageable. Instructors can easily customize the text to fit the needs of their audience. Ex.___

• A “hands-on” learning approach—Uses a variety of real-world settings (e.g., classroom, home, bank, hospital, restaurant, airport, shopping, and leisure activities).

  • Brings students in direct contact with Spanish as it is used in everyday living, encouraging immediate usage. Ex.___

• Clear and concise grammar modules—Each introduces one new structure with self-check questions in the margins.

  • Helps students focus on the essential points of each explanation by presenting them in easy steps. Ex.___

• Reading selections carefully tied to the theme of the lección using authentic texts—Includes magazine and newspaper articles, as well as brief literary texts.

  • Allows students to practice with the same type of reading material they will actually encounter in life. Strategies, pre- and post-reading activities, and comprehension checks assure students' growth and success. Ex.___

• The revised íTrato hecho! section in each chapter is now directly tied to each chapter's theme— Also, each íTrato hecho! now begins with Rincón Professional, a spotlight on a specific profession or on the many applications of the Spanish language in the professional world. A series of skill-building activities bring together the vocabulary and grammar of the chapter and help students practice and develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

  • Provides students with an opportunity to see Spanish in use in daily life. With the skill-building activities integrated, it is easier to incorporate this material into the course. Ex.___

• Reunión section—Each chapter now contains two Reunión sections. These sections review the grammar and vocabulary just covered in the previous two temas, and have a balanced treatment of all four skills.

  • Students can immediately apply the grammar and vocabulary they have just acquired, and instructors may also use this section as an in-class review or as a review before chapter exams.

• A new cast of characters—Interspersed throughout the book. Students get to know the characters in their daily lives.

  • Draws students into the lecciones through interesting stories and the experiences of the characters.

• Vocabulary sections—The vocabulary sections in each Tema now have the same number of pages and are followed by a carefully controlled vocabulary list. Each vocabulary section controls the amount of active vocabulary students are required to learn for each lección.

  • Balance among sections in each lección facilitates both teaching and learning.

• Activities—Challenging, fun and effective. Activities are contextualized with the chapter's theme and emphasize real-life tasks. They progress from discrete answer response to open-ended and communicative. Vocabulary and grammar are carefully and continuously recycled through the activities. A good balance is maintained between individual, pair, and group activities.

  • Thoughtful progression and variety of exercises provide students the chance to build confidence in their new skills and then further develop them.

• Multimedia—The second edition has a text-specific CD-ROM and companion website.

  • Takes advantage of technology to enhance students' acquisition of a new language.

• Audioprogram now on CD—As well as cassette.

  • The digitization of the CD format allows students to navigate through the program easily and precisely.

• El buzón de Dña. Rosa —Letters to advice columnist Doña Rosa, found in four of the lecciones, present students with questions about personal, professional, and social situations.

  • Encourages students to apply their knowledge by asking them to come up with real or humorous solutions for the problems presented. Ex.___

Lección 1. En clase.

Elementary Spanish  [COMPREHENSIVE]   (Spanish)

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  Trato hecho: Spanish for Real Life (Paperbound), 3/E
  McMinn & Alonso Garcia
  ©2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 456 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131937057 | ISBN-13: 9780131937055
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  Identical in content to the hard cover

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  Trato hecho: Spanish for Real Life (clothbound), 3/E
  McMinn & Alonso Garcia
  ©2006 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 456 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131914081 | ISBN-13: 9780131914087
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  For courses in Introductory Spanish.

  ¡Trato hecho! is an innovative beginning Spanish program that emphasizes the features of Spanish needed for everyday communication in students’ communities or places of work.  The text uses a flexible, modular organization that breaks each chapter into five interrelated Temas followed by a cultural magazine.  Each Tema corresponds to a language function and comprises a vocabulary module and grammar module.  This format gives busy students materials organized into clear, compact and functional sections that they can then use to test their abilities and apply new material before moving on. ¡Trato hecho! not only develops proficiency in and appreciation for the Spanish language, but also fosters students’ understanding of Hispanic cultures and their growing importance in the world by providing contexts that emphasize the usefulness of Spanish in daily life in North America, as well as when traveling around the world.

WebCT, 2/E
McMinn
©2000 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Book | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130288187 | ISBN-13: 9780130288189
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MAC Computerized Testing Program, 2/E
McMinn
©2000 | Prentice Hall | Software | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0130216771 | ISBN-13: 9780130216779

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McMinn
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Audio Program on Compact Disc, 2/E
McMinn
©2000 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130216763 | ISBN-13: 9780130216762
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For Elementary Spanish

Arriba: Comunicacion y cultura Brief, 5/E
Zayas-Bazán, Bacon & Nibert
©2008 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 512 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0135136350 | ISBN-13: 9780135136355
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Arriba: Comunicacíon y cultura Student Edition, 5/E
Zayas-Bazán, Bacon & Nibert
©2008 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 624 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0135136369 | ISBN-13: 9780135136362
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Vistas culturales Video Guide
Zayas-Bazán, Bacon & Nibert
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 128 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131589172 | ISBN-13: 9780131589179

WebCT, 2/E
McMinn
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