World Languages

My Instructor Resource Center : Log in or request access

Gente
Ernesto Martín Peris, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
Neus Sans Baulenas, Official School of Languages, Barcelona
Julia Caballero

ISBN-10: 0131101412
ISBN-13: 9780131101418

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paper; 394 pp
Published: 10/09/2002
Status: Out of Print

Suggested retail price: $99.00

For Beginning Spanish courses.

Gente is the North American adaptation of the most successful text in Europe. Gente takes a task-based approach where students learn by doing. The tasks are activities that have contexts, non-linguistic and linguistic goals, and non-linguistic and linguistic outcomes. By performing the various tasks required of them, students learn Spanish in a fast and pragmatic way and are able to express themselves in real-world contexts and solve real-world problems. Conceived as a classroom manual, Gente offers a rich supplements package to support student learning outside of class. One of the most innovative supplements is the Student Grammar CD-ROM, which contains a video teacher who actually teaches grammar.

Meaningful tasks activate the learning development process—Draws students in and focuses their attention on completing real-world, carefully sequenced tasks .
- Motivates students and promotes interaction so students will take the initiative to use the language in order to complete the task.

Interactive Grammar CD-ROM—Video format and oral examples intended to be used by students to prepare for class.
- Provides students with linguistic tools needed for the next class. Voice recording capability enables students to learn and practice their pronunciation.

Grammar boxes—Provide simple grammar summaries.
- Reminds students of what they studied on the grammar CD-ROM and serves as a quick in-class reference while doing activities.

Unique organization—22 short chapters contain ample tasks with varied communicative functions, grammatical structures and vocabulary.
- Provides a manageable presentation and gives students a sense of accomplishment.

Unique art throughout.
- Motivates students to learn, and serves as a tool for the transmission of culture.

Mi Gente chapter-end sections—Provide an inclusive approach to cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.
- Enables students to practice reading, writing and Internet process activities and reach a final goal that encompasses all they have learned while focusing on one or more Hispanic regions or countries.

Classroom manual—Textbook acts as the classroom manual and is the essential in-class tool. Other components of the program serve as out-of-class support for the learning process.
- Provides students with the only language program whose main text is a classroom manual.

1. Gente que estudia.

2. Gente con gente.

3. Gente de vacaciones.

4. Gente de compras.

5. Gente en forma.

6. Gente e historias.

7. Gente que come bien.

8. Gente que viaja.

9. Gente de ciudad.

10. Gente en casa.

11. Gente que trabaja.

12. Gente y lenguas.

13. Gente que se conoce.

14. Gente que lo pasa bien.

15. Gente sana.

16. Gente y cosas.

17. Gente de novela.

18. Gente con ideas.

19. Gente que opina.

20. Gente con carácter.

21. Gente y mensajes.

22. Gente que sabe.

Elementary Spanish [COMPREHENSIVE] (Spanish)

Gente: Edición norteamericana, 2/E
de la Fuente, Martin Peris & Sans
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 560 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131944134 | ISBN-13: 9780131944138
Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

Gente, 2e takes a task-based (learn-by-doing) approach to Spanish. Each chapter culminates with a carefully selected task. Students prepare for this task by acquiring the vocabulary, structures, and interactional strategies that they will need to complete the task. Each task has a context in which the students have linguistic and non-linguistic goals with lingusitic and non-linguistic outcomes. By performing these various tasks, students are able to express themselves by doing activities that have relevance in the real-world.

Gente |
Reviews
Backcover Copy

"Si tal categoria existiera, sin ninguna duda a GENTE se le podria conceder un premio Pulitzer a la enseñanza de español como lengua extranjera: un libro de texto inteligente, dinámico y realmente dirigido a un publico de nivel universitario." — Manel Lacorte, University of Maryland

"GENTE truly immerses students in the language from day one and stretches language competence beyond most traditional texts ...Grammar, vocabulary, and discourse levels of the language are seen as tools to accomplish tasks!" — Maria Jose de la Fuente, Vanderbilt University

"GENTE is far superior in its graphic design, use of illustrations, and wealth of authentic cultural materials. It is superior in up-to-date information, its creative and varied activities, and its appeal to students." — Virginia M. Garlitz, Plymouth State College

Exciting • New • Task-based • Fresh • Real-world • Proven

GENTE's meaningful, interesting, task-based activities motivate students to initiate and participate in communication as they learn to speak Spanish in an efficient, proven, and pragmatic way. Based on a widely-used text from Spain, this version of GENTS makes some very successful European language-learning methods available to North American classrooms.

WebCT
Martin Peris, Sans Baulenas & Caballero
©2003 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Book | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131427040 | ISBN-13: 9780131427044
URL: http://webct31.prenhall.com/SCRIPT/ml_martin_gente_1_1/scripts/student/serve_home

Availability: Now! | Version: 3.x | Student Access Type: Open Access
Request Content View Demo

Companion Website - gente
Martin Peris, Sans Baulenas & Caballero
©2003 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement; 0 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131103415 | ISBN-13: 9780131103412
URL: http://www.prenhall.com/gente

Picture File/Spanish, 2/E
Castells
©1998 | Prentice Hall | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0139313133 | ISBN-13: 9780139313134

Quick Guide to Spanish Grammar for Identidades: Exploraciones e interconexiones
Mediatheque Publishers Services
©2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 6 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0132207508 | ISBN-13: 9780132207508
Buy from myPearsonStore

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
Buy from myPearsonStore

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
Buy from myPearsonStore

Vistas culturales Video Guide
Zayas-Bazán, Bacon & Nibert
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 128 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131589172 | ISBN-13: 9780131589179

Pearson Higher Education offers special pricing when you choose to package your text with other student resources. If you're interested in creating a cost-saving package for your students contact your Pearson Higher Education representative.