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De nuevo: Spanish for High Beginners, Alternate Edition
Kimberly M. Armstrong, Ph.D., Franklin & Marshall College
Yvonne Gavela-Ramos, Pennsylvania State University
Eduardo Negueruela-Azarola, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

ISBN-10: 0135001862
ISBN-13: 9780135001868

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper
Published: 09/25/2007

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De nuevo is built from the ground up, with unique ways of addressing students who have had some Spanish before. The text's structure and approach provide students with a review of the communicative functions with which they are familiar - but not proficient. An initial focus on review material broadens to include engaging exercises that build vocabulary, an exploration of thematic readings, the presentation of more challenging grammatical structures, a multitude of communicative activities, and emphasis on the development of writing skills. Most activities involve brainstorming in order to acclimate students to working in groups and to provide opportunities for oral communication.

  • Careful weaving of chapter themes and functions.

    • Cultural sections complement the chapter themes and expand students' awareness of the Hispanic world.

    • Authentic, graduated readings focus on various genres and geographical regions.

    • Web activities coordinate with chapter themes and functions.

  • Unique review sections–Requires students to look at examples and “figure things out” for themselves.

    • Encourages students to consider contextualized language and inductively draw conclusions about its structure.

  • Opportunities for group work and cooperation–Through innovative and dynamic activities.

    • Gives students many chances to interact with one another and negotiate meaning.

    • Activities begin as discrete exercises and progress to more task-based activities.

  • A function–driven communicative approach.

    • Activities are spiraled so students have the opportunity to review structures and functions they have already learned.

    • High-interest, chapter-end activities such as role-playing, student presentations, and dialogues encourage students to incorporate and practice what they have learned.

    • At the end of every two chapters, a review activity called “No te olvides” provokes discussion based on the readings on the multimedia CD-ROM.

  • Use of a series of characters to aid in contextualizing activities.

    • A series of characters appear in every chapter throughout the text and create a source of interest as the students learn about their lives–and see that communication does not occur in isolation.

    • Allows instructors to use the characters to further engage students in activities and conversations.

1. Getting reacquainted: ¡A conocernos!


2. Giving information: El chisme.


3. Asking questions: La entrevista.


4. Possession and the immediate past: Un lugar para vivir.


5. The future: El futuro ya está aquí.


6. Narrating in the past: La vida loca.


7. Narrating in the past: Así es la vida.


8. Giving advice: Una vida saludable.

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