IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: Please select one title per workshop.
For details on the titles that will be sent to each workshop, please review the information next to the 'Order your Textbook Samples' link.
Spanish Language
Abriendo paso
4th Edition ©2014
Díaz, Nadel
ABRIENDO PASO is a highly respected two-volume program specifically written to address the needs of students preparing for the AP Spanish Language and Culture Examination.
Temas y lecturas
This highly recommended textbook is organized around the six Themes, the Essential Questions, and the 37 Recommended Contexts from the Curriculum Framework. The authentic reading selections in each chapter are supported with effective pre- and post-reading activities plus a variety of engaging communicative tasks that prepare students for the testing formats on the exam.
Workshop leaders who request copies of Abriendo paso Temas y lecturas will also receive a copy of AP® Spanish: Preparing for the Language and Culture Examination per attendee. In addition, one copy of the other titles shown will be sent to the workshop.
Gramática
The text is an independent grammar book that features explanations in English followed by a variety of controlled and open-ended practice opportunities. This text is an ideal companion to Temas y lecturas or can be used alone.
AP® Spanish Preparing for the Language Examination
4th Edition ©2014
Díaz
This outstanding test prep book has been completely updated to align with the new Spanish Language and Culture Exam.
Section I is organized around the Multiple Choice questions and has three Parts:
- Part A: Reading
- Part B: Reading with Listening
- Part C: Listening
Section II is organized around the Free Response exam questions.
- Part D: Interpersonal Writing
- Part E: Presentational Writing
- Part F: Interpersonal Speaking
- Part G: Presentational Speaking
In addition, each Part features Test-taking Strategies.
Díaz, AP® Spanish will be available August 1, 2013. For sample pages, visit PearsonSchool.com/apsp2014.
Conexiones: Comunicación y cultura
4th Edition ©2010
Zayas-Bazán, Bacon, García
For Today's Spanish Student
Real communication about real issues and experiences.
Students develop language skills and cultural awareness through an effective sequence of instruction and the active use of art, music, and literature from around the Spanish-speaking world.
- Unique and thorough grammar scope and sequence
- Careful progression of activities for all skills
- Focus on involvement, participation, and exchange
- New! Conéctate section focusing on the 5Cs
- New! Chapter opening activities to activate background knowledge
- Vocabulary focused on high-frequency words
- New! Community-based learning activities
Exceptional Media Resource
Created exclusively for Conexiones: Comunicación y cultura 4th Edition ©2010, MySpanishLab™ with Pearson eText, part of Pearson's MyLanguageLabs, is designed to serve the unique needs of language learners and language teachers by providing an unparalleled combination of tools and resources. MySpanishLab™ offers student activities, videos, audio resources, Web links, readiness checks with instant feedback, animated grammar tutorials with comprehension checks, verbal response voice-recording capabilities, verb charts, interactive glossary with English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English translations, tests, a customizable online gradebook, and much more! Take a tour of this exciting new resource! www.MySpanishLab.com
Exploracionies e interconexiones
3rd Edition ©2013
Liskin-Gasparro et al.
Identidades offers a content-rich communicative presentation for upper-level Spanish. Drawing on skills students have developed, Identidades further develops their abilities by taking a process-oriented methodology to skill building. Rich in cultural content, Identidades helps students draw parallels between their own identity and the cultural identities of the Spanish-speaking world.
- Emphasis on process-oriented learning draws on the skills of problem-solving, open-ended inquiry, description, narration, and comparison that students use in other areas of their academic lives.
- A culture-centered approach to language engages students in analysis and research on historical, cultural, and artistic expressions of the Spanish-speaking world.
- Systematic presentation of literature of the Spanish-speaking world encourages students to make connections between the cultural themes within the chapters and the literary manifestations.
- Straightforward presentation of grammar focuses on the necessary selection of structures, connections between function and form, carefully sequenced activities, and recycling throughout.
Exceptional Media Resource
MySpanishLab™, part of Pearson's MyLanguageLabs™, with full interactive eText, is designed to serve the unique needs of language learners and language teachers by providing an unparalleled combination of tools and resources.
MySpanishLab™ offers student activities, videos, audio resources, Web links, readiness checks with instant feedback, animated grammar tutorials with comprehension check, verbal response voice-recording capabilities, verb charts, interactive glossary with English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English translations, tests, a customizable online gradebook, and much more! For additional information visit, MySpanishLab.com.
Encuentros maravillosos: Gramática a través de la literatura
2nd Edition ©2011
Kanter
- Written entirely in Spanish, this highly praised anthology includes literature from a wide range of contemporary writers.
- Audio Program—Features high-quality lectures per chapter (14) that provide an overview of the author, writing style, and theme. Includes Blackline Masters for note-taking and comprehension questions.
- Companion Web Site—Interactive Web activities accessed through the Go Online Web Codes provide additional vocabulary and grammar practice.
