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¡De viva voz! is an exciting new Spanish conversation text that focuses on the development of oral communication while providing a review of key grammatical structures in a very approachable and "non-threatening" manner.Intermediate students have generally had the equivalent of a first-year overview of the language and in many cases are in transition to third-year culture/literature courses.They have a lot of information "in their heads," but they often still have the need for conversational practice that actively uses structures and vocabulary they have already studied.Through creative exercises, brief summaries of grammar, and a carefully sequenced chapter structure, ¡De viva voz! helps instructors realize their principal goal in a conversation course: to see their students engaged in conversation in Spanish and improving their level of oral proficiency on a daily basis. ... Read more

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This outstanding three-title series prepares college-bound ESL students to understand academic lectures in English. Each text equips students for the challenges of college and university study by helping them listen selectively, take notes, review key ideas, retain information, and apply what they have learned. Twelve recorded lectures in each level are performed in lively and natural styles to provide a motivating introduction to academic listening. Lectures cover a wide range of thought-provoking contemporary topics. Controlled, realistic note-taking practice, ample rep-listening activities, vocabulary preview, post-lecture tests, and a wealth of illustrations also aid student understanding. ... Read more

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Introduces the fundamentals of listening and note-taking using written exercises and audio activities. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Not useful at all!
These CD's are nothing more than someone reading the lectures in the Textbook and the Workbook, nothing more. I thought that I was buying the Student Audio Program that accompanies the Workbook, which this isn't. I suppose that someone might like listening to someone just speak the language, but that is all this is. You might as well turn on the television. ... Read more

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Designed to accompany the Listening and Speaking volume(see panel on left), the goal of this series of exercises is to makethe task of listening comprehension more enjoyable and effective.Canbe used by the student at home or in the language lab, this is a greataid for increasing proficiency in listening. Many visuals throughoutthe text provide context. ... Read more

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Sigamos (Let's Continue) is a new second year program consisting of a grammar review text plus coordinated reader. It offers students the opportunity to refine and polish previously acquired skills while, at the same time, moving them toward increased proficiency and preparing them for more advanced studies in Spanish. The text is designed to increase students¿ abilities with the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, using materials which are both informative and culturally appropriate. The structure of the text, while simple and straightforward, with a minimum of pedagogical apparatus, has an upbeat tone that focuses on the positive accomplishments of Hispanic people and culture. ... Read more