PUNTOS DE ENCUENTRO

ISBN: 9781516511730 Géneros: CJ Sinópsis: Puntos de encuentro A CrossCultural Approach to Advanced Spanish is an innovative task and contentbased textbook that rethinks advanced Spanish instruction Based on research on second language acquisition in the classroom it combines languageasdiscourse instruction with contentbased learning  This text emphasizes the analysis of spoken and written texts drawn from realworld sources such as journalism history literature and film Students reflect on language forms and functions in context before using taskbased collaborative activities to process language and content at higher levels by synthesizing information distinguishing opinions from facts drawing comparisons and debating points of view  The source materials have been carefully selected to introduce students to relevant and engaging issues in the Spanishspeaking world such as the environment human rights indigenism immigration and bilingualism In order to understand these topics better students are asked to compare Spanishspeaking societies with their own promoting crosscultural awareness  Puntos de encuentro analyses complex contemporary issues as a means to achieve advanced proficiency in Spanish which results in more language production increased multicultural understanding and enhanced critical thinking skills This groundbreaking approach makes Puntos de encuentro unique among advanced Spanish textbooksMaria J de la Fuente received her BA and MA degrees in Spanish linguistics from the University of Salamanca in Spain and her PhD in Spanish and second language acquisition from Georgetown University She is currently professor of Spanish at The George Washington University where she directs the Spanish Language Program She has received a Bender Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching and is a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers Previously she taught at Duke University and Vanderbilt University Dr de la Fuente is the author of se