Overall, it delivers just for register in the examples presented. We are not that. We are left to characters of different origins. Each chapter starts with Paroles and con- regarding mode and medium of expression. For centrates on vocabulary-building activities with a a work of such pioneering importance, these in- focus on speaking practice. A nice feature of the grammatical content in plex technical terminology.
Those unfamiliar with SFG analyses will find time to practice this difficult concept. It is unfor- it extremely difficult to plow through. The thick tunate that a similar approach was not favored layers of SFG patois also render this volume less to tackle the subjunctive, which is presented over than useful as a reference work for pedagogical two lessons within the last chapter.
Although the purposes. Yet those who are fa- details but still encompass a sometimes minimal miliar with the SFG theoretical approach will find communicative context that recycles previously much here to enrich their understanding of the learned vocabulary.
Chinese language and its grammar. In Perspectives, students are offered Canada, or Martinique goes along with each di- reading passages that are broadly related to the alogue. The textbook offers follow-up activities rest of the chapter. Although some texts are that check comprehension as well as encourage adapted from authentic sources, the authors cross-cultural analysis. Each reading is tion Bienvenue dans le monde francophone and fea- followed by comprehension questions as well as turing a typical day in five Francophone cities.
Additionally, the focus on signed as writing and listening practice, respec- a typical day inevitably leads to generalizations. The cul- nent of the audiovisual program, save it all. The central two-page cultural Le blog de. A link to ActivityPak sections starting with Le blog de. In Paroles, efforts ing experience. Each chapter has a series of in- are made to incorporate culture into the vocab- teractive activities reviewing vocabulary, grammar, ulary presentations; for example, the words and and culture in which students have ample op- expressions related to weather include sentences portunities to recall vocabulary both receptively such as En automne, chez les Bretons.
Arguably, more cultural re- ing. That said, vocabulary is generally up sequence. The p. For instance, the viewer can see one of the falls short in offering authenticity when depict- characters giving up her afternoon at the mu- ing regions other than Paris. Nevertheless, the new and contem- teachers who may want to replace one of the films porary design is second only to current and in- in the program with a different film, for what- teresting content that will certainly help students ever reason.
Another type of flexibility involves make the most of their study of French. Boston: Thomson Heinle. This sepa- ISBN —1———7. ISBN —1———3. Five features listed on the first page of the of the frontmatter in order to address this issue as front matter state that it is integrated grammar, a way of informing administrators and educators vocabulary, practice, activities, and readings ; involved in reviewing this program for adoption.
At the be- film from Canada. Each chapter has specific exercises for single film, could be used as standalone units and the two recommended types of viewing that would not necessarily in the order presented in the pro- be done in class: a no sound or subtitles and gram.
This feature offers flexibility, especially for b sound, but no subtitles. ISBN —0—07——6. DVD, free to the film rather than try to follow the subtitles to adopters.
Workbook to Accompany Deutsch: and viewing tips to guide students while they watch Na klar! An Introductory German Course. ISBN time is not built into the syllabus as part of the re- —0—07——4. An Introduc- frustration or irritation. Several appendixes provide gram- variety of exercises, which is one of the greatest mar tables and vocabulary lists. The Deutsch: Na strengths of this program. The exercises at the klar! Instead, both the workbook or modified elements in this edition of the pro- and the textbook facilitate interpersonal, inter- gram.
This review will address a few of these el- pretive, and presentational modes of communi- ements in terms of their design and usefulness. The tent and vocabulary, and there is a section in each additions consist mainly of still images of objects chapter that focuses to some extent on sociolin- or locations discussed in the interviews and will guistic variation vocabulaire familier.
The overall impression made by the DVD as synonym-finding tasks. This approach is com- is good; the video is well done and the speakers mendable, especially given the lack of anything are highly understandable. The DVD-based exercises woven into the found in any film would allow teachers and stu- chapters of the textbook are even more well done, dents to take advantage of all the wonderful repre- and the instructor can easily implement them in sentations of authentic spoken discourse available class along with the video.
The focus of the video in these films. Another useful new feature is the Das kann ich nun section at the end of each chapter. Deutsch: Na klar! An chapter, whether giving the gender of vocabu- Introductory German Course. As such, the sections would room time in giving direction as to where and how be well implemented as study guides for unit as- to find the right page. In at least one other pro- sessment, for example. These sections, along with gram, the corresponding information has been the integrative and communicative Zu guter Letzt inverted on the page, and students need only in- sections, are some of the most effectively designed vert their books in order to read it, thus saving activities in the text.
Whereas the former ask stu- effort and time for the task of the exercise. These features make the or discussing and debating controversial topics. All of the attributes mentioned in the preface. This integration is accomplished by make Deutsch: Na klar! An goals of the program.
ISBN —0—07——5. An Invitation to Ital- information from them. Each chapter thereafter ian. ISBN —0—07——3. An Invitation to Italian instructional free time and sports, and media and technology, program has reached its seventh edition and to name a few.
Communicative partner activities is comprised of several components. For stu- are prevalent in the text, which makes it easy to im- dents, a textbook, workbook, and lab manual plement the text quickly and efficiently. The fact are available in the traditional paper format.
A that instructions for the activities are also given workbook and lab manual are also available on- in German helps maintain the continuity of the line in electronic format with the support of classroom discourse.
These features make the text Quia technology. The Online Learning Center user-friendly, in that the instructor can rely on the www. The new online ActivityPak has replaced outs. It is also heartening to see information-gap the Interactive CD—ROM of the previous edition activities included in each chapter. One aspect and includes the complete video program, along of the presentation of these activities in this text with interactive exercises.
This prac- Giuliana. Reviews For instructors, the video program in DVD for- in each chapter, most of the exercises proposed mat and the Testing Audio Program on audio CDs are not communicative in nature. Report your and the Testing Program in electronic format. The remaining two One of the leading textbooks for language in- are more mechanical.
The other explicitly directs ated today. Additionally, learning. Supplements and ancillar- Because Prego was originally conceived primar- ies are valuable learning tools, especially in their ily as a tool to provide basic, streamlined grammar state-of-the-art electronic format, and they add with emphasis on the four skills within a thematic value to the learning program as a whole.
Having used Prego for college in- number of pages as the previous edition. The lab struction consistently since , it is my impres- manual has been reduced by only a few pages, sion that what has survived the test of time is and the answer key has been moved to the Web the thoughtful and pedagogically sound sequenc- site.
The most striking changes have taken place Chapters remained substantially unchanged un- with regard to the number of pages and the over- til the fifth edition. In that edition, there was a all sizing of the textbook.
Whereas the previous significant change that compromised the original edition was pages in length, the new one has plan to provide a simple yet complete overview only pages.
The photos and drawings have of Italian. In an attempt to make the textbook increased at the expense of vocabulary lists and more manageable, two chapters were dropped, grammar exercises; for example, in chapter 5, the and some of the most sophisticated grammar vocabulary items have been reduced from 43 to 31 such as the periodo ipotetico and the passive voice in number, and related activities have decreased was relegated to the appendix.
Moreover, the yellow column The sixth edition did not change much, and containing extra vocabulary has disappeared from Prego still stood apart from a new generation the page margin. When adopting The previous edition included a total of five exer- Prego, instructors make a conscious choice to give cises for each section. The number of chapters has grammar special relevance in their courses. With not been altered, remaining at 18, with an average some of the grammar highlights and many ex- of 20 pages each.
Although some of the chapters ercises eliminated, Prego seems to have lost its have been renamed, they contain the same cul- distinctive mark and main attractiveness, thus be- tural themes as in the previous edition. As a text for ment test in Italian. Prego is certainly a different business students, it provides insights into real- product, and it is important that it not only main- life cultural issues in the business environment.
In this way, Management styles and approaches to problem it will continue to be a valuable tool for a teaching solving, models of the discourse used in a par- approach that privileges grammatical accuracy in ticular domain e.
Brazilian and American practitioners in both lan- guages will inform a broad spectrum of learners. It may be used as sup- port material or adopted as a required text. ISBN —0———4. In an interdependent world in which inter- The questions and topics for discussion sug- cultural communication and foreign language gested at the end of each chapter lead to re- proficiency are critical tools for effective busi- flection on culture, stimulate business-specific ness practices, dedicated texts that draw upon language practice, and promote interest in ad- authentic experiences and discourse are few ditional research on the topic.
The English— and far between. This English—Portuguese bilin- Portuguese and Portuguese—English glossaries, gual publication presents a unique collection along with suggested supplemental readings on of real-life cases that illustrate cultural issues in intercultural communication studies, complete business-related transactions leading to miscom- the document.
The mix of registers and the degree of formality The volume comprises 10 nonsequential units, found in the Portuguese documents reflect their each relating a case based on actual experiences of authenticity and the range of discourse variation Brazilian executives during their work with North used by practitioners.
It would have been helpful Americans. Each chapter follows the same for- to know more about the process of sample collec- mat: a the background story contextualizing a tion, such as the steps followed in their prepara- critical incident with an underlying cultural di- tion and the degree of editing, if any, when trans- mension, b comments from three Brazilian and posing to the written text.
Intermediate thetical ideas, and requires sentence completions. It also includes questions associated with the read- Pp. ISBN —0— ing selections that guide students to use critical 07——6.
DVD, free to adopters. Student CD— thinking to respond. Intermediate Spanish. By spiral approach, I mean more attractive for its organization and its focus that vocabulary from first-year Spanish is recycled on culture rather than on grammatical exercises. The authors also present conver- may make the instructor minimize instruction in sations and vocabulary in real everyday language.
The variety of activities with illustrations through- Another shortcoming is that the pages out the volume helps initiate students in narration seem too crowded, especially with grammar and description at a level appropriate to students explanations. For this problem, I fault the pub- at the Intermediate High level, according to the lisher, not the authors.
The tations in the workbook. Dictations are valuable vocabulary presented in reading selections is the- both for their cultural content and the opportuni- matic and also appropriate for this level. The read- ties they present for practice in listening compre- ings can help in different ways e.
Suggestions are communicative and edition with follow-up ideas, a workbook, video in the examples use authentic, everyday language. Unfortunately, Pasajes now is out maps, and a discussion.
In fact, the attractive pic- of print. PEREZ create sentences or paragraphs. Bilingualism and Identity: are rather small, repeated calls for more research Spanish at the Crossroads with Other Languages. ISBN —90—— Occasion- ally, one comes across an item in a table that is not italicized p. The an introductory chapter, the latter offering a help- footnotes are neither too abundant nor too long.
Dominican Republic. I cite only a couple of examples. Once it strategic level but adopt different approaches at occurs both ways on the same page once without a tactical level.
The first treats all try p. Each chapter Regarding the section on Latin America, it is is easily digestible, yet when one reflects on the obviously capricious to quibble about the choice whole, there is an impressive amount of informa- of what to include, for much must be excluded.
There p. The first sentence in representative studies. Sev- The volume rightly commends itself as a model eral times in the last chapter, there are instances for discussing the status of other languages. For example, tively, by means of clandestine language schools. Why should we regard mono- pass mainly Spanish grammar or composition, or lingualism as the norm? The textbook is meant for upper division, gard bilingualism as value added rather than advanced courses in these areas and is written some sort of handicap?
Why do we regard indi- entirely in Spanish, except for the introduction. Certainly one is organized in six lessons, with the first five anyone teaching Spanish at any level should be usually addressing specific lexis and grammar as- acquainted with it, as should all others interested pects, whereas the sixth lesson is dedicated to the in the role of Spanish as a world language.
Many composition aspect announced in the title of the others could doubtless profit from some of the in- respective chapter. One It is an ample textbook, given not only its large thinks immediately of those in cognate fields who format 8. These would certainly include, of illustrations. Without a doubt, it aspires to but not be limited to, political science, geogra- capture as much as possible of the vastness of lan- phy, and history. Yet this highly academic tome guage use, but it can be overwhelming for a one- might well serve those in other lines of work, such semester course.
One important benefit is that as members of the intelligence community and, I it offers the instructor the opportunity to select dare say, marketing experts. It is not the Not every chapter emphasizes it to the same ex- kind of textbook that motivated students would tent, but the perspective is avowedly postmodern.
It does so through the constant It is only fitting to close on a positive note. In each lesson, the extensive, detailed itly promises. In the stages of the writing process, from prewriting fact, on a number of occasions, it calls for more to revision. ISBN —1—— In the final lesson of each chapter, the one ded- —7.
ISBN —0—13——3. Audio CDs to accompany on African refugees. Transparencies, ably written by former students of the authors, free to adopters. Co- of that nature. Upper Saddle River, breviations, derivation, and the usage of vosotros.
NJ: Prentice Hall, Mention should be made also of the instru- mental ancillaries that the volume offers. There Make no mistake. Order it symbols, thoroughly explained, that address all and you will receive two large cartons of mate- aspects of composition editing, including stylis- rials. The appendixes consist in a office; empty your briefcase to hold the materials critical list of problematic distinctions in the that you will need to take to a typical class.
In addition, the terminology used throughout the textbook. The only snags are the rather uniform, coordinated with the textbook or Vistas cultur- monotonous font and the colorless page-setting, ales tours of Spanish-speaking countries, also which fail to illuminate the subtleties of the con- coordinated with the chapters , both available tent.
The black-and-white effect, however, suits the in DVD and video formats. The expla- Spanish needs a boost; the clueless; the uncre- nations are clear and concise; the activities are ative; and the rushed for time. Every moment well marked with key icons to show at a glance if of class has been orchestrated for review, pre- they are for pairs, small groups, on the Web, or sentation of new material, exercises, interactive use audio and video.
Each chapter highlights a activities, and cultural contexts through interest- country or small group of countries; the visuals ing visuals, realia, and music. There is much more and cultural information are well woven into the than you will need, maybe more than you can jug- learning objectives and activities of the chapter. The challenge to an appeal, and colored boxes highlight key gram- instructor or course coordinator will be to winnow mar points. The authors also have added some interesting What about the students?
Again the authors new features to the basics of each chapter. What do you know, it probes. What tivities Manual , as well as Additional Practice Activ- do you think? What would you do?
There is also an online, interactive low the daily lives of several international students Quia Student Activities Manual and a Companion living there. A compromise between the original Web site. Although a traditional textbook, polished over the last few the storyline is not gripping, the video is at least editions, but offering few pedagogical surprises.
The authors embrace the by now well-accepted Each chapter winds down with Nuestro mundo, communicative approach to language instruction, a direct focus on the national culture explored the importance of language in conveying an intro- in the chapter. Its Panoramas includes a full-page duction to target cultures, and an integration of color map of the region and another page of oral, aural, reading, and writing skills.
The peda- color photos with captions. Instead, divide each class into small minute with these materials. Ritmos follows, a listening modules, plan a warm-up exercise, present vocab- comprehension exercise based on musicians and ulary through visuals, teach grammatical struc- singers from the country.
Good advice if not realia of menus and brochures to excerpts from holy writ. Taller takes stu- each divided into three parts, having all that dents through a guided writing process on topics you have come to expect in a first-year textbook: presented in the reading or the chapter. The readings gradually become more well crafted, well written, and well designed. A final Vocabulario lists the from the textbook-centered veteran to the Web- words presented in the chapter for quick refer- loving newbie.
This forthcoming scholarly collection will integrate an array of topics and theoretical approaches representing current developments in German filmmaking and studies. Send proposals to: Terri Ginsberg Rutgers University t. While the Companion will be published in English, papers submitted in German are also acceptable and will be translated.
Related Papers Prego! An Invitation to Italian 7th ed. She is a coauthor of the French text Rendez-vous: An Invitation to French and is the author of a language teaching methods text, Teaching Language in Context. Her publications have appeared in various professional journals, and she has given numerous workshops throughout the country.
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