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Tesoros: A Multimedia-Based Course

Robert J. Blake, University of California, Davis
Javier Blasco, Universidad de Valladolid
César Hernández, Universidad de Valladolid

Feature Summary

Tesoros offers an interactive learning environment that motivates students to interact with language in unique ways. Students are motivated by the mystery of the treasure hunt and the engaging storyline and characters that keep student interest and facilitate instructors's objectives and goals in the classroom.
This project was developed in partnership with Boecilla editora Multimedia (BeM), a software development company in Valladolid, Spain. Through this partnership with BeM and our own Al corriente author, Robert Blake, McGraw-Hill is the first to offer a CD-ROM-based program for the beginning Spanish market.
The course content is delivered via CD-ROM through a mystery storyline, one in which the student plays an active role. The story is presented via animated cartoon drawings of the characters, and takes students to numerous countries in the Spanish-speaking world. As students complete each lesson they will also cover the standard scope and sequence of grammatical structures that are found in first year materials.
As schools continue to develop distance learning programs and look for alternative ways to reduce the number of contact hours, Tesoros will offer an exciting and viable solution.
The Tesoros CD-ROM set is also a perfect supplement to any beginning Spanish program that wants to add a significant multimedia component to their course. Some instructors may choose to "switch" mediums and move from a video-based course to a CD-ROM-based course like Tesoros.
The CD-ROM User's Guide is a handbook that provides guidance for use and additional exercises and activities, and is a perfect supplement for the school that chooses to use the Tesoros CD-ROM as a stand-alone product with another textbook. The Tesoros Student CD-ROM set and CD-ROM User's Guide are available at a discount when packaged together.

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