Bill VanPatten,
University of Illinois at Chicago Michael J. Leeser,
Florida State University Gregory D. Keating,
University of Illinois at Chicago Esperanza Román-Mendoza,
George Mason University
ISBN: 0072862815 Copyright year: 2005
Feature Summary
The feature-length movie Sol y viento is fully integrated within the Sol y viento textbook, providing unparalleled, motivating input that is highly accessible to students. The nine-episode movie is closely coordinated with the nine textbook units, each of which contains two lessons.
Vocabulary and grammar are presented and practiced within a clear and consistent three-part lesson structure. Vocabulary is presented visually through engaging, contemporary art, and communicative activities promote the acquisition of new terms. Grammar is presented within the context of the movie and is followed by meaningful activities that develop proficiency through relevant, real-world situations.
¡Exprésate! boxes introduce useful structures and functional terms at the point at which they are needed for effective communication and student-to-student interaction.
Comunicación útil features encourage individual expression through additional vocabulary, structures, and phrases that allow students to further personalize activities.
Within grammar presentations, De Sol y viento features model grammar within the context of the movie. Instructors may choose to have students view this movie clip in class or on their own to illustrate the use of the grammar point within a communicative context.
Enfoque lingüístico boxes encourage students to think about language in a broader context, helping them relate what they are learning about Spanish to the “bigger picture” of other languages and other cultures, including their own.
Vistazo cultural features (usually three per lesson) explore many different aspects of Hispanic cultures related to the current lesson’s theme.
The Sol y viento: Enfoque cultural features focus on a cultural point or topic related directly to the corresponding movie episode, encouraging students to explore the background culture inherent in the developing story, characters, and locations of the movie itself.
Meaningful activities promote useful and relevant communication and develop linguistic skills in real contexts and through engaging situations and tasks.
The two-page Sol y viento section in every lesson focuses on the Sol y viento movie episode correlated to the corresponding textbook lesson, beginning with previewing activities and culminating with postviewing activities. This section is also closely tied to the Instructor Version of the Sol y viento movie, which includes extensive on-screen pre- and postviewing activities designed to facilitate student comprehension and to focus student attention on the key grammar points and story themes modeled in the movie episode.
The two-page A leer section focuses on the development of reading skills through authentic readings and carefully crafted pre- and postreading activities and strategies.
The two-page Entremés cultural sections provide in-depth cultural readings and activities that promote critical thinking and cross-cultural awareness. These sections focus on the regions of the Spanish-speaking world and on such topics as geographic and cultural diversity and what it means to be Hispanic in the United States.
The Instructional Version of the Sol y viento movie, available on a set of 6 DVDs and 4 VHS cassettes, provides nearly six hours of video input designed specifically for use in the classroom or a laboratory setting. On-screen previewing activities encourage students to watch for important plot developments and character interaction, facilitating comprehension of the upcoming episode. On-screen postviewing activities reinforce both comprehension of specific elements of the movie as well as recognition and understanding of the lesson’s grammar points.
The Interactive CD-ROM offers students an exciting multimedia environment in which to practice and develop their language skills, through a variety of activities that integrate movie clips, art, and game-like environments.
The Manual de actividades, Volumes 1 and 2, available both in the classic print and the new interactive Quia™ online versions, offer additional written and aural practice and skill development. The Quia™ online versions offer immediate feedback and scoring, the full built-in audio program, and a powerful classroom management and grading tool for instructors.
A full-color Picture File for instructors offers large color images, taken from the Sol y viento movie, which allows instructors to further integrate the movie, its characters, locations, and plot into the daily classroom experience.
The extensive activities and resources available on this Online Learning Center Website provide students with additional opportunities to practice vocabulary and grammar, as well as investigate cultural topics through Internet-based cultural activities. Students can review and study grammar points outside of class with the interactive Flash Grammar Tutorials. Instructors will find a wide range of resources available to them on the Online Learning Center, including digital transparencies and PowerPoint presentations.
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