Spanish Now! Level 1 Author: Ruth Silverstein Allen Pomerantz Ph.D. Haywood Wald Ph.D. Nathan Quinones | Language: English | ISBN:
0764129333 | Format: EPUB
Spanish Now! Level 1 Description
The updated 7th edition of this combination textbook and workbook is designed as an introduction to Spanish for classroom use. The emphasis is on oral proficiency—conversational speaking and listening comprehension—but the authors also present detailed instruction in the fundamentals of Spanish grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing in Spanish. The book is filled with exercises and answers, true-to-life dialogues, humorous cartoons, illustrations of Hispanic art, and photos that capture the flavor of Spanish culture in Spain and Latin America. In this new edition, the lessons have been enriched with subtopics to enhance conversational speech. A teacher's manual is also available.
- Series: Spanish Now
- Paperback: 608 pages
- Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 7 edition (October 1, 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0764129333
- ISBN-13: 978-0764129339
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.7 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
One has to wonder if the other reviewers either didn't actually use this book or if they work for Barron's because this book is a very sloppy effort and should be an embarrassment to Barron's, especially the chief editor, Nathan Quinones. To begin with, anyone using previous editions of this book will notice that almost all of the errors remain in the book. Misspelling, misplaced accents, they're all still exactly where they were in previous editions of this book.
The CDs are especially a disappointment. Only 14 of the 31 chapters are recorded and do not have the conversational exercises in Part Four (the CD's are far from being filled to their 80 minute capacity). The story introductions are not recorded on the CDs, just the story dialogues, and Lesson 3 was omitted altogether. Additionally, the stories are not translated in the answer portion of the manual which significantly reduces the value of this book for self-study.
Nevertheless, with a good classroom instructor to guide the student through this book's many landmines, it can serve as a decent introduction to Spanish but lacks the perfection necessary to serve as a self-study book.
By Redgecko
This is a great textbook for classroom use. I use this book for teaching small adult classes and have found it to be very helpful. This new edition has the added benefit of having the teacher's manual included.
!!!THIS TEXTBOOK SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR TEACHING YOURSELF!!!
This book is designed for someone who has a firm grasp on the language and is either going to teach, be in an insructed class, or is needing a basic review.
If you are looking for a book that is suited for self-instruction, then I recommend "Spanish the Easy Way" (ISBN: 0764119745) by the same publisher. This is essentially the same book but it is presented in a simpler, easier to understand method.
This book deserves 6 stars!!
By Spencer Roach
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