內容簡介
內容簡介 An entire semester of a classroom-based Spanish language course―all in one easy-to-use book and audio program!Getting a solid foundation in grammar and basic vocabulary is essential for learning any language, andin Ultimate Spanish 101, Premium Second Edition, you'll get an entire semester's worth of Spanish language instruction in one complete book and audio program.Written by experienced teachers Ronni Gordon and David Stillman, Ultimate Spanish 101 is organized into 16 chapters for 16 weeks of study. You'll find short dialogs presenting new vocabulary and grammatical structures in context, grammar summaries that provide clear explanations of how the Spanish language functions, and numerous exercises that ensure grammar and vocabulary are mastered through practical situations. With its combination of course book and online support, Ultimate Spanish 101 gives you a straightforward, easy-to-use program to master the basics of reading, writing and speaking the Spanish language.Ultimate Spanish 101, Premium Second Edition is supported by extensive materials online (via app and web), providing additional support that allows you to reinforce what you've learned with:Flashcards for all the vocabulary in the book, with audio for pronunciation helpSpanish-English English-Spanish digital glossary for convenient quick referenceAudio recordings of all the dialogues, for intonation, and audio exercises and drills that help you speak Spanish aloudNEW in this edition: additional audio exercises to practice speaking skills
作者介紹
作者介紹 Ronni L. GordonRonni L. Gordon, PhD, is a prominent author of foreign language textbooks and instructional multimedia courses, including more than 40 titles in Spanish and other languages. She taught Spanish language at Harvard University and Spanish language and Spanish American literature at Boston University and Cornell University, where she was one of the first scholars to give a college course on Spanish American women writers. She has consulted on states’ K-12 academic standards for world languages, presented at the United States Department of Education, and read for the National Endowment for the Humanities. She focuses on Latino community engagement through chamber music concerts and education outreach as part of Dolce Suono Ensemble's award-winning “Música en tus Manos” project.David M. StillmanDavid M. Stillman, PhD, is a well-known author of foreign language textbooks and instructional multimedia courses with a bibliography that includes titles in Spanish, French, Italian, and German. He was on faculty at The College of New Jersey where he taught Spanish, French, Italian, Hebrew, and linguistics and coordinated an innovative program of student-led oral proficiency practice. He has consulted on states’ K-12 academic standards for world languages and has been appointed to national committees devoted to the improvement of teacher training. He was founding president of Multilingua, a company that provided foreign language instruction and translation services to the business community and English language instruction to immigrant communities.