Overview

A culture-based, critical-thinking approach to learning and using Spanish in context.Conectándonos is a culture-based first year textbook that focuses on the analysis of language in its cultural context. By combining a textbook and website, Conectándonos engages students from the very beginning in the development of productive abilities as proposed by the Council on the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning. The third edition of Conectándonos: presents learners with themes and topics that lead them to actively contrast and compare linguistic structures and cultural perspectives across Spanish varieties as well as between Spanish and English. promotes the development of a learner-centered environment in which students can analyze data, find patterns of use and structure, make tentative hypotheses, and try them out. systematically introduces learners to significant and systematic regional variations that provide students with the chance to understand a wide variety of representative regional accents and uses of Spanish that students will encounter in the real world in which the many varieties of Spanish are used. provides students with strategies needed to develop useful language skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening, pronunciation, and cultural analysis. integrates cultural information throughout the majority of sections of every chapter.

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Author:   Maximo R Salaberry ,  Catherine Barrette ,  Marisol Fernandez-Garcia ,  Celina Nevarez
Publisher:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781792460296

ISBN 10:   1792460295
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   30 June 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface CAPITULO 1 Bienvenidos Geographic focus: El espanol en el mundo hispanohablante Vocabulario en contexto Saludos y presentaciones. Datos personales Interacciones formales e informales (tu and usted) Prestamos, cognados, formas de palabras y contexto En el salon de clase: Los numeros y el alfabeto Gramatica en contexto Subject pronouns and cases when they are optional The verb ser Gender and number of nouns Definite vs. indefinite articles Demonstrative adjectives Integracion comunicativa Conversacion: Common interactions in the Spanish class Pronunciacion: English and Spanish contrasts Lectura: Skimming a text Comprension oral: Contextual cues Escritura: Model and process writing Comparaciones culturales Cultura: ?Cuantos continentes hay? Literatura: Poesia bilingue Diferencias dialectales: Vocabulario CAPITULO 2: EE.UU. en espanol Geographic focus: Estados Unidos Vocabulario en contexto Los colores y las nacionalidades El cuerpo humano y la personalidad Gramatica en contexto Plurals of nouns Adjectives and articles: Agreement with nouns The verb estar with emotions and locations Present tense: Regular verbs Question words and yes/no questions Possessive adjectives Integracion comunicativa Conversacion: Apologizing and making requests Pronunciacion: The [o] sound at the end of words Comprension oral: Scanning oral data Lectura: Scanning written data Escritura: Writing a summary Comparaciones culturales Cultura: Hispanos famosos Literatura: Sandra Cisneros Diferencias dialectales: Prestamos del ingles CAPITULO 3: Estudiando espanol y otras materias Geographic focus: Mexico Vocabulario en contexto Las universidades y las carreras Las materias academicas Los dias de la semana, la hora y expresiones asociadas Gramatica en contexto The verb gustar and similar verbs Stem-changing verbs in the present tense Irregular verbs in the present tense Future with ir a + verb Integracion comunicativa Conversacion: Fluency in conversation Pronunciacion: Unstressed vowels in Spanish Lectura: Guessing from context Comprension oral: Listening with a goal in mind Escritura: Writing a letter Comparaciones culturales Cultura: La buena educacion Literatura: Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Diferencias dialectales: El vocabulario de la clase CAPITULO 4: Buscando trabajo Geographic focus: Cuba and la Republica Dominicana Vocabulario en context Las profesiones, los oficios y la rutina diaria Las obligaciones: tener que Saber y conocer Gramatica en contexto Ser, estar and haber (hay) Ser and estar: Adjectives and location Present progressive: Another use of the verb estar Reflexive verbs and pronouns Reciprocal verbs Integracion comunicativa Lectura: Using Spanish-Spanish dictionaries Escritura: Using a thesaurus Conversacion: Asking for and giving opinions Pronunciacion: The letter u sounds like [u], not [yu] Comprension oral: Understanding interview routines Comparaciones culturales Cultura: La etica de trabajo Literatura: Jose Marti Diferencias dialectales: Inversion of word order CAPITULO 5: Pasando tiempo con la familia y los amigos Geographic focus: Puerto Rico Vocabulario en contexto La familia y las celebraciones Los meses y las fechas El tiempo y las estaciones Gramatica en contexto Impersonal and passive se Indefinite and negative expressions Indirect object pronouns and possessive adjectives Integracion comunicativa Conversacion: Inviting someone, accepting/turning down invitations Pronunciacion: The letters r and double r in Spanish Lectura: Discourse organization Escritura: Cohesive writing with linking sentences Comprension oral: Understanding dialogues Comparaciones culturales Cultura: Las principales raices etnicas de Puerto Rico Literatura: Lucia Gonzalez Diferencias dialectales: Expresiones populares CAPITULO 6: Se come muy bien en Espana Geographic focus: Espana Vocabulario en contexto La comida y la bebida Lugares en donde comer y divertirse El menu del restaurante y platos tipicos Gramatica en contexto Ordinal adjectives Adverbs that end in -mente Direct object pronouns (and use of personal a) Informal command: Affirmative and negative forms Integracion comunicativa Conversacion: Accepting and refusing food Comprension oral: Understanding directions to reach a place Pronunciacion: The letters z and c in Spain Lectura: How not to translate every word Escritura: Writing in social media sites Comparaciones culturales Cultura: Mercados y tapas Literatura: Antonio Machado Diferencias dialectales: El pronombre vosotros CAPITULO 7: Cultivando el cuerpo y el espiritu Geographic focus: Argentina and Uruguay Vocabulario en contexto Los deportes Las artes Gramatica en contexto Preterit: Regular verbs Preterit: Verbs with spelling changes Preterit: Irregular verbs Direct and indirect object pronouns together Integracion comunicativa Conversacion: Circumlocutions Pronunciacion: The letters y and ll Comprension oral: Identifying key information Lectura: Narrative sequence of events Escritura: Biography Comparaciones culturales Cultura: El tango y el candombe Literatura: Horacio Quiroga Diferencias dialectales: El pronombre vos CAPITULO 8: Recordando cuando eramos ninos Geographic focus: Chile Vocabulario en contexto Las relaciones familiares Diferentes etapas de la vida Gramatica en contexto Imperfect and Preterit: Background and foreground Imperfect and Preterit: States and punctual events Meaning changing verbs in the past Integracion comunicativa Lectura: Foreground and background in narratives Escritura: Narratives: Foreground and background Conversacion: Taking turns in a conversation Pronunciacion: Letters g and j Comprension oral: Expressions to show support Comparaciones culturales Cultura: Mujeres del mundo hispanohablante Literatura: Luis Sepulveda Diferencias dialectales: El voseo chileno CAPITULO 9: De viaje por el mundo Geographic focus: Colombia, Panama and Venezuela Vocabulario en contexto Los viajes La casa o el apartamento Gramatica en contexto Participles and the Present Perfect Expressions with Hace + time Past perfect Review of uses of se Integracion comunicativa Conversacion: Expressing feelings Pronunciacion: The letters b and v Comprension oral: Listening to public announcements Lectura: Scanning texts for specific information Escritura: Writing complaint letters, emails, and notes Comparaciones culturales Cultura: El contacto fisico Literatura: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Diferencias dialectales: Uso de usted en Colombia CAPITULO 10: Para mejorar tu dieta Geographic focus: Ecuador and Peru Vocabulario en contexto Los grupos alimenticios y la dieta La preparacion de comidas 500 Gramatica en contexto Comparisons of equality and inequality Superlatives Review of pronouns (direct and indirect, prepositional) Review of informal and formal commands Integracion comunicativa Conversacion: Requesting, giving, or refusing help Pronunciacion: Words tend to blend together Lectura: Strategic reading Comprension oral: Taking notes Escritura: Writing summaries from notes Comparaciones culturales Cultura: Los modales en la mesa Literatura: Leyendas populares Diferencias dialectales: La influencia de las lenguas indigenas en el vocabulario CAPITULO 11: Para mejorar tu salud Geographic focus: Bolivia and Paraguay Vocabulario en contexto Anatomia humana Enfermedades, sintomas y remedios Gramatica en contexto Prepositions: a, en, de, por, para Possessive pronouns Present subjunctive with impersonal expressions Subjunctive in dependent clauses Integracion comunicativa Lectura: Understanding emergency instructions Comprension oral: At the doctor's office Escritura: Writing a formal essay Conversacion: Expressing doubt and surprise Pronunciacion: Rising and falling intonation Comparaciones culturales Cultura: Sistemas de salud Literatura: Augusto Roa Bastos Diferencias dialectales: Variaciones regionales de terminologia medica CAPITULO 12: Conectandonos con el mundo Geographic focus: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua Vocabulario en contexto Las tecnologias que facilitan la comunicacion La comunicacion no-verbal Gramatica en contexto Future and Conditional Present subjunctive with adverbial clauses Present subjunctive with non-existent and indefinite antecedents Integracion comunicativa Conversacion: Requesting, giving and receiving advice Pronunciacion: Aspiration of p , t and k Lectura: Using your knowledge of English Comprension oral: Using visual information Escritura: Persuasive language Comparaciones culturales Cultura: La herencia de la cultura maya Literatura: Poema anonimo Diferencias dialectales: El espanol mundial Apendice A: Information Gap Activities Apendice B: Verb Charts Apendice C: Spanish-English Glossary Apendice D: English-Spanish Glossary Creditos 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