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Invitaciones 2nd Edition © 2010

An Interactive Worktext for Beginning Spanish

Deana Alonso, Southwestern College; Esther Alonso, Southwestern College; Brandon Zaslow, Occidental College

spiralbound , 8 1/2 x 10 7/8, combined textbook-workbook

Higher Education > Spanish > Introductory  

Overview

Ideal for introductory Spanish, Invitaciones features two, self-contained worktexts, Primera parte (Episodios 1-15) and Segunda parte (Episodios 16-30), each organized with perforated, full-color lesson pages followed by black-and-white workbook pages.  Invitaciones also offers:

  • Storyline video throughout the program
  • Short, focused lessons that provide students with a sense of accomplishment and success
  • Grammar and vocabulary as tools for exchanging ideas
    and problem-solving
  • Directed and communicative activities that promote conversation and camaraderie among classmates
  • Learning strategies and skill-specific strategies throughout the worktext

     

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New Features

New to 2nd Edition

  • More communicative practice helps students develop interpersonal communication
  • New Revista cultural section develops cultural knowledge through interesting and relevant readings
  • New video content the Flash cultura program and authentic TV clips offers additional exposure to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world
  • Updated culture in the Invitación a... sections invites students to develop their interpretive communication skills and cultural competance
  • New grammar appendix  provides reference and additional grammar practice
  •   Online listening comprehension and pronunciation practice provides students with opportunities to develop their interpretive skills and master pronunciation 
  • Enhanced technology delivers all audio and video content online, plus provides additional practice

 

Next : Contents >

Contents

Download Complete Table of Contents

Invitaciones Primera parte

    Episodio 1: El primer día de clases
    Episodio 2: En la librería
    Episodio 3: Los profesores y las clases
    Episodio 4: ¡Qué internacionales!
    Episodio 5: ¿Estudiamos el sábado?
    Episodio 6: ¡Qué guapos!
    Episodio 7: ¿Qué van a hacer el sábado?
    Episodio 8: Vamos al parque
    Episodio 9: ¡Qué rica comida!
    Episodio 10: Una invitación confusa
    Episodio 11: ¡A ganarse la vida!
    Episodio 12: Los planes profesionales
    Episodio 13: Las vacaciones
    Episodio 14: ¡Estás muy americanizada!
    Episodio 15: La posada

Invitaciones Segunda parte

    Episodio 16: Emilio viene de España
    Episodio 17: ¡Feliz año nuevo!
    Episodio 18: En casa de los tíos
    Episodio 19: ¿Qué tienen ganas de hacer?
    Episodio 20: La pelea
    Episodio 21: ¡Me siento mal!
    Episodio 22: Recuerdos de la niñez
    Episodio 23: ¿Qué están haciendo?
    Episodio 24: El accidente
    Episodio 25: El choque
    Episodio 26: De regreso a casa
    Episodio 27: El anillo de compromiso
    Episodio 28: Decisiones importantes
    Episodio 29: Soluciones positivas
    Episodio 30: La vida sigue

 

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Components


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For Students

Student Edition with Supersite AccessPrimera parte ISBN: 978-1-60007-950-4  Spiralbound
Segunda parte ISBN: 978-1-60007-951-1  Spiralbound

Each Student Edition worktext contains 15 lessons, each beginning with  full-color lesson pages that are followed by black-and-white workbook pages. As a result, each worktext offers all the learning tools needed in a self-contained volume. The Student Supersite provides a wide range of online resources that support and enhance the Student Edition:

  • Auto-graded practice activities with real-time feedback
  • Interactive vocabulary flashcards and pronunciation activities
  • Complete Escenas de la vida and Flash cultura video programs in streaming video
  • MP3 files for the complete Worktext and Lab audio programs
  • VHL online dictionary, grammar reference, and verb wheel
  • Oxford Spanish mini-dictionary

 

Answer Key Primera parte ISBN: 978-1-60007-954-2  Paperback
Segunda parte ISBN: 978-1-60007-955-9   Paperback

This component contains answer keys for all activities with discrete answers in the Student Edition worktext. It is available in print and on the Instructor's Supersite.

 

    Also Available

    Escenas de la vida DVD Primera parte ISBN: 978-1-60007-958-0  1 DVD
    Segunda parte ISBN: 978-1-60007-002-5  1 DVD

    Available in streaming video on the Student Supersite, this video program is also available for purchase in DVD format.

 
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For Instructors

Instructor's Annotated Edition Primera parte ISBN: 978-1-60007-952-8  Spiralbound
Segunda parte ISBN: 978-1-60007-953-5  Spiralbound

The Instructor's Annotated Edition contains a wealth of teaching information designed to support teaching in the classroom and to save instructors time in preparation and class management. Answers to all exercises with discrete answers are overprinted on the student text pages. The marginal annotations include previews, suggestions, expansions, teaching options, and instructional resource notes that correlate all available student and instructor ancillaries.

 

Instructor's DVD Set with Instructor Supersite ISBN: 978-1-60007-956-6  2 DVDs and Supersite passcode

Includes:

  • Escenas de la vida DVD
     
  • Flash cultura DVD
     
  • Instructor Supersite
      The complete Instructor's Resource Manual
      The complete Testing Program
      MP3 files of the Worktext and Lab Audio Program
      Answer Keys
      Escenas de la vida and Flash cultura video programs in streaming video
      Online course management and gradebook
      Complete access to the Student Supersite

 

Next : Lesson Tour >

Lesson Tour

Download a Sample Lesson                  Primera parte Episodio 8

Each Invitaciones worktext contains fifteen lessons, called episodios, and each episode is organized in exactly the same way:  full-color lesson pages, immediately followed by black-and-white workbook pages. As a result, the worktext offers all the learning tools needed in each self-contained volume.

Here is a preview of the exciting resources found in Episode 8:

  • Escenas de la vida

    This episodic video follows a group of Spanish-speaking students attending college in the U.S.  The video provides comprehensible input as it puts the language in action in real-life contexts.

  • Flash cultura

    Young people share aspects of life in their countries, and provide valuable cultural insights. Filmed in a news program format, this engaging video expands upon the cultural themes presented in each worktext.

 

Visit our Supersite Demos to access the audio, video, practice and resources that accompany the Invitaciones sample lesson.

Invitaciones, primera parte Supersite Demo

Invitaciones, segunda parte Supersite Demo

 

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Technology

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The Invitaciones Supersite integrates text and technology through an expansive set of interactive, online resources that support each textbook lesson and enhance language learning.

 
For students
  • Practice activities with auto-grading and feedback
  • Open-ended activities where students explore and search the Internet
  • Streaming video for all video programs, with optional subtitles and English translations
  • Downloadable MP3 files of all Worktext and Lab audio programs
  • Recorded vocabulary and flashcards
  • Pronunciation activities
  • VHL online dictionary, verb wheel, and grammar reference
  • Oxford Spanish mini-dictionary
    For instructors
  • A gradebook to manage courses, view rosters, set assignments and post announcements
  • The complete Instructor's Resource Manual in PDFs (additional activities, audioscripts, comprehensible input, lesson plans, and video scripts)
  • The complete Testing Program
  • MP3 files of the Worktext and Lab Audio Programs
  • Answer Keys (additional activities, cuaderno de tareas, and testing program)
  • Streaming video
  • Complete access to the Student Supersite