Intrigas, 2nd Edition
Advanced Spanish through literature and film | James C. Courtad, Kathryn Everly, Martín Gaspar
© 2017 Loose-leaf |8 ½ x 10 ½ inches | online vText
6 lessons | 1 semester | 350 pages
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Captivate your students with universally distinguished, relevant film and literature from the Spanish-speaking world. The 6 theme-related lessons of Intrigas will foster engaging, thought-provoking discussions, and analytical writings from your advanced-level students. Features include:
- A full color, richly illustrated design for maximum visual contextualization
- Thematic, renowned film and literature from across the Spanish-speaking world
- A variety of literary genres that include short stories, poems, plays, and essays
- Authors representing the established literary canon
- A wealth of pre-, during-, and post-activities to support each film and literary selection
- Targeted suggestions in real-time that promote efficient viewing
- Groundbreaking, text-specific technology—now on a new Supersite platform with powerful tools—copy all assignments from previous courses in minutes, set time limits and passwords for assessments, add customized content, and more
- vText—an interactive, online textbook that links directly with Supersite practice activities, audio, and video
- iPad®-friendly* Supersite and vText for on the go access
**Students must use a computer for audio recording.
What’s new in Intrigas, 2nd Edition?
- vText—an interactive, online textbook that links directly with Supersite practice activities, audio, and video
- 2 new literary readings
- 2 new feature-length films—all films are now feature-length*
- Video Partner Chat activities—live video chats for communication practice outside of class
- More online practice for students
- Additional online grammar presentations
- A new Supersite platform with tools to create your own activities, even easier course management, and much more!
- Audio-enhanced online vocabulary tools
- iPad®-friendly* Supersite and vText for on the go access
**Students must use a computer for audio recording.
What can you expect in each lesson? Check out all the themes below.
For more details, download a Table of Contents.
Intrigas, 2nd Edition
Lección 1: Golpe al corazón
Lección 2: El filo del poder
Lección 3: El lado oscuro
Lección 4: Lazos de sangre
Lección 5: Una cuestión de género
Lección 6: La moral a prueba
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- For instructors
- A gradebook for rosters, assignments, and grades
- Time-saving auto-graded activities, question-by-question grading, and automated spot-checking
- Tools to personalize your course:
- Create Partner Chat and open-ended activities
- Add your own notes to existing content
- Add video and outside resources
- An assignment wizard—copy all assignments from a previous course,
reflowed into the new semester’s dates, in minutes - Composition grading tool for in-line comments and corrections via text or voice
- Pre-made syllabi, sample lesson plan, and Testing Program
- Instructor Resources (reading and film synopses, grammar presentations)
- Single sign-on for LMS integration
- A communication center for announcements, notifications, and help requests
- Live Chat (video or audio) and instant messaging
- Forums for oral assignments, group discussions, and projects
- vText online, interactive Student Edition
- iPad®-friendly*
- For students
- Textbook activities—online
- Additional activities for extra practice
- Enhanced feedback to guide students and improve comprehension and grades
- Composition tool to create and submit writing assignments online
- Vocabulary tools to create personalized study lists
- Online readings
- Video Partner Chat activities for oral practice and conversation skills
- Online dictionary
- Grammar review presentations and practice
- Live Chat (video or audio) and instant messaging
- vText online, interactive Student Edition
- iPad®-friendly*
*Students must use a computer for audio recording.