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	Destinos Student Edition w/Listening comprehension Audio CD, 2nd Edition by Bill VanPatten, Martha Marks, Richard V. Teschner, Bill VanPatten, Martha Marks, Richard V. Teschner
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Product Details Binding Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number 468.3421 EAN 9780072525366 ISBN 0072525363 Manufacturer McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 560 Publication Date December 31, 2001 Publisher McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description This video-based text for Beginning Spanish underscores McGraw-Hill�s reputation for developing groundbreaking language materials. Based on 26 hours of an engaging video drama that takes viewers around the Spanish-speaking world, *Destinos* is an effective program that can be used successfully in Spanish classes, as a college course for distant learners, and by individuals studying on their own.. This video-based text for Beginning Spanish underscores McGraw-Hill�s reputation for developing groundbreaking language materials. Based on 26 hours of an engaging video drama that takes viewers around the Spanish-speaking world, *Destinos* is an effective program that can be used successfully in Spanish classes, as a college course for distant learners, and by individuals studying on their own.. Bill VanPatten is Professor and Director of Second Language Studies at Texas Tech University. His areas of research are input and input processing in second language acquisition and the effects of formal instruction on acquisitional processes. He has published widely in the fields of second language acquisition and language teaching and is a frequent conference speaker and presenter. In addition to Sol y viento, he is also the lead author of �Sab�as que... ? (McGraw-Hill) and Vistazos (McGraw-Hill). He is also the lead author and designer of Destinos and co-author with James F. Lee of Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen (McGraw-Hill). He is also the author of Input Processing and Grammar Instruction: Theory and Research (1996, Ablex/Greenwood) and From input to Output: A Teacher�s Guide to Second Language Acquisition (McGraw-Hill), and he is the editor of Processing Instruction: Theory, Research, and Commentary (2004, Erlbaum). . . Dr. VanPatten is the 2007 recipient of the Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education, awarded jointly by ACTFL and NYSAFLT.. . When not engaged in academic activities, he writes fiction and performs stand-up comedy. He has recently published his first work of fiction, a collection of short stories titled Chicago Tales, published by Outskirts Press (2007). . . Martha Alford Marks received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Co-author of �Qu� tal? and Destinos, a Spanish video course, she also served on the Advisory Board to Boston PBS station WGBH during the development of the Destinos program, which was funded by the Annenberg Foundation. She is widely known as an ACTFL-certified oral proficiency tester and trainer in Spanish and ESL. Richard V. Teschner received his Ph.D. in 1972 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Spanish Linguistics. He has taught at UW-Parkside, the University of Iowa, and (since 1976) the University of Texas at El Paso, where in 1988 he became a full professor in the Department of Languages and Linguistics. His publications include four edited anthologies, two book-length bibliographies, a placement exam, and a dictionary of Mexican-American Spanish, along with several editions of seven textbooks such as Espa�ol escrito: Curso para hispanohablantes biling�es; Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish; and Analyzing the Grammar of English: A Brief Undergraduate Textbook. He has published four dozen articles in professional journals along with an equal number of papers and keynote addresses. In 1988 he served as president of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese and also of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest. Accessories Schaum's Outline of Spanish Grammar (4th edition) Vox Compact Spanish and English Dictionary The Big Red Book of Spanish Verbs (Book w/CD-ROM) (Big Book of Verbs Series) Customers who bought this item also bought Workbook/Studyguide Vol. 1 fuw Destinos Destinos, Part A: Lessons 1-26, Student Audio CD Program Workbook/Studyguide Vol. 2 t/a Destinos Destinos, Pt. 2: Student Audio CD Program Workbook/Studyguide II (Lessons 27-52) Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish Workbook/Study Guide II (Lecciones 27-52) Customer Reviews for: Destinos Student Edition w/Listening comprehension Audio CD, 2nd Edition Rating - Destinos will teach you Spanish QUICKLY! I bought Second Edition of the Alternate Edition of Destinos for a Spanish 101 class at my local community college because I wanted to learn Spanish in person rather than online or on my own. I never studied any foreign language prior to this. I am also pursuing a Master's degree at Denver, but I wanted to pick up a language before I graduate. I think that this book is very effective in teaching and learning Spanish, but you really do need the ... Read More Rating - Excellent Spanish Text This book is an excellent text for studying Spanish. It doesn't tell where one can access the online video episodes. If I hadn't previously known, I would have been very upset. Otherwise it is an excellent text and the practise CDs that accompanied the text are very helpful. Rating - Destinos is fun! I have enjoyed learning Spanish with the Destinos program. The "soap opera" format makes it much more engaging and natural. I was surprised to find, however, that the grammatical instruction is presented more in the workbook than in the textbook, which is the opposite of programs I've used before. Usually the lessons are presented in the text book and the workbook is for practice exercises. Despite that little quirk, I definitely recommend the ... Read More Rating - Destinos Hard bound The book corresponds to the telecourse I am taking, wish it had more exercise though. see more reviews See all books by author Bill VanPatten, Martha Marks, Richard V. Teschner, Bill VanPatten, Martha Marks, Richard V. Teschner

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