Most courses do not include the use of a corpus, but, paradoxically, many students use them to improve and correct their written texts because accessing one is as easy as doing a Google search. But what can teachers use them for? For years, in class we have taught what we thought most common based on introspection, but the truth is that sometimes the forms we think of as the most prototypical are not the most common in the language. Imagine I want to express an opinion. One of the first options that springs to mind is "It is my opinion that ..."; and yet a much more common way of doing it is to start a sentence with "Well ... I think ...". The only way to know which structures are most used (and therefore the ones we will want to teach in class) is to have samples of real speech. And that is what the corpus contains: samples that help us teach the real language and not a language created in an office in which the grammar is perfect and sentences are never interrupted.
Cuadernos de didáctica is a collection aimed at training teachers of Spanish as a foreign language and has been produced as a partnership between International House and Difusión. It is, without doubt, a useful and rewarding book for any teacher of Spanish as a foreign language.
This title in the collection is made up of the following sections:
SECTION I- CLASSROOMS, Begoña Montmany, Jaume Muntal, Geni Alonso, Marta González.
SECTION II: SITUATIONS AND
DYNAMICS, María Cabot Cardoso, Anna Méndez, Carmen Soriano Escolar, Mila Sánchez, Amanda Canals and Susana Ortiz Pérez.
SECTION III: STUDENTS, Sonia Eusebio and Anabel de Dios.
SECTION IV: TEACHERS, Juan de Dios López, José Luis Álvarez
and Antonio Orta.
SECTION V: RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENTS, Francisco Herrera, Alejandro Tinoco
and Isabel Altamirano.
Also available in a digital edition for Kindle.
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Discover À LA UNE and dive into the heart of the French-speaking world!
The À LA UNE 4: Teacher's Manual is the perfect tool to help you optimize your utilization of the À LA UNE collection. It includes:
- A clear presentation of each chapter's approach and objectives.
- A large number of tips illustrated with examples from the series for a simple set up of classroom activities.
- Additional suggestions for activities .
- Helpful guidance for implementing activities in a "flipped classroom."
- Creative ideas for taking the learning a step further.
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Discover À LA UNE and dive into the heart of the French-speaking world!
The À LA UNE 3: Teacher's Manual is the perfect tool to help you optimize your utilization of the À LA UNE collection. It includes:
- A clear presentation of each chapter's approach and objectives.
- A large number of tips illustrated with examples from the series for a simple set up of classroom activities.
- Additional suggestions for activities .
- Helpful guidance for implementing activities in a "flipped classroom."
- Creative ideas for taking the learning a step further.
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CAP SUR... is a three-volume French program for children.
The CAP SUR… 2 Teacher's Guide is a colorful and engaging book designed to help teachers enrich their lessons. This useful guide makes preparing for class quick and effortless!
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This is the first book in a series aimed at training teachers of Spanish as a foreign language, and has been produced as a partnership between International House and Difusión. It is, without a doubt, a useful and rewarding book for any teacher of Spanish as a foreign language.
La formación del profesorado de español contains the following articles:
- From the provision of services to the creation of experiences: the need for a new framework for teaching and learning (languages) in the 21st century, Fernando Trujillo.
- Teaching how to learn, Encina Alonso.
- The learner's and the teacher's skills, Susana Ortiz and Geni Alonso.
- Grammar drama! Why language must be analysed in the Spanish classroom, Marta González and María Cabot.
- From activity to task and from task to learning, Berta Sarralde.
- Communicative language skills and activities: an instruction manual, Sonia Eusebio.
- The art of planning and planning with art, Antonio Orta.
- Designing materials for teaching and learning Spanish as a foreign language: 10 essential questions, Agustín Garmendia and Neus Sans.
- Cooperative learning and teaching of languages: a story of attraction, Juan de Dios López.
- Didactics discourse in the Spanish as a foreign language classroom: do we know how we talk when we talk in class?, María Vicenta González.
- Instructions for Spanish as a foreign language, Daniel Cassany.
- The role of technology in the classroom: on interaction and digital action, Francisco Herrera.
- Exploring the emotional side of Spanish as a foreign language teaching, Jane Arnold.
Also available in a digital edition for Kindle.
The Hybrid Edition includes a printed license key that provides access to the digital edition on the Allango learning platform. This gives you access to both the print and digital versions of the book, along with the accompanying digital media, all in one convenient package.
- 2 modules per half-edition
- 3 lessons per module with a gentle progression and activities for slow and steady progress
- Easy access through photo situations portraying a German family in Berlin
- Games in each lesson
- Choice of activities at the end of each lesson: vocabulary, pronunciation, rap and songs, everyday German, mini projects, self-assessment
- Online exercises for extra practice
- Skills training, grammar summaries, and Landeskunde lessons in every module
- Engaging small-steps exercises for individual work in the integrated exercise book
- Study-word pool with cross-unit vocabulary exercises at the end of each module
- Reviews at the start of the first module of each half-edition
- Audio, grammar clips, and Landeskunde video clips available online and through the Klett-Augmented App
- Online game templates
Includes access to all media.
The Hybrid Edition includes a printed license key that provides access to the digital edition on the Allango learning platform. This gives you access to both the print and digital versions of the book, along with the accompanying digital media, all in one convenient package.
- 4 modules per level
- 3 lessons per module with a gentle progression, small-step assignments and many speaking exercises
- Easy access through photo situations portraying a German family in Berlin
- Games in each lesson
- Choice of activities at the end of each lesson: vocabulary, pronunciation, rap and songs, everyday German, mini projects, self-assessment
- Online exercises for extra practice
- At the end of each module: skills training (Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking, Mediation), grammar summary with Clips, Landeskunde extra with film
- Playful reviews in the starter module after every other module
- Audio, grammar clips, and Landeskunde video clips available online and through the Klett-Augmented App
- Online game templates
Includes access to all media.
Textbook with Online Audio, Videos, and Digital Access
The Hybrid Edition includes a printed license key for students, providing access to the digital edition on the allango learning platform. This allows you to use the print book while also accessing the complete digital edition and accompanying media anytime.
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Half-volume edition with 6 chapters and an integrated workbook
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Introductory page to introduce each topic
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Concluding page with creative activities, games, projects, and literary and cultural readings
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Skills training after every six chapters
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Exam preparation for the Goethe-Zertifikat A2: Fit in Deutsch
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Includes online access to all audio files, videos, and additional media
Textbook with Online Audio, Videos, and Digital Access
The Hybrid Edition includes a printed license key for students, providing access to the digital edition on the allango learning platform. This allows you to use the print book while also accessing the complete digital edition and accompanying media anytime.
-
Half-volume edition with 6 chapters and an integrated workbook
-
Introductory page to introduce each topic
-
Concluding page with creative activities, games, projects, and literary and cultural readings
-
Skills training after every six chapters
-
Exam preparation for the Goethe-Zertifikat A2: Fit in Deutsch
-
Includes online access to all audio files, videos, and additional media
Includes access to all media.