12/27/2022 0 Comments Learn spanish book![]() The author obviously put in a lot of work to make a good, useable introductory Spanish text without gouging students, and I am very grateful. I have used it, and I intend to continue to use it. I would like to see more emphasis on culture in general for s Spanish text. This book has a pretty representative presentation of cultural differences. There are a few corrections that should be made, but as I've said in other sections, no more than in other textbooks. The book does contain a few grammatical and spelling issues, but probably nothing that is too distracting for most users. The main issues are with the associated quiz activities, some of which lack instructions or information, mark reasonable answers wrong, etc., but most of them are fine. Even though I see this chapter as a preview of things to come, it's intimidating for students. The only things that are a little difficult are the disparity between chapters in terms of the amount and scope of vocabulary and the last chapter, which crams in a LOT of grammar. Libro Libre sections are reasonably easy to shuffle-at least as much as other texts. There are a few other areas that seem a little cluttered, but, again, no more so than in a $200 textbook. The aforementioned inclusion of gustar as a two-verb construction and the discussion of masculine and feminine gender patterns (specifically the section that generalizes patterns that are limited to adjectives of nationality) are unclear. This is a generally clear book, with a few things that are less-clear. The things that will probably need to be changed over time those things that change with social changes to language use, and the book has addressed gender-neutral language. The presentation of gustar as part of another two-verb construction is confusing for students because it is not a two-verb construction-the infinitive is acting as a noun in this structure. The book is quite accurate there are a few spelling/typo/grammar errors, but no more than are found in other texts. The book covers the main content of an introductory Spanish course: present and past tenses, basic vocabulary about school/family/food/work/travel, noun and pronoun use, and a quick (last chapter) overview of commands, subjunctive, future, and conditional. Reviewed by Linda Miller, Associate Professor, Tidewater Community College on 8/1/22 Journalism, Media Studies & Communications +.Familiarize yourself with the briefest overview of the Mexican Revolution just so you understand the time period, but Wikipedia is enough to do it.The where/when/who of every section is really the key. If you don’t understand the fragment, try to figure out where/when it is and who it features. ![]() Make sure you fully understand one fragment before continuing on to the next. ![]()
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