McGraw-Hill Education Student Edition ('Que Te Parece?)

Product Description "Que Te Parece?" is an exciting and innovative new program suitable for any communicative or proficiency-based intermediate Spanish course. "Que Te Parece?" contains unusually interesting material on a wide variety of topics - many not typically included in second year texts - that will capture and hold students' attention. Both the grammar and the activities in "Que Te Parece?" are driven by the content so that they are always presented in an authentic context. The approach of "Que Te Parece?" provides Spanish majors and minors with excellent preparation for upper division classes, while still maintaining the interest and meeting the needs of students not intending to continue in Spanish. Full color throughout, "Que Te Parece?" has a stunning design that includes fine art as well as photographs from all over the Hispanic world. From the Publisher 'QUÉ TE PARECE? is a content-based intermediate Spanish program that reviews grammar and provides practice of all four skills within the framework of highly interesting and thought-provoking topics. The themes and topics explored in 'QUÉ TE PARECE? go beyond those typically included in intermediate Spanish texts. Lessons focusing on topics such as the Environment or Belief Systems, and literary selections by Marjorie Agosín and Luisa Valenzuela. among others, offer instructors a refreshing change and engaging material for discussion. Since the focus in 'QUÉ TE PARECE? is on communicative proficiency, only the essential grammar in presented in the in-class student text. The majority of the grammar explanations are in the Workbook/Lab Manuals, designed to be completed at home. In this way, instructors can concentrate on communication in the classroom. 'QUÉ TE PARECE? offers a fresh approach to the material by incorporating unique presentations of literature, culture, and fine art from throughout the Spanish-speaking world, taking full advantage of the book's full-color format. Because the activities in 'QUÉ TE PARECE? are meaningful and communicative - never mechanical - and because they frequently involve cooperative tasks, students develop critical thinking skills as they improve their Spanish. The ancillary package for 'QUÉ TE PARECE? includes convenient worksheets that students can use to complete the interactive tasks and activities. In 'QUÉ TE PARECE?, culture is not presented through static, factual boxes or notes, but rather through dynamic activities that develop students' cultural sensitivity and awareness. About the Author For intermediate Spanish courses.