PEARSON EDUCATION Fusión: Comunicación y cultura

Fusión: Comunicación y cultura is a one-semester text for Intermediate Spanish which offers six balanced chapters with themes to draw in today's students, a thorough and uniquely sequenced Intermediate grammar syllabus, fully integrated culture and vocabulary development, as well as strategy-based reading instruction and process-oriented writing instruction.  From the Back Cover Written entirely in Spanish with the exception of grammar explanations, Fusión: Comunicación y cultura consists of six chapters bursting with art, literature, music, and hands-on interaction with wide-ranging cultural topics. Focusing on high-frequency vocabulary, clear and concise coverage of intermediate-level grammar, and the balanced development of all four skills, Fusión is the ideal book for one-semester Intermediate Spanish courses. Full range of supplements available, including MySpanishLab with e-book!   Features Six balanced chapters present themes of interest to 21st century students Thorough and uniquely sequenced Intermediate grammar syllabus Fully integrated culture and vocabulary development Strategy-based reading instruction and process-oriented writing instruction §         Careful progression of activities for all skills enhance student participation, and exchange §         Conéctate section supports hands-on focus on the 5 Cs   Instructor Resources Annotated Instructor's Edition: 0205756786 / 9780205756780 Instructor's Resource Manual: 0205756794 / 9780205756797 Online Supplementary Activities Manual: 0205749933 / 9780205749935 Testing Program: 0205756948 / 9780205756940 Testing Program Audio CDs: 0205749941 / 9780205749942   Student Resources Student Text: 0205756778 / 9780205756773 Student Activities Manual (SAM): 0205756808 / 9780205756803 SAM Answer Key: 0205756816 / 9780205756810 SAM Audio CD: 0205756824 / 9780205756827 Text Audio CDs: 0205756832 / 9780205756834 Video on DVD: 0205756840 / 9780205756841     Course Management/Online Resources Companion Website: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/fusion MySpanishLab w/eBook: 0205756972 / 9780205756971 MySpanishLab Student Access Code Card: 0205756964 / 9780205756964 About the Author Eduardo Zayas-Bazán is a native of Camaguey, Cuba. He holds an M.S. in foreign languages from Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, KS, and a Doctor en Derecho degree from Universidad Nacional José Martí, Havana, Cuba. He is a Professor Emeritus in Foreign Languages from East Tennessee State University, where he was chair of the Foreign Language Department from 1973 to 1993. Over the course of his distinguished career, Zayas-Bazán has received numerous awards in recognition of his professional achievements and has held noteworthy positions within many organizations dedicated to teaching Spanish. In addition to writing numerous articles in regional and national journals, he is the co-author, co-editor, and translator of seventeen books.   Susan M. Bacon earned her Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education and Spanish Linguistics from The Ohio State University. She is a professor Emerita at the University of Cincinnati where she was Professor of Spanish and Acting Director for the Institute for Global Studies and Affairs. She has been Project Director of a four-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and a Fulbright-Robles Scholar in Mexico. She has published extensively in the area of foreign language acquisition and methodology, particularly in the use of authentic listening and reading text.    Dulce Garcia, PhD Georgetown University, is an Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the City College of New York, CUNY, where she specializes in late Medieval and Golden Age Spanish Literature, Spanish linguistics, critical theory, and foreign language pedagogy.  She is the director of the CCNY-Spain Summer Program, and received CCNY's “Outstanding Teaching Award” for 2007.