Pura Vida Beginning Spanish

Name: Pura Vida Beginning Spanish
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ISBN: 9781118087107

ISBN-10: 1118087100

ISBN-13: 9781118087107

Edition: 2014

Authors: Norma Lï¿½pez-Burton, Pardo Ballester, Laura Marqués Pascual

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Pura vida: Beginning Spanish is an input–rich, culture–based Beginning Spanish program. The Costa Rican expression Pura vida, which means “pure life” or “true to life,” reflects the program’s commitment to true–to–life portrayals of Latin American and Spanish cultures. This program supports the five goals of the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning – communication, culture, connections, comparisons, and communities. The program departs from prevalent portrayals of el mundo hispano or pan–latinidad to illustrate the differences among the twenty–one Spanish–speaking countries. Culture is presented through four lenses: how we see ourselves, how…

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List price: $197.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 4/11/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 560
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English

Norma Lopez-Burton is the Director of the First Year Spanish Program at the University of California Davis. Her areas of expertise include second language acquisition and curriculum development. She has been honored twice with university-wide awards and numerous grants.