Beginning Spanish for Teachers of Hispanic Students

Attempts "to bring together a wide range of expressions, structures, phrases, Spanish, bilingual and translated puns, quips, boasts and truncated, expanded or humorous variants and adaptations of traditional proverbs, all of which are very common in the Spanish dialect of Texas.

"Auténtico is a comprehensive Spanish language curriculum for middle grades and high school. It immerses students in authentic Spanish language and cultural experiences through text, video, audio, and online learning. Frequent exposure to authentic resources increases engagement, improves reading proficiency, and gives students confidence to take learning beyond the classroom. Auténtico meets ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, providing a powerful link between communication and culture"--Publisher.

Students' Book: Making extensive use of authentic materials, the eight sections are based on themes of Spanish contemporary life. A general introduction, in English, covers developments in Spain since the death of Franco, whilst each theme is set in context with a short individual English introduction. There is also a cassette to accompany this book.

"Cuando a Tamara la llevan de visita a donde abunda el arte, se muestra fascinada por tanta belleza; hasta que ocurre algo inesperando. Ella descubre aquel extraño cuadro que trastornará esa apacible reunión."--Back cover.