PROTAGONISTAS - PROGRAM SAMPLER

IxAxEiv-26 Learning Spanish with PROTAGONISTAS Protagonistas, Third Edition, offers a communicative approach to learning Spanish that is rich in contemporary culture and focuses on Spanish in everyday life. The Protagonistas approach is extremely practical and will enable you to use Spanish in real-life situations quickly. Each lesson has what is referred to as a “notion” or context, such as grocery shopping or housework and a few “functions” within that notion, such as asking how much food items cost and dividing up chores with a roommate. Lessons are short, and each one integrates new vocabulary and grammar into the activities and readings and then places that new information in a broader context—all of which help make your experience learning Spanish successful and enjoyable. Different types of classroom activities— pair work, small-group work, class circulation, information gap, and so forth—help you learn to communicate effectively from the very first lesson of the program. Protagonistas offers an easy-to-use layout with each lesson organized in the same way: three presentation spreads where vocabulary and communicative functions are presented through readings and activities, followed by review and self-evaluation activities and the Gramática funcional and Vocabulario reference sections at the end. Additional support is provided through the Grammar Reference and the bilingual glossary in the appendix, as well as Supersite activities for extra practice and communication. In addition, easy-to-identify cross-references and repeated features provide support at every step of the process. Sidebars Vocabulario sidebars list the active vocabulary presented on that spread with English translations. Communicative functions are called out in convenient sidebars, including examples of usage and reference to the grammatical structures being practiced. ¡OJO! notes provide clarification or further linguistic or cultural information to help you better use the new structures in context. Cultural notes offer supplementary cultural readings to help you contextualize the lesson themes. Estrategias provide you with linguistic tools and learning strategies to help you navigate reading, writing, listening to, and conversing in Spanish. Opinión sidebars present questions geared toward stimulating personalized conversation about the lesson themes. S-24