PROTAGONISTAS - PROGRAM SAMPLER

IAE-35 New Supersite Features Protagonistas, Third Edition, offers new Interactive Grammar Tutorials with quick checks that allow students to diagnose their comprehension of a topic or concept before moving on. Interactive Grammar Tutorials Research shows that a little humor is engaging, stimulates the brain, and helps with memory retention. Interactive grammar tutorials feature the Professor, an amusing character who grabs your attention with his humorous gags and lighthearted approach to grammar. The tutorials entertain and inform by pairing grammar rules with fun explanations and examples. The Professor always uses the new grammar in a humorous way at the end of each tutorial. There are five learning scenarios: the classroom, the library, the theater, the café, and the Professor’s living room. These settings offer opportunities for humor and for cultural references. The Professor explains the grammar in an informal, conversational way. The Narrator pronounces words in charts and reads example sentences. Animation features such as color and pulsing emphasize the grammar being taught. The examples often appear with pictures that illustrate their meaning. Each tutorial has one or two Quick Checks, which are pauses in the instruction to give you a chance to react to what has just been presented. It’s a way to make sure you understand one concept before tackling the next one. It’s also a way to make the tutorial interactive and keep you interested and engaged throughout the tutorial. Formats include multiple choice, sorting, fill in the blank, and ordering sentence elements. The Professor may also guide the Quick Check by having you listen and repeat, listen to cues and give the answers orally, or read cues and give the answers aloud. Each tutorial features a Repaso section at the end that summarizes what you have learned. These interactive grammar tutorials are a handy reference tool and support independent study. S-3