[email protected] | Customer Support 1-800-269-6311 19 Pura vida is an innovative program that teaches cultural literacy with a unique approach, encouraging students to discover language and culture through the experiences of its people. This discovery method leads students to think critically and make their own cross-cultural comparisons, while at the same time giving them a strong foundation in Spanish so they can use it in their everyday lives as true global citizens. • Students learn language through the integration of research-based principles of structured input and a task-supported approach where all the content is cultural. • Cross-cultural approach to understanding perspectives: Students are encouraged to discover cultural differences and similarities rather than being told about them. Through the unique Una perspectiva and Otra perspectiva readings, cultural similarities and differences observed by Spanish-speakers visiting the US, and Americans visiting Spanish speaking countries, are highlighted as they share and reflect on their experiences. • Class-tested and based on research in second language acquisition: Vocabulary and grammar are presented through meaningful, comprehensible stories and vignettes with structured input to output and constant recycling. Learning strategies and tasks are presented throughout. • Tarea final-culminating project: Tarea final is a culminating project that integrates the cultural and language content covered throughout the chapter. Learn more at learn.vistahigherlearning.com/pura-vida Pura vida Beginning Spanish Norma Lopez-Burton, Laura Marqués-Pascual, Cristina Pardo-Ballester 2nd Edition | ©2022 | 12 chapters What sets Pura vida apart? In Pura vida, culture is embedded with the traditional grammar and vocabulary, making culture an essential part of the text. Every Spanishspeaking country is profiled. Every culturally driven vignette is realistic because it comes from real-life scenarios. Our goal is to teach students cultural literacy while at the same time giving them a strong foundation in Spanish that they can use it in their everyday lives. —Norma Lopez-Burton, Laura Marqués-Pascual and Cristina PardoBallester; Pura vida co-authors NOW WITH SUPERSITE! SPANISH INTRODUCTORY
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