[email protected] | Customer Support 1-800-269-6311 15 Learn more at learn.vistahigherlearning.com/experiencias-beginning • Second Language Acquisition Research in Action The authors have developed this program based on SLA research and their own classroom experience. Vocabulary is presented in smaller contextualized groupings utilizing comprehensible input and inductive approaches, asking students to make inferences. Through a reduced grammar scope, a concentration on high-frequency language, and a communicative structure reinforced by intentional recycling, students are set to succeed and develop their language proficiency. • Authentic Learning Supported by Backward Design Experiencias applies backward design principles to create learning experiences that focus on what your students will be able to accomplish with the language. A guiding question begins each chapter. The new video El canal de Lucas models how to answer the guiding question while providing compelling content and structured comprehensible input. In the final Proyecto, students are prompted to answer that same question, and everything they learn in the chapter—vocabulary, language structures, culture, and activities—will help them get there. • Articulated Program Experiencias Beginning can be followed by Experiencias Intermediate. • Breaking Down Cultural Barriers One way to increase intercultural competence is through personal connection. In each chapter, students meet a new person from the country of focus. These new friends introduce students to their countries with a special focus on the products, practices, and perspectives. Students meet these friends again later, in the Podcast, where they can reflect and make connections. Finding commonalities is the first step to breaking down cultural barriers. • Students Learn with Metacognition Language acquisition tips and strategies appear throughout the program so students are made aware of how to best learn language and become autonomous language learners. • Boost Student Confidence with Compelling, Multi-Modal Comprehensible Input Students will connect with Lucas, an aspiring influencer and vlogger, who provides familiarity and continuity by making frequent appearances throughout the program. In each chapter he shares his travel blog, hosts the Podcasts and introduces the chapter themes with an episode from his very own vlog, El canal de Lucas! Lucas and his friends create “how-to” video tutorials and share personal stories—all while providing compelling comprehensible input and effective modeling. In each vlog, the characters model one approach to answering that chapter’s question while previewing the vocabulary and grammar tools needed to do so. What sets Experiencias: Beginning Spanish apart? SPANISH INTRODUCTORY
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