Portales: Comunidad Y Cultura II
Edition: 4
Copyright: 2015
Edition: 4
Copyright: 2015
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Portales Comunidad Y Cultura features a systematic integration of skills and culture and a student-centered approach to the learning and teaching of Spanish in a lively, cutting-edge communicative format.
Now separated into two volumes for first/second semester intermediate Spanish courses, Portales Comunidad Y Cultura provides readers with a well-rounded learning experience by connecting the learning of language and culture with the study of other disciplines such as art, math, literature, geography, sociology, and history.
Portales Comunidad Y Cultura fuses a print textbook and a supplemental website that offers many tools to facilitate the connection to Spanish communities and to enhance the ability to comprehend, speak, read, and write in Spanish. The website immerses students in the past and present Spanish cultures while exploring the diverse groups in the Spanish-speaking world. The accompanying site includes access to vocabulary, grammar, listening, reading and cultural activities, audio materials to help students practice listening skills, and downloadable hand-outs.
The new edition of Portales Comunidad Y Cultura maintains the pedagogy and concepts of previous editions while including new features such as:
- Instructor notes and activities integrated directly into the design of the textbook - making them more user-friendly both for the instructor and for the students.
- Task-based activities to help boost group interactivity, as well as increasing students’ confidence in Spanish.
- Cultural materials and activities to provide additional opportunities for practice of specific chapter vocabulary lists and grammar points.
Portales Comunidad Y Cultura II is part of a two volume series.
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Cathryn Collopy O’Donnell (Ph.D., University of California, Irvine) Cathryn Collopy O’Donnell, Professor Emeritus of Spanish, taught for many years at Fullerton College where she served as chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Coordinator for Staff Development. Her interests in the field of modern language education have included materials development, reading and writing strategy usage, distance education, and the application of the National Standards to the college-level curriculum. During her teaching career, Cathryn was actively involved in workshops and presentations in the areas of best practices in distance education, online course development, and the National Standards. She has lived and taught in Spain and traveled in Mexico, Panama, Venezuela and Colombia. Cathryn created the book design and map adaptations for Portales, 2nd and 3rd editions.
Kathryn E. Kelly (Ph.D., University of California, Irvine)
Kathryn E. Kelly is a Professor of Spanish at Riverside City College where she has developed and taught online and hybrid courses, organized various communicative approach workshops and practicums, and served as chair of the Department of Foreign Languages (1990–2001). Her interests include applied linguistics, educational technology, Internet-based instructional games and activities development, indigenous civilizations, and Central American literature and culture. She has received a National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Teaching Excellence Award, among others She was an AFS exchange student in Ecuador, has carried out research and traveled extensively in Guatemala, taught a study abroad program in Mexico, and has traveled in Costa Rica and Peru. Kathryn currently serves as facilitator of the Discipline of World Languages in the Riverside City College District.