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Grounded in the fundamentals of the Spanish language, ASÍ ES fosters communication without sacrificing accuracy. Its extensive cultural resources are designed to allow flexibility in presenting the rich heritage of the Spanish speaking world.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780155012844
  • Publisher: Harcourt College Publishers
  • Publication date: 7/28/1995
  • Language: Spanish
  • Edition description: Older Edition
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 480
  • Product dimensions: 8.27 (w) x 10.29 (h) x 1.21 (d)

Meet the Author

Nancy Levy-Konesky received her Ph.D. from Boston College where she studied with the Graduate School of Education as well as the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. She was the 1997 recipient of the John Schmidt award for her research on instructional video design, and she has extensive experience writing, producing, and directing foreign language and culture video programs on both the high school and college level, as well as for broadcast television. Professor Levy-Konesky has taught Spanish and Hispanic culture and literature at the university level for more than 20 years, and also has experience teaching and writing curriculum and materials for high school students. She developed and teaches foreign language methodology courses on the graduate level, and continues to lead teacher-training workshops. She currently teaches Foreign Language Methods with the Teacher Preparation Program at Yale University, and also teach Spanish and Hispanic culture and literature with the Romance Language Department at Tufts University. Her research and experience in foreign language methodology and video production combine to make Professor Levy-Konesky an authority on its use in first- and second- year Spanish language classrooms.

Karen Daggett studied linguistics in the Graduate School of the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico, as well as Hispanic literature at Boston College. She attended a two-year seminar in Foreign Language Methodology at Harvard University, where she received the Highest Achievement in Teaching Award. Karen has taught Spanish language and Hispanic culture and literature at Boston College for more than twenty years, and has also been involved inmiddle school and high school foreign language instruction. In addition to Karen's varied classroom experience, she has coordinated and taught elementary, intermediate and third year Spanish and has lead teacher-training workshops around the country. Karen also shares her expertise at many state and national conferences, most recently at the A.C.T.F.L. and A.A.T.S.P. National Conferences. Her most recent area of research and study is in the field of developing foreign language writing and reading skills.

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Table of Contents

Lección preliminar: ¡Bienvenidos! Norteamérica. Así es Mariana: Introducción al mundo de Mariana. Bienvenidos! Saludos y presentaciones. Vocabulario: Greetings and Introductions, Days of the Week; Countries and Capitals; Numbers 0-20. In the Classroom Forma y función: Meeting and Greeting People; Subject Pronouns; Verb ser; Interrogative Words; Verb estar; Expression hay; Definite Articles, Indefinite Articles and Nouns. Aviso cultural: Greetings. Pronunciación: Spanish Alphabet; Vowels. Gaceta preliminar: Norteamérica. Unidad 1: LOS AÑOS DECISIVOS ESPAÑA.
1.En la universidad. Así es Mariana: En el campus. Vocabulario: In School and on Campus; -ar Verbs; Time Expressions; Antonyms Forma y función: Present Indicative of -ar verbs; Numbers 21-100; Telling Time; Verbs hacer and ir; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: La escuela secundaria en España; Escribamos: Getting Started: Writing Informally. Aviso cultural: La universidad española. Así se dice; Getting Along in the Classroom. Pronunciación: B and V.
2.En clase. Así es; Así es Mariana: La clase de Mariana. Vocabulario: -ar, -er, and -ir Verbs; In the Classroom; Curriculum Content; Feelings Forma y función: Present Indicative of -er and -ir Verbs; Adjectives; Agreement of Adjectives; Placement of Adjectives; More about ser, estar, and hay; Contractions al and del; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: La historia del arte español; Escribamos: Describing. Avisocultural: Las facultades de la universidad. Así se dice: Expressing Disappointment and Happiness. Pronunciación: C and CH.
3.Necesito trabajar. Así es Mariana: El nuevo empleado. Vocabulario: Professions; Action Verbs; The Workplace; Job-related Vocabulary Forma y función: Present Tense of e>ie and o>ue Stemchanging Verbs: Expressions with the Verb tener: Possessive Adjectives: Indefinite and Negative Expressions; En resumen Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: ¿Es Ud. adicto al trabajo?; Escribamos: Corresponding Formally: Responding to a Classified Ad. Aviso cultural: El puesto perfecto. Así se dice: Looking for a Job Pronunciación: D. Gaceta 1: España/Videocultura. UNIDAD 2: ESTÁS EN MI CASA PUERTO RICO Y LA REPÚLICA DOMINICANA.
4.Así es mi familia. Así esMariana: La familia de Mariana. Vocabulario: Family Members; Colors; Places; Events. Forma y función: More Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense; Personal a; Verbs saber and conocer; Weather Expressions; Seasons, Months, and Days of the Week; Numbers Above 100; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: La quinceañera; Escribamos: Describing a Person. Aviso cultural: Los apellidos. Así se dice: Reacting Affirmatively and Negatively. Pronunciación: G and J.
5.Así es mi casa. Así es Mariana: La tarea doméstica. Vocabulario: Parts of the House; Furniture and Accessories; Verbs for Housework; Prepositions of Place. Forma y función: Prepositional Pronouns: Present Progressive Tense: Present Tense of e > i; Stemchanging Verbs; Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns; Direct Object Pronouns; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: Las casas del mundo hispano; Escribamos: Combining Short Sentences. Aviso cultural: Las afueras o la ciudad. Así se dice: Expressing/Asking for an Opinion. Pronunciación: H and LL.
6.Pasando el día en casa. Así es Mariana: La tecnología. Vocabulario: Hobbies; Reactions; On the Telephone; Computer Science; Sections of the Newspaper. Forma y función: Indirect Object Pronouns; Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns Used Together; Preterite Tense of Regular Verbs Preterite of the Verbs ir, ser, dar, and hacer; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: La maravillosa Internet; Escribamos: Practicing Freewriting. Aviso cultural: La red. Así se dice: Talking on the phone. Pronunciación: S, X, and Z. Gaceta 2: Puerto Rico y la República Dominicana/Videocultura. UNIDAD 3: LAS NECESIDADES DE LA VIDA CUBA Y LOS CUBANOAMERICANOS.
7.En el restaurante. Así es Mariana: Un plato cubano. Vocabulario: ¡Buen provecho!; Foods; Drinks; In the Restaurant. Forma y función: Gustar and Similar Verbs; Uses of por and para: Preterite of More Irregular Verbs; Preterite of Stem-changing Verbs; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: La cocina hispana; Escribamos: Writing a Restaurant Critique. Aviso cultural: La propina. Así se dice: Dining Out.
8.¡Qué comida más fresca! Así es Mariana: En el supermercado. Vocabulario: In the Supermarket; At the Market; Other Foods. Forma y función: Imperfect Tense; Use of the Preterite and Imperfect Se to Express an Indefinite Subject; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: El origen de los caramelos; Escribamos: Writing a Narrative. Aviso cultural: Los nombres de varios tipos de comida. Así se dice: Buying and Selling.
9.¡Toma y pruébatelo! Así es Mariana: Ropa y más ropa. Vocabulario: Clothes and Accessories; Fabrics and Metals; Shopping; Expressions for Trying on Clothes . Forma y función: Reflexive Verbs; Formal Commands with Ud. and Uds.; Informal Commands with tú Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: Diseñadores de moda; Escribamos: Giving Instructions. Aviso cultural: La moda. Así se dice: Shopping for Clothes. Gaceta 3: Cuba y los cubanoamericanos/Videocultura. UNIDAD 4: DE VIAJE MÉXICO Y LOS MEXICOAMERICANOS.
10.En la agencia de viajes. Así es Mariana: Dónde está mi Voleto? Vocabulario: At the Airport; At the Travel Agency; Tourism. Forma y función: Present Subjunctive: Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions; Relative Pronouns; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: El Bazar del sábado; Escribamos: Writing a Book Review. Aviso cultural: Lugares de interés en México. Así se dice: Visiting the Travel Agency/Saying Goodbye at the Airport.
11.En la gasolinera; Así es Mariana: La llanta desinflada. Vocabulario: The Automobile, Traveling by Train, Bus, Boat, and Car, Getting Around. Forma y función: Present Subjunctive in Noun Clauses to Express Emotion, Desire, Doubt, and Influence; Se to Express Unplanned Occurrences; Commands: Nosotros; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: El día de los muertos; Escribamos: Making Suggestions and Recommendations. Aviso cultural: Las artesanías de México. Así se dice: Handling Problems on the Road.
12.Busco un hotel que tenga . . . Así es Mariana: Una visita a México. Vocabulario: Checking into a Hotel, Choosing a Room, Hotel Amenities. Forma y función: Present Subjunctive in Adjective Clauses to Express the Indefinite and Nonexistent; Ordinal Numbers; Comparatives and Superlatives; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: Los mayas de ayer y de hoy; Escribamos: Comparing and Contrasting. Aviso cultural: El alojamiento en México. Así se dice: Staying in a Hotel. Gaceta 4: México y los mexicoamericanos/Videocultura. UNIDAD 5: CUIDANDO EL CUERPO CENTROAMÉRICA.
13.¡Ay, doctor! Así es Mariana: ¡Me duele todo! Vocabulario: At the Doctor's Office, Medicines, Symptoms and Illnesses, At the Hospital. Forma y función: Past Participle, Present Perfect and Pluperfect Tenses; Se to Express Passive Action; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: La medicina natural; Escribamos Writing Persuasively. Aviso cultural: Las farmacias en el mundo hispano Así se dice: At the Doctor's Office.
14.La vida deportiva. Así es Mariana: El gran campeón. Vocabulario: Sports and Players, Staying in Shape, Conjunctions. Forma y función: Future Tense, Adverbs, The Present Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses of Time; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: El béisbol sigue cambiando . . . y de qué manera . . . Escribamos: Expressing Appreciation and Gratitude in Writing. Aviso cultural: Algunos deportes populares. Así se dice: Stalling for Time, Filling in, and Clarifying.
15.Hay que divertirse. Así es Mariana: San Diego y sus atracciones. Vocabulario: Camping, Animals, Nature. Forma y función: Imperfect Subjunctive, Subjunctive in Adverbial Clause of Purpose and Dependency; Sequence of Tenses I: Present and Present Perfect Subjunctive; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: El zoológico de San Diego; Escribamos: Giving Directions. Aviso cultural: Los seis países centroamericanos. Así se dice: Getting Around Without Getting Lost. Gaceta 5: Centroamérica/Videocultura. UNIDAD 6: ¡CELEBREMOS! SUDAMÉRICA.
16.Con todo mi corazón. Así es Mariana: La telenovela. Vocabulario: Dating, Courtship, Getting Married. Forma y función: Conditional, Conditional if-Clauses, Sequence of Tenses II: Imperfect Subjunctive; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: Para curar un corazón roto; Escribamos: Writing Conclusions. Aviso cultural: La ceremonia nupcial. Así se dice: Expressing Love and Heartache.
17.Problemas sentimentales. Así es Mariana: La pareja ideal. Vocabulario: Raising a Family; The Role of Men and Women. Forma y función: Review of the Subjunctive Mood: Adjectives Used as Nouns; Possessive Pronouns and the Stressed Form of Possessive Adjectives; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: Los celos; Escribamos: Writing Introductions. Aviso cultural: El divorcio en Chile. Así se dice: Losing Your Patience.
18.Celebraciones. Así es Mariana: La fiesta de fin de año. Vocabulario: Holidays, Celebrations, Forms of Worship. Forma y función: Review of the Use of the Preterite and Imperfect Reciprocal Actions with se; En resumen. Avancemos: Escuchemos, Hablemos, Leamos: Vaqueros y gauchos; Escribamos: Describing and Narrating in the Past: A Brief Review. Aviso cultural: Fiestas y celebraciones. Así se dice: I Have No Idea. Gaceta 6: Sudamérica/Videocultura.

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