Spanish Memory Book: A New Approach to Vocabulary Building, Junior Edition

by William F. Harrison, Dorothy Winters Welker

Overview

Mnemonics is an age-old technique for remembering names, numbers, and many other things. In Spanish Memory Book, Junior Edition, William Harrison and Dorothy Welker offer onginal mnemonic rimes appropriate in subject matter and skill level for junior high and high school students to help them acquire and remember Spanish vocabulary.

Included are mnemonic jingles for several hundred of the 2,000 most commonly used Spanish words. Each jingle contains both the sound of the Spanish word and its English meaning. The authors have also included a general pronunciation guide to Spanish vowels and consonants.

This innovative approach, which the authors have used successfully with their own students, is simple, effective, and entertaining. In the words of one student, "This book teaches me not only Spanish words but English words as well."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780292730816
Publisher:	University of Texas Press
Publication date:	09/01/1993
Edition description:	Junior Edition
Pages:	92
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.23(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

William F. Harrison is Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Northern Illinois University. Dorothy Winters Welker (1905–1998) taught at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Table of Contents

• To the Reader
• How to Use the Spanish Memory Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Pronunciation
• Vocabulary
• Final Exam
• Glossary

Editorial Reviews

Presents witty mnemonic jingles for 700 common Spanish words. Each jingle contains the sound of the Spanish word and the English meaning, both indicated orthographically. Perhaps this pedagogical technique will spawn next year's hit parlor game. Includes a guide to Spanish pronunciation. Also available in paper ($8.95). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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