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¡Claro que sí!, 7th Edition

Lucía Caycedo Garner, Debbie Rusch, Marcela Domínguez

  • Copyright 2013
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¡Claro que sí! 7th Edition by Lucía Caycedo Garner/Debbie Rusch/Marcela Domínguez
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Overview

¡CLARO QUE SÍ! takes a functional, integrated skills approach specifically designed to help students simultaneously develop receptive and productive skills that are critical in learning Spanish. Students who use this program keep motivated as they acquire communicative skills and explore the many cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Practical and relevant themes, lively practice, and engaging technology components get learners communicating early and confidently.

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Meet the Authors

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Lucía Caycedo Garner

Lucía Caycedo Garner is from Colombia. She taught language and pedagogy courses for more than thirty years at the University of Wisconsin, Madison before her retirement. She is the author of IMÁGENES, ¡CLARO QUE SÍ! FUENTES: CONVERSACIÓN Y GRAMÁTICA, FUENTES: LITERATURA Y REDACCIÓN, and EN PAREJAS 1, 2, 3 Y 4. She was an ACTFL OPI tester and trainer. She was a frequent presenter at the local, state, and national levels. She was also a contributor to the University of Wisconsin Spanish Placement Exam.

Debbie Rusch

Debbie Rusch has been the coordinator of Elementary Spanish at Boston College since 1990. She is the author of IMÁGENES, ¡CLARO QUE Sí!, ANÍMATE, FUENTES: CONVERSACIÓN Y GRAMÁTICA, and EN PAREJAS 1, 2, 3 Y 4. At Boston College she has taught pedagogy courses. She has been an instructor of Spanish for more than 35 years and has also taught English as a Foreign Language in Spain, where she lived for more than six years. She is a frequent presenter at state, regional, and national conferences and conducts workshops for school districts.

Marcela Domínguez

Marcela Domínguez is from Argentina. She was also a lecturer and coordinator at Pepperdine University for seven and three years respectively. She also taught at UCLA and USC. She is the author of IMÁGENES, ¡CLARO QUE Sí!, ANÍMATE, FUENTES: CONVERSACIÓN Y GRAMÁTICA, and EN PAREJAS 1, 2, 3 Y 4. Marcela frequently presents at conferences at the regional and national levels. Most recently she was invited to do a presentation by the Ministry of Education at the Spanish Embassy.

What's New

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  • New Streamlined Design and Content. ¡CLARO QUE SI! Seventh Edition will now be made up of a Preliminary Chapter followed by sixteen chapters.
  • Countries and Theme Focused Chapters: The first nine chapters present the countries of the Spanish-speaking world plus the United States. Chapters 10-16 focus on themes such as globalization, ecology, and art.
  • New "Para ver" section features a video that is also posted to a videoblog. Students follow a Mexican-American videoblogger as she posts videos of her own and from bloggers from all around the Spanish-speaking world.
  • New "Más allá" section (at the end of each chapter contains a song and a short cultural video. Chapters 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 also contain a summary and a pre-viewing activity for a feature film to ready the students for out-of class viewing of the movies. The website will contain additional while and post-viewing activities for students to complete.
  • Cultural content has been completely updated, such as the "¿Lo sabían?" cultural boxes that present BIG C and small c, Nuevos horizontes readings, and Literature is presented in Chapters 1-9. Some readings in the "Nuevos horizontes" sections have changed and were replaced by new literary and journalistic selections.
  • All chapters end with an En resume sections that contains a box (Know you know how to...) that highlights all functions learned in the chapter. There will also be a guide that will show students where they will be able to learn more about the chapter cultural content, be it about a country or a theme. The section ends with a vocabulary list.

Features

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  • Focus on useful communicative language encourages self-expression and motivates students while fostering interaction through pair and group exercises and illustration-based tasks.
  • Clear and concise functional grammar presentation incorporates a variety of learning tools, including drawings, timelines, and contrasting examples, and contextualizes grammar through cartoons and video stills.
  • Engaging reading and writing activities with accompanying strategies promote a process approach to the development of these skills.

Table of Contents

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CAPÍTULO PRELIMINAR: BIENVENIDOS AL MUNDO HISPANO .
1. ¿QUIÉN ES? (HISPANOS EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS).
2. ¿TE GUSTA? (CUBA, PUERTO RICO, LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA Y PANAMÁ).
3. ¿QUÉ HACES HOY? (COSTA RICA Y NICARAGUA).
4. UN DÍA TÍPICO (BOLIVIA, ECUADOR Y PERÚ).
5. LOS PLANES Y LAS COMPRAS (MÉXICO).
6. AYER Y HOY (COLOMBIA Y VENEZUELA).
7. LOS VIAJES (ESPAÑA).
8. LA COMIDA Y LOS DEPORTES (GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, AND EL SALVADOR).
9. COSAS QUE OCURRIERON (ARGENTINA, CHILE, PARAGUAY AND URUGUAY).
10. EN CASA.
11. EL TIEMPO LIBRE.
12. EL CAMPO Y LA CIUDAD.
13. LOS DERECHOS UNIVERSALES.
14. EL MEDIO AMBIENTE.
15. LA GLOBALIZACIÓN Y EL TRABAJO.
16. EL ARTE.
Reference Section.
Appendix A: Verb Charts.
Appendix B: Accentuation and Syllabication.
Appendix C: Actividades comunicativas.
Spanish-English Vocabulary.
English-Spanish Vocabulary.
Index.
Maps of the Spanish-speaking world.

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  • ISBN-10: 1133879845
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Cengage provides a range of supplements that are updated in coordination with the main title selection. For more information about these supplements, contact your Learning Consultant.

FOR INSTRUCTORS

Student Activities Manual for Caycedo Garner's ¡Claro que sí!, 7th

ISBN: 9781111829681
The Workbook section provides a variety of practice to reinforce the vocabulary and grammar presented in each chapter and to help develop reading and writing skills. The Lab Manual section includes pronunciation explanations and practice as well as a variety of listening activities to develop listening comprehension.

FOR STUDENTS

Student Activities Manual for Caycedo Garner's ¡Claro que sí!, 7th

ISBN: 9781111829681
The Workbook section provides a variety of practice to reinforce the vocabulary and grammar presented in each chapter and to help develop reading and writing skills. The Lab Manual section includes pronunciation explanations and practice as well as a variety of listening activities to develop listening comprehension.