De pelicula! Spanish Conversation through Film

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Description

Based on the pioneering text Cinema for Spanish Conversation, ¡De Pelicula! uses recent feature films with a PG or PG-13 rating to build Spanish language skills in listening, speaking, and reading. The text also provides a unique method to explore the cultural concepts depicted in the films.

As with the parent text, ¡De Pelicula! provides a context for listening to the film through previewing exercises, background information, vocabulary, cultural material, and post-viewing exercises, including student exercises to be done in small groups. This version covers eight films and may be used as a primary or ancillary text in fourth year high school courses, for community college courses -- especially those language courses taught in the evening -- or in single-semester courses at most colleges.

All films are new to this edition and come from a range of Spanish-speaking countries, All may be easily obtained for classroom viewing or language labs, or for students to purchase or rent on their own.

Features
~Preliminary vocabulary
~4 Segmented film study sections: Preparación , Los personajes , Exploración , Notas culturales
~Conversation exercises for the whole class, small groups, or pairs
~Short composition exercises

Market

Designed for high school level courses in Spanish language which draw on feature films for conversation topics, culture, and language building skills by the authors of the primary text, Cinema for Spanish Conversation.

About the Authors

Mary McVey Gill has co-authored Mary McVey Gill is the co-author of ¡De película!, with Focus Publishing in addition to Cinema for Spanish Conversation. She has co-authored about a dozen books in Spanish. She lives in Stanford, California.

Deana Smalley has taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Santa Clara University and Stanford University. In addition to Cinema for Spanish Conversation, she has co-authored ¡De Película!, with Focus Publishing. She has also translated a number of history and social sciences titles for Teachers’ Curriculum Institute. She lives in Redwood City, California.