Ronni L. Gordon - The Ultimate Spanish 101: Complete First-Year Course

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The preliminary chapter, Pronunciation and Spelling, first appeared in Comunicando: A First Course in Spanish, Second Edition, D.C. Heath and Company. Both titles are by Ronni L. Gordon, PhD and David M. Stillman, PhD. TERMS OF USE This is a copyrighted work and McGraw-Hill Education and its licensors reserve all rights in and to the work.

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Almost seventy years later, I remember clearly how the magic of translating the words in books into images enriched my life, breaking the barriers of time and space. Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize in Literature 2010 Ahora pienso practicar lo ms que pueda cada ao! Plcido Domingo The Ultimate Spanish 101 is a uniquely comprehensive, inviting, and user-friendly program designed for beginning learners of Spanish who want conversational proficiency based on a solid grammatical foundation and a broad, current vocabulary.

Complete with textbook and app, the course provides abundant practice in all language skillslistening, speaking, reading, and writing. The conceptual features underpinning The Ultimate Spanish 101 are practice and modularity. How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice! How do you get to fluency in Spanish? Practice, practice, practice! The Ultimate Spanish 101 audio component on the Language Lab app includes 170 Dilogos, all the Variantes of the textbook, 125 oral exercises called Prcticas, practice in pronouncing Spanish sounds, and flashcards for building vocabularyall recorded by native speakers of Spanish with pauses for repetition. Practicing these exercises repeatedly until you have mastered the material will empower you to understand and speak Spanish better, resulting in more effective communication. The Ultimate Spanish 101 textbook includes Prcticas that reinforce the grammatical structures and vocabulary presented in each chapter. Successful completion of the more than 300 structural, translation, and free expression exercises enables you to read simple Spanish prose and write short paragraphs on familiar topics in Spanish.

The modular organization of The Ultimate Spanish 101 makes it easy for learners to adapt their practice time to their schedules. It is ideal for learners working on their own and as an ancillary for students learning Spanish in a classroom setting. The sections of each of the sixteen chapters of the book are conveniently listed on the app and can be accessed with a click. You can practice Spanish at your convenience and go at your own paceon your computer, tablet, or cell phone.

The Ultimate Spanish 101 opens with a Preliminary chapter, Pronunciation and Spelling, that describes the sounds of Spanish. Using the app, learners will be able to listen to and repeat these sounds after the native Spanish speakers.

Mastering the sound system of Spanish will enable you to pronounce and understand better, which will result in enhanced communication skills. The Ultimate Spanish 101 is comprised of sixteen chapters, all structured in the same way. Each chapter opens with Communication Goals, a statement of the chapters objectives for learner achievement, and Grammar Topics, an outline of grammar points to be presented and practiced. Each chapter has a series of interesting short