Nexos (World Languages) - Standalone book - Softcover

Spaine Long, Sheri; Carreira, Maria; Madrigal Velasco, Sylvia; Swanson, Kristin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1305404319 ISBN 13: 9781305404311

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2016

Synopsis

NEXOS, Fourth Edition, invites you to play an active role in your language and cultural learning experience. Your experience is personalized through a variety of features, starting with a quiz to determine your dominant learning preference, and then with strategies and activities keyed to these preferences throughout the program. The activities support you in learning grammar based on your individual preferences. Tools such as KWL charts -- graphic organizers that allow you to map out what you're learning -- promote your course success by encouraging you to reflect on what you know about a concept or a topic as well as what you need help with or would like to learn more about. In addition, a storyline video is integrated with the program, providing an engaging way to learn grammar and vocabulary.

About this title

About the Author:

Sheri Spaine Long (Ph.D. UCLA) is Editor of Hispania - A journal devoted to the teaching of Spanish and Portuguese, the scholarly journal of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). Formerly a faculty member, department chair, and study abroad program director, Dr. Long rose to the rank of Professor of Spanish at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was appointed Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air Force Academy. Most recently, Dr. Long served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Languages and Culture Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is a specialist in language teaching and learning. A regular presenter and invited speaker at national and international conferences, Dr. Long delivered over 100 talks from Havana to Beijing and across the United States. She actively engages the field and continues to publish on the integration of leadership development and language learning, the language profession, and Madrid in literature. Dr. Long published more than 50 articles, chapters, and reviews and her recent co-authored textbooks published with Cengage include Nexos. Introductory Spanish, 4th ed., and Alianzas. Intermediate Spanish., 2nd ed., Cuadros. Introductory and Intermediate Spanish., among others. She received the prestigious Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) in 2009.

Maria Carreira is Associate Professor of Spanish at California State University, Long Beach. She holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Illinois, Champaign. Carreira has written linguistic notes, profiles of well-known Hispanics, and heritage learner annotations. She is active in issues relating to heritage learners.

Sylvia Madrigal, a Yale graduate, has been in the foreign language publishing field for about 20 years. She has worked at Houghton Mifflin and at D.C. Heath, where she helped develop and write activities for the award-winning Dimelo CD-ROM series. She has authored a variety of educational materials, including video scripts for HM's TravelTour video and Caminos del jaguar.

Kris Swanson has an M.A. in Hispanic Studies from Brown University. She has been in the foreign language publishing field for about 15 years. She currently works as a consultant and freelance writer, editor, and project manager.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1305404319
• ISBN 13: 9781305404311
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 640