Mapeando a Língua Portuguesa através das Artes, Corrected Edition - Softcover

Sobral, Patricia; Jouët-Pastré, Clémence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 158510762X ISBN 13: 9781585107629

Publisher: Focus, 2015

Synopsis

Winner of the 2015 Brazilian International Press Award for outstanding contribution to the teaching of Portuguese Language in the United States of America from the American Organization of Teachers of Portuguese.

Mapeando a Língua Portuguesa através das Artes is an exciting, comprehensive textbook for intermediate Portuguese courses. Mapeando features interviews, authentic texts, and works of art, all of which serve as springboards for students to express themselves in Portuguese through performance, debate, and communicative exercises. Each of the twelve units is structured around a particular art form, such as photography or literature, and includes three grammar lessons, three original texts, and integrated audio and video activities.

Features:

• Engaging, authentic works of art create an abundance of opportunities for students to speak in the target language
• Inviting chapter-opening activities (Primeiros acordes) draw students into the genre explored in each unit via exercises intended to help students make personal connections with the material
• Communicative and task-based exercises throughout the units guide students through a systematic review and expansion of Portuguese grammar
• A website featuring streaming video and audio files (visit: www.hackettpublishing.com)
• Accompanying workbook: Caderno de Produção

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Mapeando a LIngua Portuguesa atravEs das Artes" is an exciting, comprehensive textbook for intermediate to advanced Portuguese courses. "Mapeando" features interviews, authentic texts, and works of art, which serve as springboards for students to express themselves in Portuguese through performance, debate, communicative exercises, and task solving. Each of the twelve units is structured around a particular form of art, such as photography or literature, and includes three communicative grammar lessons, three texts, and integrated audio and video activities.
- Provocative, authentic works of art create an abundance of opportunities for students to speak in the target language.
- Student reflections ("Primeiros acordes") that open each unit motivate students to interact in more meaningful ways with the language and culture.
- Communicative and task-based exercises throughout the units guide students through a systematic review and extension of Portuguese grammar.
- Accompanying website with video, audio, and accompanying workbook are integrated into the textbook.
Patricia Isabel Sobral is a Faculty member and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at Brown University.
ClEmence JouEt-PastrE is a Faculty member and the Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University.
Patricia Isabel Sobral and ClEmence JouEt-PastrE have also authored "Viajando atraves do alfabeto: A Reading and Writing Program for Intermediate to Advanced Portuguese," available from Focus Publishing.

About the Author:

Patricia Isabel Sobral is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at Brown University.

Clémence Jouët-Pastré is the Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University.

Patricia Isabel Sobral and Clémence Jouët-Pastré are co-authors of Viajando através do alfabeto: A Reading and Writing Program for Intermediate to Advanced Portuguese, also available from Focus.

About this edition

• Publisher: Focus
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 158510762X
• ISBN 13: 9781585107629
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276