Dos mundos made its name as a pioneer in Beginning Spanish, and has maintained its spirit of innovation through many successful editions: today, it continues to be one of the best-selling beginning Spanish language textbooks in the nation. Based on the communicative approach, Dos mundos stresses the use of engaging activities in a natural and spontaneous classroom atmosphere. In this research-based approach to learning language, the development of communicative language skills is the central goal, with formal grammar presentation and practice at the service of communication.
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About the Author
Tracy D. Terrell (late) Received his Ph.D. in Spanish linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin and published extensively in the areas of Spanish dialectology, specializing in the sociolinguistics of Caribbean Spanish. Professor Terrell’s publications on second language acquisition and on the Natural Approach are widely known in the United States and abroad.
Magdalena Andrade Received her first B.A. in Spanish/French and a second B.A. in English from San Diego University. After teaching in the Calexico Unified School District Bilingual Program for several years, she taught elementary and intermediate Spanish at both San Diego State and the University of California, Irvine, where she also taught Spanish for Heritage Speakers and Humanities Core Courses. Upon receiving her Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine, she continued to teach there for several years and also at California State University, Long Beach. Currently an instructor at Irvine Valley College, Professor Andrade has co-authored Mundos de fantasía: Fábulas, cuentos de hadas y leyendas and Cocina y comidas hispanas (McGraw-Hill).
Jeanne Egasse Received her B.A. and M.A. in Spanish linguistics from the University of California, Irvine. She has taught foreign language methodology courses and supervised foreign language and ESL teachers in training for the Department of Education at the University of California, Irvine. Currently, she is an instructor of Spanish and coordinates the Spanish language Program at Irvine Valley College. In addition, Professor Egasse serves as a consultant for local schools and universities on implementing Natural aApproach in the language classroom. Professor Egasse is co-author of Cocina y comidas hispanas and Mundos de fantasia: Fabulas, cuentos de hadas y leyendas (McGraw-Hill).
Elías Miguel Muñoz is a Cuban American poet and prose writer. He has a Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of California, Irvine, and he has taught language and literature at the university level. Dr. Muñoz is the author of Viajes fantásticos, Ladrón de la mente, and Isla de luz, titles in the Storyteller's Series by McGraw-Hill. He has published five other novels, two books of literary criticsm, and two poetry collections. His creative work has been featured in numerous anthologies and sourcebooks, including Herencia: The Anthology of Hispanic Literature of the United States, The Encyclopedia of American Literature, and The Scribner Writers Series:Latino and Latina Writers.
Magdalena Andrade Received her first B.A. in Spanish/French and a second B.A. in English from San Diego University. After teaching in the Calexico Unified School District Bilingual Program for several years, she taught elementary and intermediate Spanish at both San Diego State and the University of California, Irvine, where she also taught Spanish for Heritage Speakers and Humanities Core Courses. Upon receiving her Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine, she continued to teach there for several years and also at California State University, Long Beach. Currently an instructor at Irvine Valley College, Professor Andrade has co-authored Mundos de fantasía: Fábulas, cuentos de hadas y leyendas and Cocina y comidas hispanas (McGraw-Hill).
Jeanne Egasse Received her B.A. and M.A. in Spanish linguistics from the University of California, Irvine. She has taught foreign language methodology courses and supervised foreign language and ESL teachers in training for the Department of Education at the University of California, Irvine. Currently, she is an instructor of Spanish and coordinates the Spanish language Program at Irvine Valley College. In addition, Professor Egasse serves as a consultant for local schools and universities on implementing Natural aApproach in the language classroom. Professor Egasse is co-author of Cocina y comidas hispanas and Mundos de fantasia: Fabulas, cuentos de hadas y leyendas (McGraw-Hill).
Elías Miguel Muñoz is a Cuban American poet and prose writer. He has a Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of California, Irvine, and he has taught language and literature at the university level. Dr. Muñoz is the author of Viajes fantásticos, Ladrón de la mente, and Isla de luz, titles in the Storyteller's Series by McGraw-Hill. He has published five other novels, two books of literary criticsm, and two poetry collections. His creative work has been featured in numerous anthologies and sourcebooks, including Herencia: The Anthology of Hispanic Literature of the United States, The Encyclopedia of American Literature, and The Scribner Writers Series:Latino and Latina Writers.
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A new, shorter version of the Seventh edition,
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This review is from: Dos mundos: En breve: Comunicacion y Comunidad (Hardcover)
If you plan on taking at least three classes of college Spanish, don't get this edition. Get the 7th edition because the last four chapters of this "en breve" edition have been removed to make this bare-bones edition strictly for first-year students of Spanish. First year students (SPA101 and 102) normally make it to Chapter 11, which is where this book ends. If you are in SPA201, you'll need the 7th edition. I wish I had known that as I may have to get the bigger edition anyway in another year.My college and my Spanish instructor insist on this book and I don't know why. The main objective of this textbook, as per the publisher is Spanish communication. "The actividades de communication continue to play a primary role, while grammar serves as an aid in the language acquisition process" write the editors. I like to have a combination of grammar, visuals ~AND~ audio to learn new words. My biggest complaint about this book is the layout. The pages appear so crowded and special grammar rules don't stand out. All grammar is introduced on blue-edged pages outside the "actividades de communication" which start each lesson. New Vocabulary words are kept on yet separate red-edged pages. I have to keep going back and forth to review my lessons. This makes self-study a bit challenging. You'd need the additional workbook for that at additional cost, which is required for the classroom and/or homework assignments. The workbook comes with self-evaluating answers in the back. This book has shorter lessons for self evaluation. What does save this textbook is the accompanying website. There the student can review vocaluary, take quizzes or do assignments and then have the results emailed to both the student and the instructor. These on-line quizzes help with the chapter tests (hinthinthint). The student can use this "en breve" edition with the bigger 7th edition. That's what I did for the class The lessons and the page lay-out are the same. The more complete and more expensive 7th edition also comes with video CDs that show basic two-minute dialogues with words introduced in each lesson. The videos introduce the student to speakers from all over the Latin word, so you aren't just listening to Castilian, an accent with is so annoying in Latin America, but also Venezuelan, Argentinian and Mexican Spanish. Here the speakers talk at an almost-normal speed. Some of the scenarios, such as finding drugs in a friend's backpack, are used for the lessons. The videos appear very amateurish though, with plenty of camera jiggle, but all audio and video help a student learn good, contemporary Spanish. What I do like is the diversity of the accents on the tapes and videos. Also, each chapter introduces contemporary Latin artists/painters/writers/cultural notes from across Central and South America, along with basic facts of the countries, such as national flag, national currency and other data about a country. This textbook is not a complete waste but for someone who's totally new to Spanish, this book may prove to be rather daunting as a self-study book. Edit 28 March 2011: my instructor said the book publishers are coming out with a newer edition for the fall semester, making the course more on-line ready.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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A Decent Spanish Text,
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This review is from: Dos mundos: En breve (Student Edition) (Hardcover)
This book was used for my college Spanish course. It's a good course. It uses plenty of illustration and excercises to help you learn Spanish. However, as a college course book, I think it's weak. It's probably great for high school, but I found the book to be relatively easy and leisurely. If that's what you want, then this book is for you.
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The book is good, but not the service,
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The book is very good. Dr Terrell's ideas are great, but the book arrived very late.I don't think I will buy from this company again. An Example of the dilay is that 2 weeks later after I bought Dos Mundos, I bought another book from a different company. I received the second one much faster that the first one.
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