Travessia 2 Workbook: Portuguese [Paperback]

Jon M. Tolman (Author), Nivea P. Parsons (Author), Ricardo M. Paiva (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0878402306 | ISBN-13: 978-0878402304 | Publication Date: December 1989 | Edition: Stu Wkb

The videotapes for all twelve units (Parts 1 and 2) of the integrated program are available only as a set.

Product Details

• Paperback: 219 pages
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press; Stu Wkb edition (December 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878402306
• ISBN-13: 978-0878402304
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #410,792 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Portuguese
  • #95 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction > Portuguese

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12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Forget about actually learning the language., May 20, 1999

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This review is from: Travessia 2 Workbook: Portuguese (Paperback)

This book is a result of the cutting edge philosophy espousing the idea that the way to learn a language is by mimicking sounds rather than the old boring alternative of actually learning grammer. If you want to really learn a language -- its archetecture, its secret -- do not buy this textbook. Find a good, boring grammar book that will teach you something, like verb forms, pronouns, possessives. That's what I am going to do, having wasted my money on this one. If you want to mimic a few sounds, this is the book for you. Useless.

5.0 out of 5 stars I rate the entire package excellent, November 7, 2010

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This review is from: Travessia 2 Workbook: Portuguese (Paperback)

I just read a negative review of the Travessia exercises workbook.

It claimed that one could only learn to repeat sounds. I think that one has to look at the exercise workbook as one component of the entire video based series.

I bought and have learned a lot with the videos and the textbook. The exercise manual that was reviewed, is just to provide extra practice exercises--not replace the whole video course.

The videos are excellent! They are authentic content, songs, video scripts, grammar explanations, and offer an excellent opportunity for listening comprehension.