Conectate: Introductory Spanish
2nd Edition
Published on 23. January 2017
Book
Hardback
608 pages
978-1-259-84585-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Story
Conectate is a fresh approach in every way. With its focus on the most critical language for communication, its active presentation of vocabulary and grammar, and its inclusion of real-world culture throughout, the program provides a unique framework for the Introductory Spanish course, with two separate but complementary goals in mind: learning to use the language and appreciating the world that it comes from.
What makes Conectate so unique?
A focused approach: The tailored scope and sequence of Conectate allows students to concentrate on what they can reasonably be expected to learn in an introductory course, allowing time for systematic review and recycling. This offers a solution to the Introductory Spanish programs that, in an effort to cover everything, include too much grammar and rush students through the curriculum without spending sufficient time for true learning or mastery.
Active learning: Conectate carefully balances a mix of inductive and explicit vocabulary and grammar presentations, applying the concept of desirable difficulty throughout. This leads students to discover and retain the language, and avoids the common type of presentations that only allow for passive learning.
Integration of culture: Language is culture and culture is language. This central idea shapes the way culture is treated in Conectate: not as something separate from the language acquisition process, but as something that is integral to the process. Students acquire cultural knowledge and understanding in a natural way as they learn how the language is used within the rich and diverse Spanish-speaking world.
Conectate is a fresh approach in every way. With its focus on the most critical language for communication, its active presentation of vocabulary and grammar, and its inclusion of real-world culture throughout, the program provides a unique framework for the Introductory Spanish course, with two separate but complementary goals in mind: learning to use the language and appreciating the world that it comes from.
What makes Conectate so unique?
A focused approach: The tailored scope and sequence of Conectate allows students to concentrate on what they can reasonably be expected to learn in an introductory course, allowing time for systematic review and recycling. This offers a solution to the Introductory Spanish programs that, in an effort to cover everything, include too much grammar and rush students through the curriculum without spending sufficient time for true learning or mastery.
Active learning: Conectate carefully balances a mix of inductive and explicit vocabulary and grammar presentations, applying the concept of desirable difficulty throughout. This leads students to discover and retain the language, and avoids the common type of presentations that only allow for passive learning.
Integration of culture: Language is culture and culture is language. This central idea shapes the way culture is treated in Conectate: not as something separate from the language acquisition process, but as something that is integral to the process. Students acquire cultural knowledge and understanding in a natural way as they learn how the language is used within the rich and diverse Spanish-speaking world.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
OH
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1483 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-259-84585-7 (9781259845857)
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Is the Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Language Program at the University of California, San Diego, where he is also affiliated with the Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies. An internationally recognized scholar of Spanish syntax, he has a longstanding commitment to the development and implementation of highly effective, research-based practices in language teaching. He brings a rich international background to the Coni?ctate project: He was educated in both the United States and Mexico, has spent much of his life along the border between the two, and has taught or lectured in twenty countries.
Holds a Ph.D. in Foreign and Second-Language Education from The Ohio State University. She has been the director of the Spanish basic-Language program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; the inaugural coordinator of the minor program in Spanish for the professions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and, most recently, a lecturer at the University of Chicago. She devotes most of her professional time to career coaching, which includes workshops for foreign-language students navigating the campus-to-career transition.
Holds a Ph.D. in Foreign and Second-Language Education from The Ohio State University. She has been the director of the Spanish basic-Language program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; the inaugural coordinator of the minor program in Spanish for the professions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and, most recently, a lecturer at the University of Chicago. She devotes most of her professional time to career coaching, which includes workshops for foreign-language students navigating the campus-to-career transition.
Content
Conectate 2e Table of Contents
Capitulo 1 En la clase
Comunicacion
Greeting people in Spanish
Asking someone his/her name
Asking people how they are
Asking where someone is from
Saying good-bye
Vocabulario
The Spanish alphabet and campus vocabulary
Months and seasons
Numbers and dates
Estructura
Singular nouns and articles
Plural nouns and articles
The verbs ser and tener
Possessive adjectives
Cultura
Para saber mas
Singular nouns and articles
More about gender of nouns
Capitulo 2 Mis amigos y yo
Comunicacion
Finding out someone's age
Finding out where someone is going
Expressing likes and dislikes
Vocabulario
Describing people, places, and things with adjectives and colors
Estructura
Adjectives
The verbs estar and ir
The verb gustar
In?nitives with gustar and ir
Cultura
Para saber mas
Adjectives
Adjective placement
The verbs estar and ir
Using tener to express states
The verb gustar
Nos gusta(n), os gusta(n), les gusta(n)
Capitulo 3 ?Que haces?
Comunicacion
Getting someone's attention, asking for time
Asking at what time events occur
Vocabulario
Your daily routine and the days of the week
Estructura
Present indicative: Singular forms
Present indicative: Plural forms
Stem-changing verbs: o ? ue
Demonstrative adjectives
Cultura
Para saber mas
Stem-changing verbs: o ? ue
Additional o ? ue verbs
Demonstrative adjectives
The demonstrative adjectives aquel/aquella/aquellos/aquellas
Demonstrative pronouns
Capitulo 4 !Que bonita familia!
Comunicacion
Asking what people do for a living
Commenting on things and complimenting people
Vocabulario
Describing family members
Estructura
Comparatives
Stem-changing verbs: e ? i
Stem-changing verbs: e ? ie
Ser and estar for identity and location
Cultura
Para saber mas
Comparatives
Mas de with numerals
Comparatives of equality
Superlatives
Expressing things emphatically
Stem-changing verbs: e ? i
Additional e ? i verbs
Stem-changing verbs: e ? ie
Additional e ? ie verbs
Capitulo 5 Por la ciudad
Comunicacion
Expressing gratitude
Asking for and giving directions
Vocabulario
Urban landscapes
Numbers from 100 to 9,999
Estructura
Verbs with irregular yo forms
Re?exive verbs
Ser and estar with adjectives
Inde?nite and negative expressions
Cultura
Para saber mas
Verbs with irregular yo forms
More on saber and conocer
More irregular verbs with -zco
Re?exive verbs
Additional re?exive verbs
The reciprocal meaning of re?exive verbs
The in?nitive after a preposition
Ser and estar with adjectives
Ser for location of events
Capitulo 6 !A comer!
Comunicacion
Responding to requests
Inviting and declining politely
Vocabulario
Food and meals
Setting the table
Estructura
The preterite: Regular verbs
The preterite: Some common irregular verbs
Direct objects and direct object pronouns
Cultura
Para saber mas
The preterite: Regular verbs
Leer, creer, and oir in the preterite
Ver and dar in the preterite
Capitulo 7 Los recuerdos y la nostalgia
Comunicacion
Expressing to have a good time
Congratulating someone
Vocabulario
Celebrations in the Spanish-speaking world
Estructura
The imperfect
Indirect objects and indirect object pronouns
Pronouns after prepositions
Cultura
Para saber mas
Pronouns after prepositions
Additional prepositions
Stressed possessives
Capitulo 8 La ropa y la moda
Comunicacion
Talking about how great something is
Using polite expressions in appropriate contexts
Vocabulario
Describing clothing
Parts of the body
Expressing how clothing ?ts
Estructura
More irregular preterite forms
The preterite and imperfect together
Object pronoun placement with in?nitives
Cultura
Para saber mas
More irregular preterite forms
Additional irregular preterite forms
The preterite and imperfect together
Comparison of meaning in preterite vs. imperfect
Object pronoun placement with in?nitives
Double object pronouns
Another use of lo: Lo + adjective
Capitulo 9 ?Adonde te gustaria viajar?
Comunicacion
Asking what people would like to do
Expressing rules with in?nitive
Vocabulario
Travel and tourism
Talking about the weather
Estructura
The prepositions por and para
Impersonal se
Se for unplanned events
Cultura
Para saber mas
The prepositions por and para
Additional uses of por and para
Se for unplanned events
Additional verbs with se for unplanned events
Capitulo 10 La vida profesional
Comunicacion
Expressions for professional contexts
Introducing people to each other
Vocabulario
Professions and careers
Technology in the workplace
Estructura
The relative pronoun que
Informal (tu) commands
Formal (Ud./Uds.) commands
Cultura
Para saber mas
The relative pronoun que
Que and additional relative pronouns
Lo que
Capitulo 11 !Estas en tu casa!
Comunicacion
Welcoming people
Making polite invitations
Vocabulario
Rooms and other parts of a home
Furniture and appliances
Estructura
The present perfect
Commands with object pronouns
The present progressive
Cultura
Para saber mas
The present perfect
Additional irregular participles
Using the past participle as an adjective
Using the past participle to form the passive
The past perfect
Commands with object pronouns
Nosotros/as commands
The present progressive
The past progressive
Capitulo 12 El deporte y el bienestar
Comunicacion
Wishing someone good luck
Giving advice on healthy living
Vocabulario
Sports, health, and ?tness
Estructura
The present perfect with object pronouns
The present progressive with object pronouns
The subjunctive: Volition with regular verbs
Cultura
Para saber mas
The present progressive with object pronouns
The present progressive with double object pronouns
The subjunctive: Volition with regular verbs
Additional expressions of volition
Capitulo 13 La naturaleza y el medio ambiente
Comunicacion
Talking about what you think someone should do
Expressing how long you've been doing something
Vocabulario
Nature and the environment
Estructura
The subjunctive: Irregular verbs
The subjunctive: Disbelief and uncertainty
The subjunctive: Purpose and contingency
Cultura
Para saber mas
The subjunctive: Irregular verbs
Additional irregular verbs in the subjunctive
Present perfect subjunctive
The subjunctive: Disbelief and uncertainty
The subjunctive in adjective clauses (after nonexistent and inde?nite antecedents)
The subjunctive: Emotion
The subjunctive: Purpose and contingency
The subjunctive in time clauses
The subjunctive: Additional expressions of contingency
Capitulo 14 La cultura y la diversion
Comunicacion
Expressing uncertainty
Talking about what you would like
Vocabulario
Movies, theater, and museums
Estructura
The past subjunctive
The future
Cultura
Para saber mas
The past subjunctive
Additional irregular past subjunctive forms
The past perfect subjunctive
The future
Irregular fut
ure forms
The future perfect
Capitulo 15 Si la vida fuera diferente...
Comunicacion
Expressing opinions
Expressing what you know and don't know
Vocabulario
Social, economic, and political issues
Estructura
The conditional
Si clauses
Cultura
Para saber mas
The conditional
Irregular conditional forms
The conditional perfect
Si clauses
The past perfect subjunctive in si clauses
Capitulo 16 La amistad y el amor
Comunicacion
Describing your relationship status
Expressing sympathy and regret
Vocabulario
Personal relationships
Estructura
Review: The present indicative and the in?nitive
Review: The preterite and imperfect together
Review: Object pronouns
Review: The present subjunctive
Cultura
Capitulo 1 En la clase
Comunicacion
Greeting people in Spanish
Asking someone his/her name
Asking people how they are
Asking where someone is from
Saying good-bye
Vocabulario
The Spanish alphabet and campus vocabulary
Months and seasons
Numbers and dates
Estructura
Singular nouns and articles
Plural nouns and articles
The verbs ser and tener
Possessive adjectives
Cultura
Para saber mas
Singular nouns and articles
More about gender of nouns
Capitulo 2 Mis amigos y yo
Comunicacion
Finding out someone's age
Finding out where someone is going
Expressing likes and dislikes
Vocabulario
Describing people, places, and things with adjectives and colors
Estructura
Adjectives
The verbs estar and ir
The verb gustar
In?nitives with gustar and ir
Cultura
Para saber mas
Adjectives
Adjective placement
The verbs estar and ir
Using tener to express states
The verb gustar
Nos gusta(n), os gusta(n), les gusta(n)
Capitulo 3 ?Que haces?
Comunicacion
Getting someone's attention, asking for time
Asking at what time events occur
Vocabulario
Your daily routine and the days of the week
Estructura
Present indicative: Singular forms
Present indicative: Plural forms
Stem-changing verbs: o ? ue
Demonstrative adjectives
Cultura
Para saber mas
Stem-changing verbs: o ? ue
Additional o ? ue verbs
Demonstrative adjectives
The demonstrative adjectives aquel/aquella/aquellos/aquellas
Demonstrative pronouns
Capitulo 4 !Que bonita familia!
Comunicacion
Asking what people do for a living
Commenting on things and complimenting people
Vocabulario
Describing family members
Estructura
Comparatives
Stem-changing verbs: e ? i
Stem-changing verbs: e ? ie
Ser and estar for identity and location
Cultura
Para saber mas
Comparatives
Mas de with numerals
Comparatives of equality
Superlatives
Expressing things emphatically
Stem-changing verbs: e ? i
Additional e ? i verbs
Stem-changing verbs: e ? ie
Additional e ? ie verbs
Capitulo 5 Por la ciudad
Comunicacion
Expressing gratitude
Asking for and giving directions
Vocabulario
Urban landscapes
Numbers from 100 to 9,999
Estructura
Verbs with irregular yo forms
Re?exive verbs
Ser and estar with adjectives
Inde?nite and negative expressions
Cultura
Para saber mas
Verbs with irregular yo forms
More on saber and conocer
More irregular verbs with -zco
Re?exive verbs
Additional re?exive verbs
The reciprocal meaning of re?exive verbs
The in?nitive after a preposition
Ser and estar with adjectives
Ser for location of events
Capitulo 6 !A comer!
Comunicacion
Responding to requests
Inviting and declining politely
Vocabulario
Food and meals
Setting the table
Estructura
The preterite: Regular verbs
The preterite: Some common irregular verbs
Direct objects and direct object pronouns
Cultura
Para saber mas
The preterite: Regular verbs
Leer, creer, and oir in the preterite
Ver and dar in the preterite
Capitulo 7 Los recuerdos y la nostalgia
Comunicacion
Expressing to have a good time
Congratulating someone
Vocabulario
Celebrations in the Spanish-speaking world
Estructura
The imperfect
Indirect objects and indirect object pronouns
Pronouns after prepositions
Cultura
Para saber mas
Pronouns after prepositions
Additional prepositions
Stressed possessives
Capitulo 8 La ropa y la moda
Comunicacion
Talking about how great something is
Using polite expressions in appropriate contexts
Vocabulario
Describing clothing
Parts of the body
Expressing how clothing ?ts
Estructura
More irregular preterite forms
The preterite and imperfect together
Object pronoun placement with in?nitives
Cultura
Para saber mas
More irregular preterite forms
Additional irregular preterite forms
The preterite and imperfect together
Comparison of meaning in preterite vs. imperfect
Object pronoun placement with in?nitives
Double object pronouns
Another use of lo: Lo + adjective
Capitulo 9 ?Adonde te gustaria viajar?
Comunicacion
Asking what people would like to do
Expressing rules with in?nitive
Vocabulario
Travel and tourism
Talking about the weather
Estructura
The prepositions por and para
Impersonal se
Se for unplanned events
Cultura
Para saber mas
The prepositions por and para
Additional uses of por and para
Se for unplanned events
Additional verbs with se for unplanned events
Capitulo 10 La vida profesional
Comunicacion
Expressions for professional contexts
Introducing people to each other
Vocabulario
Professions and careers
Technology in the workplace
Estructura
The relative pronoun que
Informal (tu) commands
Formal (Ud./Uds.) commands
Cultura
Para saber mas
The relative pronoun que
Que and additional relative pronouns
Lo que
Capitulo 11 !Estas en tu casa!
Comunicacion
Welcoming people
Making polite invitations
Vocabulario
Rooms and other parts of a home
Furniture and appliances
Estructura
The present perfect
Commands with object pronouns
The present progressive
Cultura
Para saber mas
The present perfect
Additional irregular participles
Using the past participle as an adjective
Using the past participle to form the passive
The past perfect
Commands with object pronouns
Nosotros/as commands
The present progressive
The past progressive
Capitulo 12 El deporte y el bienestar
Comunicacion
Wishing someone good luck
Giving advice on healthy living
Vocabulario
Sports, health, and ?tness
Estructura
The present perfect with object pronouns
The present progressive with object pronouns
The subjunctive: Volition with regular verbs
Cultura
Para saber mas
The present progressive with object pronouns
The present progressive with double object pronouns
The subjunctive: Volition with regular verbs
Additional expressions of volition
Capitulo 13 La naturaleza y el medio ambiente
Comunicacion
Talking about what you think someone should do
Expressing how long you've been doing something
Vocabulario
Nature and the environment
Estructura
The subjunctive: Irregular verbs
The subjunctive: Disbelief and uncertainty
The subjunctive: Purpose and contingency
Cultura
Para saber mas
The subjunctive: Irregular verbs
Additional irregular verbs in the subjunctive
Present perfect subjunctive
The subjunctive: Disbelief and uncertainty
The subjunctive in adjective clauses (after nonexistent and inde?nite antecedents)
The subjunctive: Emotion
The subjunctive: Purpose and contingency
The subjunctive in time clauses
The subjunctive: Additional expressions of contingency
Capitulo 14 La cultura y la diversion
Comunicacion
Expressing uncertainty
Talking about what you would like
Vocabulario
Movies, theater, and museums
Estructura
The past subjunctive
The future
Cultura
Para saber mas
The past subjunctive
Additional irregular past subjunctive forms
The past perfect subjunctive
The future
Irregular fut
ure forms
The future perfect
Capitulo 15 Si la vida fuera diferente...
Comunicacion
Expressing opinions
Expressing what you know and don't know
Vocabulario
Social, economic, and political issues
Estructura
The conditional
Si clauses
Cultura
Para saber mas
The conditional
Irregular conditional forms
The conditional perfect
Si clauses
The past perfect subjunctive in si clauses
Capitulo 16 La amistad y el amor
Comunicacion
Describing your relationship status
Expressing sympathy and regret
Vocabulario
Personal relationships
Estructura
Review: The present indicative and the in?nitive
Review: The preterite and imperfect together
Review: Object pronouns
Review: The present subjunctive
Cultura