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Portafolio, Vol. 1
Portafolio, Vol. 1

Portafolio, Vol. 1, 1st Edition

ISBN10: 0077236181 | ISBN13: 9780077236182
By Alicia Ramos and Robert L. Davis
© 2009

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Today’s students have sensibilities and needs that are very different from those of even ten years ago. Visual and auditory media have changed dramatically in recent years; most text programs have not kept pace with these changes. Portafolio addresses these changes by offering students a visually and aurally innovative and exciting introductory Spanish program. The design of Portafolio is colorful, lively and easy-to-navigate; the program includes an array of video, audio and print components, integrated into the text in a variety of ways to address individual learning styles; and the program is available in an innovative two-volume soft-cover format, which allows students to purchase only the portion they are using in the current semester. Portafolio-to-Go is a special link on the Portafolio Online Learning Center www.mhhe.com/portafolio that houses downloadable digital assets. Students are able to easily access and download to their mp3 player key resources that support the Portafolio program. Learn more at the Online Learning Center or at CENTRO – www.mhcentro.com

Capítulo 1

Símbolos de identidad

Vocabulario

Los saludos
El alfabeto español
El origin y la nacionalidad

Gramática

1.1 Subject Pronouns
1.2 The Verb ser

Charla con Jairo

Vocabulario

Los días y los números (1-31)
Las descripciones

Gramática

1.3 Gender and Number Agreement

Portafolio cultural: Colombia

Nación: Un lugar único en Sudamérica
Actualidad: La lucha armada
Cartelera: La música colombiana
Icono: Gabriel García Márquez, escritor
Gente: Hablan los colombianos
Opinión: Los saludos en Colombia
Mi portafolio

Capítulo 2

¿Qué estudias?

Vocabulario

Los estudios universitarios
El horario
Preguntas para el estudiante típico

Gramática

2.1 Regular –ar Verbs; Negation
2.2 Question Formation

Charla con Silvana

Vocabulario

El el aula
¿Dónde está?

Gramática

2.3 The Verb ir; ir a + Infinitive
2.4 The Verb estar

Portafolio cultural: Costa Rica

Nación: Un país dedicado a la paz
Actualidad: El café de comercio justo
Cartelera: El Tico Times
Icono: La biodiversidad
Gente: Hablan los ticos
Opinión: Clase e igualdad en Costa Rica
Mi portafolio

Capítulo 3

La familia: Estabilidad y cambios

Vocabulario

La familia y los parientes
Los números y la edad

Gramática

3.1 Expressing Possession
3.2 Possessive Adjectives

Charla con Cynthia

Vocabulario

La familia en transición
Las actividades familiares

Gramática

3.3 Regular –er and –ir Verbs
3.4 Irregular Verbs dar, hacer, salir, ver

Portafolio cultural: Ecuador

Nación: La población indígena del Ecuador: Los otavalos
Actualidad: Las familias en tiempos de crisis
Cartelera: La Virgen pipona
Icono: El monumento a la mitad del mundo
Gente: Hablan los ecuatorianos
Opinión: La familia en el mundo hispano
Mi portafolio

Capítulo 4

La casa: Sueños y realidades

Vocabulario

¿Dónde vives?

¿Qué haces en tu casa?

Gramática

4.1 Demonstrative Adjectives
4.2 Stem-Changing Verbs (e → ie, o → ue)

Charla con María

Vocabulario

¿Qué hay en tu casa?

Gramática

4.3 Present Progressive
4.4 Affirmative commands

Portafolio cultural: España

Nación: España y la Unión Europea
Actualidad: La crisis de la vivienda en España
Cartelera: Directores españoles en el cine internacional
Icono: Las regiones autónomas
Gente: Hablan los españoles
Opinión: Las relaciones entre vecinos en España
Mi portafolio

Capítulo 5

¿Qué vamos a comer?

Vocabulario

En el mercado
¿Cómo es la comida? ¿Cómo está el plato?

Gramática

5.1 Speaking Impersonally se + Verb
5.2 Por and para

Charla con Karina

Vocabulario

Las comidas del día
En el restaurante

Gramática

5.3 Stem-Changing Verbs (e → ie)
5.4 Direct Object Personal Pronouns

Portafolio cultural: Venezuela y la República Dominicana

Naciones: El Caribe: Sopa de culturas
Actualidad: Una cadena de migración
Cartelera: La pasarela de moda
Icono: Simón Bolívar: el Libertador (1783-1830)
Gente: Hablan los venezolanos
Opinión: Comer fuera en Venezuela
Mi portafolio

Capítulo 6

Vivir bien: Salud y rutina

Vocabulario

La hora exacta y aproximada
La rutina diaria
El estrés y la relajación

Gramática

6.1 Reflexive pronouns
6.2 Saber and conocer

Charla con Güido

Vocabulario

El clima
¿Cómo te afecta el clima?

Gramática

6.3 Uses of ser and estar

Portafolio cultural: Bolivia

Nación: Geografía y demografía
Actualidad: La calidad de vida
Cartelera: Conflictos y manifestaciones
Icono: La música quechua
Gente: Hablan los bolivianos
Opinión: El concepto del tiempo
Mi portafolio

Capítulo 7

Mercados y modernidad

Vocabulario

La tienda en línea
En el almacén

Gramática

7.1 The Preterite
7.2 Indirect Objects and Pronouns

Charla con Minerva

Vocabulario

En el mercado de artesanías

Gramática

7.3 More About the Verb gustar
7.4 The Verb quedar

Portafolio cultural: México

Naciones: País de culturas milenarias y democracia moderna
Actualidad: La globalización en México
Cartelera: Actor mexicano, estrella internacional
Icono: El Museo Nacional de Antropología
Gente: Hablan los mexicanos
Opinión: El mercado
Mi portafolio

Capítulo 8

Ritmos de la vida

Vocabulario

Los deportes
Los pasatiempos

Gramática

8.1 Irregular Forms of the Preterite
8.2 Stem-Changing Verbs in the Preterite

Charla con Mitch

Vocabulario

Fiestas y diversions

Gramática

8.3 Negative words
8.4 Using Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns Together

Portafolio cultural: Puerto Rico

Región: Lengua e identidad en Puerto Rico
Actualidad: La cuestión del estatus de Puerto Rico
Cartelera: Ritmos caribeños
Icono: Roberto Clemente
Gente: Hablan los puertorriqueños
Opinión: Los hispanos y el beísbol
Mi portafolio

About the Author

Alicia Ramos

Alicia Ramos is Associate Professor of Spanish and Coordinator of the basic language program in French, Italian, and Spanish at Hunter College (CUNY) in New York. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, has served on the faculties of Barnard College and Indiana University of Pennsylvania and as Assistant Director of the Spanish School at Middlebury College. Dr. Ramos’ interests include methodology and materials development for courses from the elementary through advanced levels, including courses for Spanish speakers. Dr. Ramos has published in the field of Hispanic literature and has co-authored intermediate and advanced level textbooks including Cofre literario (2003, McGraw-Hill), a literary reader for the intermediate and advanced levels.

Robert L. Davis

Robert L. Davis is Associate Professor and the Director of the Spanish Language Program at the University of Oregon and Assistant Director of the Spanish Summer Language School at Middlebury College. He teaches courses in Spanish language, historical linguistics, and teaching methodology. His interests include language pedagogy and materials development, in particular the development of language skills within content-based instruction. He has written an advanced oral skills textbook and articles on language pedagogy, materials development, and language program direction.

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