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Arriba: Comunicacion Y Cultura : Workbook/Lab Manual | 
 enlarge | Authors: Eduardo Zanyas-bazan, Susan M. Bacon, Jose B. Fernandez, Scott Despain, Jennifer Despain
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
List Price: $44.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 753953
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 1
ISBN: 0135702844
EAN: 9780135702840
ASIN: 0135702844
Publication Date: June 1999
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Book Description
This book exemplifies learning the Spanish language within its cultural context—an approach that incorporates the products, perspectives, and practices important to understanding the Hispanic culture, while including the vocabulary and structures that are required to communicate within it. It contains fifteen lecciones, topically organized and designed to encourage communication and offer insight into the language and culture of over 300 million people. Chapter topics include Spanish names and nicknames; universities in Spanish speaking countries; shopping; reading advertisements; making travel arrangements; expressing wishes and daily routines; persuading others; exchanging money at the bank; and the media. For individuals interested in learning the culture behind the vocabulary and grammar of the Spanish language.
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 terrible book January 21, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
this book is a disaster. the authors really did a sloppy job editing it, and having to shell out a hundred bucks for it only added insult to injury. very early on, all kinds of undefined vocabulary is thrown in, creating great confusion. an entire chapter on the verbs poner, salir, traer and ver, which was filled with details about conjugation and usage, somehow managed to leave out the DEFINITIONS of those words. information is introduced in a really fragmented way-- for instance, indirect pronouns are explained several chapters after direct pronouns; it would be much more logical to connect the two concepts. the polite command form is explained without even mentioning that it is really the subjunctive form until 100 pages later. it's as though you're in the CIA and information is given to you on a need to know basis, with no overview. the book is also filled with embarrassing, condescending cartoons that make one ashamed to open it on the subway. if any teacher is reading this, PLEASE use another book if you can.
Grammer and rule oriented text - Es muy mal. or mal muy? December 27, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you like reading the following paragraph, you will love this book.
In constructions that use the infinitive or the present progressive forms, direct objects may either preceede the conjugated verb, or be attached to the infinitive or the present participle (-ndo). Note that when you attach the direct object pronoun to the -ndo form, a written accent is used on the vowel before -ndo.
Is it any wonder kids are turned off by school?
Here is another example.
The auxiliary verb haber agrees with the subject of the sentence. The past participle, however, is invariable when used in the perfect tense.
wow. What kind of fool teaches a language like this? Does the author really think that people remember these rules as they speak?
This author has a major love affair with grammatical rules. Rules, exception to rules, and then some more grammer rules.
 Great January 18, 2004
this book really taught me a lot in my first year course and i use it now to teach spanish
Fast delivery and quality product... August 30, 2002
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The workbook arrived quickly. It was in the good condition of a used workbook, as promised. I am very satisfied.
 Fun to use. Varied media. User-friendly and practical. June 22, 1998
Using comic strips, simple exercises, common sense approach makes learning Spanish painless and fun.
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