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This highly innovative beginning Spanish text is both task-based (requiring students to use Spanish to complete specific goals or tasks) and content-based, including readings from a variety of disciplines. ¿Sabías que...? represents the practical application of the theories and research presented in Lee and VanPatten's methods text, Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen (a natural companion volume for instructors using this text). The new edition is accompanied by a new CD-ROM, a new Online Learning Center, and more!

Play therapists often use props (which may include a sandtray, miniature characters, bubbles, balloons, dolls, etc.) to help children work through or resolve difficult traumatic experiences (such as sexual or physical abuse, domestic violence, death of a loved one, divorce, natural disasters, or violent crimes). This new book, written by an emerging leader in the field of play therapy, will combine a flexible theoretical model with a step-by-step treatment plan for using these evidence-informed interventions in practice with traumatized children.

Cada unidad de Enlace 2 se abre con los objetivos comunicativos que, como un hilo conductor, anudan su contenido, de forma que el estudiante asuma un mayor control sobre el avance de su aprendizaje y que se evidencie un verdadero proceso de aprendizaje de la lengua extranjera. Cada tema es introducido con muestras de lengua de diversa tipología que, en lo posible, responden a textos auténticos. Lo común en ellas es que reflejan variedades geográficas, sociales y contextuales del español actual. Niveles B1-B2 en Concordancia con el Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las Lenguas, MCER.

Beginning Medical Spanish. Oral Proficiency and Cultural Humility is designed for medical professionals and supporting staff with no prior knowledge of Spanish who need to develop oral language skills and cross-cultural sensitivity to establish relationship-building communication with their Spanish-speaking patients. This hospital-tested program teaches how to connect with patients of limited English-speaking ability and offer them the quality care they seek. Role-play activities allow students to develop their oral proficiency in meaningful contexts and contribute to a creative and dynamic...