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Cinema for Spanish Conversation, 2nd Ed. (Spanish Edition) Paperback – April 26, 2006

Spanish Edition by Mary Gill (Author), Deana Smalley (Author), Maria Paz Haro (Author)

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The second edition of Cinema for Spanish Conversation includes the same stimulating exercises and conversation materials that have made the first edition a success among students and instructors alike. The text is designed to be used in courses in which outstanding films from the Spanish-speaking world are used as springboards for classroom Spanish-language discussion. Using high-interest feature films, students hear Spanish as it is spoken in different countries and in a wide variety of situations and are encouraged to listen to and converse about the social and cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries around the world. The second edition includes a high-interest reading for each chapter; reading selections include interviews, magazine or newspaper articles, and selections from film scripts or literary pieces. Each reading is followed by an activity. These readings are optional; they can be covered in-depth if reading is one of the goals of the course. Each chapter is devoted to one movie, and contains appropriate vocabulary, cultural notes, special terms for conversation and |composition, a focus on a specific scene for structured discussion or writing, questions for review and understanding, and quotations from directors or critics. Difficult-to-find or older films have been replaced by films of more immediate interest to students. New to this edition are: MarÃa llena eres de gracia [Maria Full of Grace], Diarios de motocicleta [The Motorcycle Diaries], and Mar adentro [The Sea Inside].

Print length

294 pages
Language

Spanish
Publisher

Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co.
Publication date

April 26, 2006
Grade level

10 - 12
Reading age

15 - 18 years
Dimensions

8.25 x 0.5 x 10.5 inches
ISBN-10

1585102318
ISBN-13

978-1585102310
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About the Author

Mary McVey Gill has co-authored many widely adopted textbooks in Spanish, including En contacto: Gramatica en accion (seventh edition), En contacto: Lecturas intermedias (seventh edition), and Hablemos español (sixth edition). She has also co-authored Streetwise Spanish and Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus. Deana Smalley has a Ph.D. in Hispanic literature from Purdue University María-Paz Haro (Valencia, Spain) is Professor of Spanish (Emerita) at Stanford University where she has taught several courses on Spanish and Spanish American Cinema including "Spanish Society Through the Eye of the Camera", "The Films of Pedro Almodovar", "Women in Film and Film by Women", and "Cinema of the Southern Cone". She participates in Film Conferences and publishes on Spanish Cinema.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co.; 2nd edition (April 26, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ Spanish
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 294 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1585102318
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1585102310
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 15 - 18 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.55 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.5 x 10.5 inches

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Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2013

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The book came and when I opened, It did not looked used, but it said that it was used, I am so glad to purchase a book in those conditions because when you try to save some money you want a book like this and I did get it, and I am using it and I am happy!

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Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2014

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My company IDESLI [...] purchased this book to work with our students on the movies we watch. The book condition was good and we received it fast.

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2015

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Loved the guidelines and material.

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Mark Sims

An obvious idea done well

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2011

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A great idea. There are several editions. Although students may need to buy the latest version, self-taught students can buy the older versions cheaply. If one of the reasons you want to learn Spanish is to understand Spanish films without the subtitles, then this is an obviously way to make that connection.

Although it provides grammatical support and vocabulary, it is not a book for the new student.

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Cactus

Very useful for the intermediate or advanced Spanish student

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2011

We used this book in a 300-level college Spanish class. It was an excellent resource to use to study Spanish, and of course it was a great idea to watch movies for homework--not only are they entertaining, but they are an excellent way for Spanish students to increase their increase their understanding of Spanish language and culture. The kind of activities in the book include: introduction to vocabulary words from specific movies (including regional slang terms), practice exercises using the new vocabulary, questions to test your awareness about the movie, critical thinking questions about the movie's themes, and information about the films themselves.

Like other reviewers say, this book isn't for a beginning Spanish student. I would say that you'd need at least 2 years of high school Spanish, or be at the 200 or 300 level in college, before you use this product. Otherwise, you'll be flipping through your dictionary every other minute. As an intermediate Spanish student, I did learn a lot through this book. It helps to practice the discussion questions with someone else who has seen these movies.

The movie choices are pretty good. Most of them are interesting, some are highly entertaining, but virtually all of them teach you a lot about the culture and history of the Spanish/Latin American country where the movie takes place. The movies include: Belle Epoque , Maria Full of Grace , Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown , Men With Guns , "Ay, Carmela!" [VHS ], Like Water for Chocolate , and Strawberry & Chocolate . There are a lot more movies from Spain discussed in here than from any other country, by the way.

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Nicholas Laport

Great choice of movies...

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2008

A great choice of movies. Plenty of work to do, the questions are easy to understand, the descriptions of the movies before really helped me to understand the movie. :)

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Susana Grass

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2016

It is great!

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2009

Me llegó a tiempo parece interesante por lo que he ojeado mas no sé si su estructura se adapte para mi clase de AP Español. Cuando ya lo use en clase ya les cuento.

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