Power-Glide Spanish : the ultimate foreign language adventure : the adventure begins : course workbook

390 Pages·1999·25.325 MB·Power-Glide Foreign Language Courses

by  Robert W. Blair

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Power-Glide Standard Course Materials
PG 1100 Spanish Bundle $159.90
PG1110 Spanish Bundle w/Audio CD set $169.90
PG1111 Spanish Bundle w/Dual Media (CDs and Cass.) $189.90
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PG1114 Spanish Additional Student Packet $39.95 Workbook to start your adven-
PG1200 French Bundle $159.90
ture.
PG1210 French Bundle w/Audio CD set $169.90
PG1211 French Bundle w/Dual Media (CDs and Cass.) $189.90
PG 1201 French Complete Course $119.90
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PG1401 Latin Complete Course $119.90
variety of supplemental activities
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PG 1407 Latin Extra Test Book $12.95 all aimed at helping learners get
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PG1501 Japanese Complete Course $119.90
tiple learners
PG1502 Japanese Extra Workbook $29.95
PG1507 Japanese Extra Test Book $12.95 Extra Workbook - a must for teaching múltiple learners One more note: Our mission is to revolu-
PG1505 Japanese Learner's Guide Set $29.95
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PG 1601 Russian Complete Course $119.90 the course is aimed at helping students
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PG1607 Russian Extra Test Book $12.95 comprehension test cassette commumcate in a new language. Here are
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PG1355 Children's Germán Parent's Guide $29.95 with learning tips, lesson objectives and plans, quizzes and
PG1451 Children's Latin Complete Course $79.90 game ideas, and more • Feel free to jump around in the course.
PG1452 Children's Latin Extra Activity Book $29.95
PG1455 Children's Latin Parent's Guide $29.95 Additional Student Packet - ineludes: an extra student work¬
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Editors: Troy Gox, G. Ray Graham, Richard Tice,
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guage courses.
This course is íun and engaging because it gives rich experience in communi-
cation; it does not rely on mazes of grammar rules, rote memorization, and
mind-numbing drills. Instead, you’ll find:
• Music
• Stories
• Memory aids
• Diglot-weave narratives
• You-are-there adventures
• Kinesthetic, visual, and audio activities
• Pictographs
Philosophy
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help you discover the grammar for yourself. You will learn grammar by listen-
Introduction
ing to and seeing the language, much like small children do. You have two
main objectives: understanding, and speaking & writing. It’s critical that you
follow the learning methods.
How to Use this Course
• Recognize the tape on and tape off symbols
• Understand the text.
• Say it and write it.
The tape on and tape off symbols:
Tape on = Tape off =
To understand, you should:
1. Look over the material and compare the Spanish to the English.
2. Listen to the tape while following the written text.
3. Listen to the tape a couple of times without looking at the written text.
4. Don’t be shy. Use the pause button to stop the tape for a moment if you
want a bit more time.
To say it, do this:
1. Read the story or material out loud in chorus with the tape, and keep the
meaning in mind.
2. Tura the tape off, read each Spanish sentence out loud, and then look
away and say it. Think of the meaning.
3. Now cover up the Spanish, look at the first English sentence, and try to
say it in Spanish. Gheck to see if you did it right. Do that for all of the sen-
tences.
4. Play the recording of the text, but pause the tape after each English sen¬
tence and say the Spanish.
5. Using notes of key words only, try to say the Spanish sentences the best
you can.
6. To write it, do the same as above, but write your sentences instead of
speaking them.
CD-ROM supplementary activities:
This symbol indicates that a supplementary activity is available on
CD-ROM.
General Tips
1. Use the course daily. Ten minutes per day is far better than an hour once a
week. Sporadic use leads to lower retention and motivation. You may forget
previous material, have diíficulty developing crucial habits, and eventually
become frustrated.
2. Follow the instructions carefully. Use the advice given in the How To Use
this Course. It will result in greater understanding, faster learning, and better
retention of the material.
3. Pause and review as needed. Although it’s not necessary to know every-
thing períectly before moving on, it’s also unnecessary to hurry through the
course. Take some time to review, and play and replay the audio tapes as
often as needed. The more exposure to the target language, the better.
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As you know, English is spoken in various accents in different regions of the
world. There is no universal “standard” form. Several better known dialects
inelude British English, Scottish English, Australian English, South African
English, and “southern” American English. These different forms of English
are spoken by a variety of educated people in many parts of the world, but
these diverse people learn to understand English speakers whose accent or
dialect is quite different from their own speech. So diverse are the accents
and forms of English in different parts of the world that linguists now speak
of Englishes. Not only do accents differ in different regions, but usage, idiom,
slang, and grammar differ as well. “Cheerio” may be a common parting word
in some parts of the English speaking world, but it is almost never heard in
other parts.
Spanish, too, is spoken in various accents. There is no universal “standard”
form. Educated citizens of Madrid may not speak like educated Spanish
speakers in México, Argentina, Cuba, or any other Spanish speaking country
in the world, but they learn to understand Spanish speakers whose accent or
dialect is quite different from their own speech. So diverse are the accents
and forms of Spanish in different parts of the world that linguists now speak
of Spanishes just as they speak of Englishes. Usage, idiom, slang, and gram¬
mar differ from one región to another just as accents vary. “Adiós” may be a
common parting word in some parts of the Spanish speaking world but may
be almost never heard in other parts.
The Spanish you will hear on these cassettes is not limited to just one voice
or región. Hearing the variety of Spanish accents on the tape, you will not
only find “your own voice”—your own preferred accent—but you will accus-
tom your ear to hearing and understanding Spanish as it is spoken in its
many forms.
Some might suggest that a translation they find is not as accurate or idiomat-
ic as it could be. In reality, there are many possible translations for sentence-
length pieces. Certain translations would come closer to Mexican Spanish
than to Iberian Spanish (of the Madrid variety). Word-for-word translation
often is not the best. What is an idiom for some Spanish speakers is not the
same for others.
If an American told a learner of English who hears “cheerio” on a tape that
that parting is not used, he or she would be right according to American
usage but wrong according to British usage. So it is with the Power-glide
Spanish course; a word or phrase that may not be current in one región does
not mean it is not current in another. You will not be exposed to Spanish of
one región only. You will be exposed to varieties spoken in different regions
of the world. You will be learning International Spanish.