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Enfoques Spanish Textbook

Enfoques 3rd Edition © 2012

Curso intermedio de lengua española

José A. Blanco; María Colbert

paperback, 8 1/2 x 10 1/2, online vText available

Higher Education > Spanish > Intermediate  

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Overview

Welcome to Enfoques, 3rd Edition! Enfoques is a one-volume intermediate Spanish program designed to provide students with an active and rewarding learning experience as they strengthen their language skills and develop their cultural competency. Ideal for a two-semester intermediate Spanish sequence meeting 3-5 hours per week, its 12 theme-based lessons offer a variety of literary and cultural readings, and the integration of a situational comedy video and an authentic short film from a Spanish-speaking country for each lesson. Here are the key features from Enfoques:

  • Integration of three engaging videos in each lesson
  • Practical high-frequency vocabulary for communicating in real-life situations
  • Fresh, user-friendly design and layout that both supports and facilitates language learning
  • A highly structured lesson organization built around easy-to-navigate, color-coded sections
  • An abundance of specially chosen or created illustrations, photos, charts, and graphs
  • Communicative practice incorporated in every section of every lesson
  • Systematic development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills through learning strategies and a process approach
  • vText - the interactive, online version of the textbook perfect for hybrid courses
     

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New Features

New to the 3rd edition of Enfoques!

  • Two new literary readings, Autorretrato by Rosario Castellanos (Mexico) and El milagro secreto by Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina)
  • A new cultural reading on Sonia Sotomayor in Lesson 1
  • A new fi lm, Di algo (Spain) that features Irene, a young blind woman who falls in love with the voice of a man who reads books for the blind
  • In-text practice for the Flash cultura video series
  • Updated and enhanced Enfoques Supersite, now with voiceboards for oral communication and threaded discussions
  • vText–the online, interactive student edition that is ideal for  your intermediate hybrid course

Next : Contents >

Contents

Download Complete Table of Contents

Enfoques

    Lección 1: Las relaciones personales
    Lección 2: Las diversiones
    Lección 3: La vida diaria
    Lección 4: La salud y el bienestar
    Lección 5: Los viajes
    Lección 6: La naturaleza
    Lección 7: La tecnología y la ciencia
    Lección 8: La economía y el trabajo
    Lección 9: La cultura popular y los medios de comunicación
    Lección 10: La literatura y el arte
    Lección 11: La política y la religión
    Lección 12: La historia y la civilización

 Appendix: Manual de gramatica

Más práctica      
1.1 The present tense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  A 4      
1.2 Ser and estar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 5      
1.3 Progressive forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A 6      
2.1 Object pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A11      
2.2 Gustar and similar verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A12      
2.3 Reflexive verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  A13      
3.1 The preterite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  A18      
3.2 The imperfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  A19      
3.3 The preterite vs. the imperfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A20      
4.1 The subjunctive in noun clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A23      
4.2 Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A24      
4.3 Por and para. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A25      
5.1 Comparatives and superlatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A28      
5.2 Negative, affirmative, and indefinite expressions . . . . . .A29      
5.3 The subjunctive in adjective clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A30      
6.1 The future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A33      
6.2 The subjunctive in adverbial clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  A34      
6.3 Prepositions: a, hacia, and con. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A35      
7.1 The present perfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A38      
7.2 The past perfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A39      
7.3 Diminutives and augmentatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A40      
8.1 The conditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A43      
8.2 The past subjunctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A44      
8.3 Si clauses with simple tenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A45      
9.1 The present perfect subjunctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A48      
9.2 Relative pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A49      
9.3 The neuter lo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..A50      
10.1 The future perfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A53      
10.2 The conditional perfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A54      
10.3 The past perfect subjunctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A55      
11.1 The passive voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A58      
11.2 Uses of se. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A59      
11.3 Prepositions: de, desde, en, entre, hasta, sin . . . . . . .A60      
12.1 Uses of the infinitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A63      
12.2 Summary of the indicative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A64      
12.3 Summary of the subjunctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A65      
 

Más gramática
1.4 Nouns and articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A 7
1.5 Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A 9
2.4 Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . .A14
2.5 Possessive adjectives and pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A16
3.4 Telling time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A21
4.4 The subjunctive with impersonal expressions . . . . . . . .A26
5.4 Pero and sino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   A31
6.4 Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    A36
7.4 Expressions of time with hacer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A41
8.4 Transitional expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A46
9.4 Qué vs. cuál . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     A51
10.4 Si clauses with compound tenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A56
11.4 Past participles used as adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A61
12.4 Pedir/preguntar and conocer/saber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   A66

 

 

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Instructor's Resource CD and DVD Set ISBN: 978-1-60576-939-4   1 CD and 2 DVDs

  • Film Collection DVD
     
  • Fotonovela Sitcom DVD
     
  • Instructor's Resource Manual in PDF format
      Lab Audio Program Tapescript
      Audioscripts of textbook activities
      English translations of the Film Collection and Fotonovela
      Videoscripts of the Film Collection and Fotonovela
      Student Activities Manual Answer Key
      Textbook Answer Key
      Teaching suggestions

     
  • Overhead PDFs
     
  • Vocabulary and grammar Powerpoints®
     
  • Testing Program
      Lesson tests–four versions each
      Semester exams for Lessons 1-6, 7-9, and  10-12
      Quarter exams for Lessons 1-3, Lessons 4-6, Lessons 7-9, and Lessons 10-12
      Additional reading tests
      Audioscripts and answer keys
      Testing Program audio MP3 files
    All tests are available in PDFs, in editable RTFs, and via the Brownstone Test Generator.
    Tests can be administered via print or online
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Lesson Tour

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Every Enfoques lesson is supported by a range of activities, media, audio, and resources that enhance learning and make Spanish come to life!

Here is a preview of some of the media and resources that accompany Lesson 1:

  • Fotonovela

    Fotonovela Screenshot for Enfoques Supersite

    Presented in a sitcom format,  this episodic video follows the lives and adventures of the employees of a fictional lifestyle magazine—Revista Facetas. Students hear real-world language that reflects what is being studied.

  • Flash cultura

    Flash Cultura Screenshot for Enfoques Supersite

    Young people share aspects of life in their countries, and provide valuable cultural insights. Filmed in a news program format, this engaging video expands upon the Enfoques section of each lesson.

  • Animated tutorials

    Animated Tutorials Screenshot for Enfoques Supersite

    The animated Professor Pedro Gómez Lacerna walks students through each grammar point, reviewing its rules and showing examples in a unique, amusing, and exciting way.

  • Film Collection

    Film Collection Screenshot for Enfoques Supersite

    Award-winning films offer entertaining and though-provoking opportunities to build students' language skills and cultural knowledge. 

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Visit the Enfoques Supersite Demo to access the resources that accompany this sample lesson.

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Technology

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Supersite LogoThe Enfoques Supersite provides an expansive set of interactive tools and resources.

    For students
  • Auto-graded textbook and supplemental practice activities with real-time feedback for every section
  • Open-ended activities where students explore and search the Internet
  • The entire Enfoques video program (Fotonovela, Flash cultura and Cinemateca) with optional subtitles in Spanish and English
  • Dramatic audio recordings of literary and cultural readings
  • Instructor-graded writing activities
  • Auto-graded practice quizzes and tests
  • Textbook and Lab audio MP3s
  • Animated grammar tutorials
  • Vocabulary flashcards
  • Oxford Mini Spanish Dictionary, online verb wheel, and grammar reference
    For instructors
  • A gradebook to manage courses, view rosters, set assignments, and post announcements
  • The complete Instructor's Resource Manual (Manual de gramática answers, teaching suggestions, textbook answer keys)
  • Audioscripts and videoscripts
  • The complete Testing Program 
  • SAM Answer Key 
  • PowerPoint® presentation slides for classroom use (vocabulary, grammar)
  • Downloadable MP3s of the Textbook, Lab and Testing audio programs
  • Lesson plans
  • Streaming video
  • Voiceboards for oral communication and  threaded discussions
  • Complete access to the Student Supersite

 

Supersite PlusSupersite Plus includes the  Enfoques 3rd Edition Supersite, plus: 

    WebSAM
    Online Student Activities Manual

  • All Student Activities Manuall activities in an online format
  • A combination of auto-graded and instructor-graded activities
  • Oral voice record-submit activities
  • The complete Lab Manual audio program
  • A single gradebook to manage Supersite and WebSAM courses, rosters, and assignments
  • vText access included free in any Supersite Package

    Online collaboration tools

  • Audio and video conferencing
  • Instant messaging
  • Application sharing—perfect for online tutoring
  • Online whiteboard
  • Online office hours

 

vText LogoExplore the Enfoques vText demo today!

    For students
  • Searchable table of contents, and  page-number browsing
  • Note-taking capabilities
  • Links on the vText page to all audio and video
  • Links on the vText page to all mouse-icon textbook activities
  • An interface that shows assignments and grades for mouse-icon activities right on the vText page
  • Access to all Supersite—or Supersite Plus—resources
  • Available at no extra cost with Supersite Plus packages
    For instructors
  • A single gradebook for vText and Supersite (or Supersite Plus)
  • vText included with every Instructor Supersite account—the perfect tool for classroom presentations
  • A great solution for hybrid courses