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Panorama Spanish Textbook

Panorama 4th Edition © 2013

Introducción a la lengua española

José A. Blanco; Philip Redwine Donley, Late, Austin Community College

hardcover, 8 1/2 x 10 1/2, 2-volume paperback available, online vText

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Overview

Panorama, 4th Edition is an introductory Spanish program offering 15 contemporary, thematic lessons to introduce students to an extensive view of the Spanish-speaking world. Its fresh, student-friendly approach, effective integration of video, and powerful online tools lead students to effective personalized communication. Panorama is ideal for a two- or three-semester introductory Spanish sequence, meeting up to 5 hours per week.
Fully integrated with the Panorama Supersite, this communicative text includes the following features:

  • Engaging video programs that provide comprehensible input and important cultural insights—now with a completely new Fotonovela, and new, authentic short films and TV clips
  • Clear, comprehensive grammar explanations with high-impact graphics that make structures easier to learn and use
  • Coverage of the entire Spanish-speaking world and integration of everyday culture
  • Authentic readings, audio, and maps from around the Spanish-speaking world
  •    Groundbreaking, text-specific technology with innovative solutions developed for language learning and instruction
     

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New Features

4th Edition Changes

  •  A completely new Fotonovela, filmed in the Yucatan and Mexico City, that features engaging international characters and a captivating storyline
  • A new Supersite with groundbreaking technology that offers an intuitive, user-friendly interface, and tools to simplify and enhance course management, gradebook, and reporting (see Integrated Technology tab for details)
  •  Activity Pack—the instructor resource that provides a wealth of additional communicative and directed activities for every lesson, plus additional games for reinforcement and review
  •  —the online interactive textbook
  •  Communicative activities—additional activities in the Student Edition, plus new Instructor’s Annotated Edition icons for easy identification of communicative activities
  •  Three new literary readings, El celular por Tute, Mafalda por Quino, and Esquina peligrosa por Marco Denevi
  •  All new authentic Anuncio TV clips in the En pantalla section
  •  Authentic short films now included in the expanded En pantalla section
  •  Five new cultural readings on La Universidad de Salamanca, Lionel Messi y Lorena Ochoa, Las cataratas del Iguazú, El Mate, and Los mensajes de texto
  •  An expanded Testing Program, with 30 new tests and 146 new quizzes
     

Next : Contents >

Contents

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Panorama

    Lección 1: Hola, ¿qué tal?
    Lección 2:  En la universidad
    Lección 3: La familia
    Lección 4: Los pasatiempos
    Lección 5: Las vacaciones
    Lección 6: ¡De compras!
    Lección 7: La rutina diaria
    Lección 8: La comida
    Lección 9: Las fiestas
    Lección 10: En el consultorio
    Lección 11: La tecnología
    Lección 12: La vivienda
    Lección 13: La naturaleza
    Lección 14: En la ciudad
    Lección 15: El bienestar

 

Panorama Two Volume Split

    Volume 1

    Lección 1: Hola, ¿qué tal?
    Lección 2:  En la universidad
    Lección 3: La familia
    Lección 4: Los pasatiempos
    Lección 5: Las vacaciones
    Lección 6: ¡De compras!
    Lección 7: La rutina diaria
    Lección 8: La comida

    Volume 2

    Lección de Repaso
    Lección 8: La comida
    Lección 9: Las fiestas
    Lección 10: En el consultorio
    Lección 11: La tecnología
    Lección 12: La vivienda
    Lección 13: La naturaleza
    Lección 14: En la ciudad
    Lección 15: El bienestar

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Components

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For Students

Student Edition with Supersite AccessISBN: 978-1-61767-742-7  Hardcover

    Also available in Loose-leaf & multi-volume formats. For custom options, please contact your sales representative.

vText online textbook with Supersite AccessISBN: 978-1-61767-733-5  Code

Workbook/Video Manual ISBN: 978-1-61767-710-6  Paperback

Lab ManualISBN: 978-1-61767-711-3  Paperback

Supersite Plus WebSAM Online Workbook, Video Manual, Lab Manual  ISBN: 978-1-61767-727-4  Code

Supersite Plus includes all of the Supersite resources, the WebSAM online Workbook, Video Manual, and Lab Manual, and online collaboration via instant messaging, audio and video conferencing, whiteboard and application sharing


Workbook, Video Manual, Lab Manual Answer Key ISBN: 978-1-61767-712-0  PaperbackFotonovela DVD ISBN: 978-1-61767-719-9  1 DVD

 

For Instructors

Instructor's Annotated Edition ISBN: 978-1-61767-709-0   Hardcover

Full Instructor Access to all Supersite ResourcesFree to adopting instructors   Code

Instructor's DVD Set ISBN: 978-1-61767-720-5   3 DVDs

  • Flash cultura DVD
     
  • Fotonovela DVD
     
  • Panorama cultural DVD
  • Cortometrajes DVD

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Lesson Tour

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

 

  • Fotonovela

    Fotonovela Screenshot for Vistas Supersite

    New! The Panorama Fotonovela is set in México and centers around the Díaz family, whose household includes two college students and an American exchange student. Each episode exposes students to lesson vocabulary and grammar as spoken by native speakers.

  • Animated tutorials

    Animated Tutorials Screenshot for Vistas Supersite

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

  • Flash cultura

    Flash Cultura Screenshot for Vistas 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 Cultura section of each lesson.

  • En pantalla


    Authentic clips from Spanish-speaking media include commercials, news stories, and even a short film. Carefully chosen for comprehensibility, these videos offer a fun and motivating way to discover Spanish.

  • Panorama cultural

    Panorama Cultural Screenshot for Vistas Supersite

    Integrated with the Panorama section of each lesson, this high-interest, visually appealing documentary footage from the featured country will expand students' cultural perspectives.


 

Next : Integrated Technology >

Technology

 

Supersite LogoNew! Panorama 4th Edition Supersite                               

Developed in collaboration with hundreds of instructors, the new Panorama 4th Edition Supersite offers innovative solutions for the challenges that language instructors encounter most.

New functionality that simplifies course management

  • User-friendly interface that keeps students focused on current assignments
  • Simple yet more powerful course and assignment set up
  • Time-saving grading options (question-by-question, student-by-student, spot checking and inline text and voice commenting)
  • An all-in-one gradebook that will eliminate the need for any other— with adjusted grades, non-Supersite grades, and cumulative grades
  • Standard and customizable reports that provide instructors with the format they need
  • Individual student views that let teachers share information one-on-one and pinpoint areas of need

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Integrated, time-proven content that enhances learning:

For students

  • Auto-graded textbook and additional practice activities with real-time feedback
  • Open-ended activities where students explore and search the Internet
  • Interactive maps and cultural activities
  • Recorded readings, additional online readings, and audio-sync Lectura readings
  • Streaming video for all video programs, with optional subtitles and English translations
  • Textbook and Lab audio MP3s
  • Auto-graded quizzes, tests, and exams
  • Diagnostic quizzes with follow-up activities
  • Writing activities
  • Pronunciation practice
  • Animated grammar tutorials
  • Vocabulary tutorials, interactive flashcards, and games
  • Oxford Mini Spanish dictionary, verb wheel, and grammar reference

 

 For instructors

  • The complete Instructor's Resource Manual in PDFs 
  • Online assessment
  • The complete two-volume Testing Program in PDFs and RTF word-processing files
  • MP3 files of the complete Textbook, Lab, and Testing Audio Programs
  • Overheads plus vocabulary and grammar PowerPoint® presentation slides
  • Lesson plans
  • Voiceboards for oral communication and threaded discussions
  • Complete access to the Student Supersite

 

Supersite Plus LogoSupersite Plus includes the  Panorama 4th Edition Supersite, plus: 

    WebSAM
    Online Workbook/Video Manual + Lab Manual

  • All Workbook, Lab Manual, and Video Manual 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 Plus package


      Oral communication and collaboration tools

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

 

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    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