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Presents an innovative approach to support learning of Spanish as a second language through ten plays (all presented in Spanish) from Spain and Latin America. The book offers learners direct interaction with the target language through realistic discourse from plays which also present current topics that facilitate engaging class conversations.

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This textbook provides an innovative approach to support students' learning and acquisition of Spanish through ten plays (all presented in Spanish) from Spain and Latin America. It offers direct interaction through realistic discourse from plays that also present current topics, thus facilitating class conversations. Each chapter provides an introduction to the play and author, pre-reading activities, acting exercises, reading comprehension and literary analysis questions, writing prompts, and topics for reflection on culture. Additional role-playing, improvisation, scriptwriting and non-verbal games help to acquaint the learner with diverse forms of social interactions.



Este libro de textos proporciona un acercamiento innovador para el aprendizaje y adquisicion del espanol mediante el empleo de diez piezas dramaticas procedentes de Espana y America Latina. El libro ofrece la oportunidad de interactuar con el lenguaje hablado de las obras, las que a su vez presentan temas de actualidad, estimulando asi la practica de la conversacion en el contexto de una clase. Cada capitulo proporciona una introduccion a la obra y su autor/a, actividades de lectura, ejercicios de actuacion, preguntas de lectura y comprension, preguntas de analisis literario y consignas para la redaccion y la reflexion sobre la cultura. Ademas de esto, los ejercicios de role-playing, improvisacion, escritura dramatica y juegos de comunicacion no verbal posicionan al alumnado a entrar en contacto con diversas situaciones comunicativas.