A que si! / Edition 4

by M. Victoria Garcia Serrano, Cristina de la Torre, Annette Grant Cash

Overview

A QUE S ! is a provocative post-intermediate Spanish conversation book designed to increase students' awareness of Hispanic culture. The text encourages critical thinking while challenging the students' ability to express themselves in Spanish by providing them with an opportunity for in-depth exploration of relevant contemporary issues. The Fourth Edition presents four main themes around which all the text and supplemental materials revolve: Espacios: Publicos y privados, Encuentros y desencuentros, Patria/Nacion: Acercamientos, and De ac para all . Each thematic unit is supported by creative activities and engaging authentic materials. Both Spain and Latin American countries are represented, as are male and female writers, and a few of the different ethnic groups that comprise Hispanic culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781111837945
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2012
Series:	World Languages
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mª Victoria Garcia Serrano (Conquista de la Sierra, Spain) studied Hispanic Philology-Linguistics at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She received her PhD in Contemporary Latin American Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her areas of research are literary theory and writing by Hispanic women authors.

Cristina de la Torre was born in Cuba and moved to the United States as a child. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Miami, Florida, and her Ph.D. in Spanish from Emory University. She spent several years in Madrid, Spain, where she was inspired to begin her dual career as professor of Spanish and literary translator.

Annette Grant Cash teaches Spanish at Georgia State University where she is also the Director of the Translation and Interpretation Program. Her BA and MA degrees are in Spanish from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her PhD is in Romance Linguistics from The Ohio State University.

Table of Contents

I.ESPACIOS: P BLICOS Y PRIVADOS. 1.PRIMERAS IMPRESIONES. 1. "Hospitalidad, boleros y cafe recien colado". 2. "Picar a la espanola". 3. "Bares a millares" (audicion). Pelicula: Bar El Chino (Argentina, 2003). 2.CELEBRACIONES. 1. "El mexicano y las fiestas". 2. "Las parrandas puertorriquenas" (audicion). 3. "Una fiesta de impacto y de infarto". Pelicula: Como agua para chocolate (Mexico, 1991). 3. RECORRIDOS POR LA CIUDAD. 1. "El Museo del Oro de Bogot y La Catedral de Zipaquir ". 2. "Las Plazas Mayores: ayer y hoy". 3. "Tecnicas de mercado". 4. "Paseantes" (audicion). Pelicula: Nueve reinas (Argentina, 2000). II: ENCUENTROS Y DESENCUENTROS. 4. ELLOS Y NOSOTROS. 1. "El eclipse". 2. "Gitanos". 3. "El machismo" (audicion). Pelicula: Flores de otro mundo (Espana, 1999). 5. ELLOS Y ELLAS. 1. "Eva". 2. "Palabreo". 3. "El hipnotizador personal". Pelicula: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Espana, 1988). 6.RELACIONES FAMILIARES. 1. "La brecha". 2. "Juego perfecto" (audicion). 3. "Un nino de la mano de su padre". 4. "Adultescentes" (audicion). Pelicula: El hijo de la novia (Argentina, 2001). III. PATRIA/NACI N: ACERCAMIENTOS. 7. GEOGRAF A E HISTORIA. 1. "Fiera patria". 2. "Tres heroes". 3. "La Malinche". 4. "La monja alferez" (audicion). Pelicula: Fresa y chocolate (Cuba, 1994). 8. REPRESIONES. 1. "Preso sin nombre, celda sin numero". 2. "Presos prohibidos" y "La literatura carcelaria" (audicion). 3. "La ley de la memoria historica". Pelicula: El laberinto de fauno (Mexico/EEUU, 2006). 9. DENUNCIAS Y RESISTENCIAS. 1. "Con un ramillete entre los dientes". 2. "La villa". 3. "Generacion Y". 4."Los comedores de la solidaridad" (audicion). Pelicula: La historia oficial (Argentina, 1985). IV: DE AC PARA ALL . 10. DESPLAZAMIENTOS. 1. "La santeria: una religion sincretica". 2. "Mujer negra". 3. "El Barrio". 4. "Las mujeres que permanecen" (audicion). Pelicula: Maria llena eres de gracia (Colombia/EEUU, 2004). 11. DESARRAIGOS. 1."Geografias" (audicion). 2 "Usted estuvo en San Diego". 3. "El extranjero". Pelicula: Al otro lado (Mexico, 2004). 12. EN PRIMERA PERSONA. 1. "Ay papi, no seas coca-colero!" (audicion). 2. "La historia de mi cuerpo". 3."In Between". Pelicula: Sleep Dealer (Mexico, 2009).

Editorial Reviews

A que si is a comprehensive conversation book. It is well balanced in its incorporation of different skills and activities for the purpose of conversing in Spanish. The activities presented in this textbook overall are highly motivational, serve a clear purpose and are open to further exploration giving the teacher an opportunity for variety, flexibility and adaptability, depending on the class needs. The explanation of grammar in the workbook is clear and precise, which allows the student to have a solid base and allows the teacher to elaborate on specific grammatical points if necessary.

We chose A que si precisely because of its timeliness, its accessibility to students, and the contemporary themes it presents. It is creative, upbeat, and engaging. Grammar is integrated into the text, which is a feature we were looking for. The texts are accessible, the topics are well-chosen, and the organization is well thought out. The authors have intelligently linked the themes to songs, films, and web material which provides excellent supplement to the already rich text.

Integration of films: 'My students enjoy this break from largely aural stimulus to a medium that includes rich visual cues as well. It breaks the learning routine and represents a kind of reality check on all of the culture the students have been assimilating. It also allows for a much wider range of native voices as they build competency in listening comprehension.'

The treatment of culture exceeds my expectations. I like the variety of genre and the diversity of the Hispanic culture presented. 'Excellent presentation of basic grammar points. Good examples. '[The estrategias comunicativas] include useful everyday expressions that transform the spoken language from bookish into near-native production.'

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