Así lo veo: Gente, Perspectivas, Comunicación

by Michael Leeser

Increase students ability to comprehend spoken Spanish; express their ideas and opinions; and analyze cultural perspectives while challenging fixed beliefs and cultural stereotypes. These outcomes motivated the respected author team of Así lo veo the first Intermediate Spanish program to use a documentary filmed specifically for the program as the basis for instruction and learning. Since a documentary captures real situations and personal perspectives it is the perfect vehicle for increasing student engagement. With Así lo veo the documentary motivates the presentation of content—vocabulary grammar and culture—and by extension the learning. Specifically Así lo veo documents how six Spanish speakers view timely provocative themes. Because these are everyday people not actors they bring unscripted real language as well as fresh ideas to the context of learning Spanish.

480 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 8, 2010