Mosaicos: Spanish as a World Language [with CD-ROM]

by Matilde Olivella de Castells, Paloma E. Lapuerta, Elizabeth E. Guzmán

Matched chapter by chapter, the workbook provides mechanical practice exercises using each chapter's vocabulary and grammar.

Genres: Academic, Nonfiction, Language

608 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Lauren]

Let me start by saying I have “ a special version written for my school”. This book is supposed to be Spanish 1. It has complicated sentences or advanced words for a level one text book. I’m not just saying that because language is hard I had someone who teaches Spanish look at the book. The structure is confusing it doesn’t match up with the my lab quizzes. The teacher has to supplement a lot. Even after admitting that she knows there’s a steep learning curve just accepts that people aren’t doing well because of the text keeps using it. Honestly it dosnt explain how to do stuff well . There is text all over the place in boxes off to the side , the layout sucks.

[Monica]

This had to be supplemented A LOT by our professor. I'm not sure that I actually enjoyed the book, or that the narratives they chose to teach us made much sense in our lives. I guess I would hope for my travelogues or exciting stories. You know what would be great at teaching Spanish? A soap opera that keeps us hooked. The towel goes WHERE?! We'd definitely pay better attention.

[Benjamin Plume]

Too bad I didn't really want to learn Spanish when I took the class. Now I do.