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As the effects of European integration become more widely felt, the teaching of modern languages is moving towards the centre of the educational agenda and more and more schools are considering starting pupils on a first foreign language other than French – a development encouraged by the National Curriculum orders in Modern Languages.”Diversification in Modern Language Teaching” gives language teachers and heads of department the evidence upon which to decide if diversification is right for them. It presents findings from a longitudinal study, the Oxford Project on Diversification of First Foreign Language Teaching (OXPROD), which looked both at pupils’ learning experiences and at the organizational questions affecting schools where the policy was implemented. It argues first that there is nothing in the nature of German or Spanish that makes these languages unsuitable as first foreign languages for the whole ability range, and second that the decision on whether to diversify must be a purely educational one, based on pupil motivation and accessibility, as well as on particular local strengths among staff and parents.

En Activo is a contemporary course which provides students with a structured development of written and spoken business language skills, focusing on real business people and situations from all over the Spanish-speaking world.The book consists of twenty chapters that incorporate contextual information on the business environment of Spain and Latin America, role-plays, illustrative dialogues, dedicated written exercises, relevant grammar instruction, practical communicative exercises, up-to-date practical advice, model items of written and spoken business protocol, and links to numerous carefully-selected and integrated websites. Each chapter is structured as follows:-Le Presento a, : introduction of the central individual and their working life-Escuche, por favor: extensive listening exercises and accompanying activities-Recuerde que…: grammar revision and communicative exercises-Para saber m

Jump start your kids? education in Spanish Award-winning language-learning innovator Ana Lomba transforms ?Goldilocks and the Three Bears? into a way to introduce kids ages two to seven to Spanish. It includes vivid illustrations, a mini ?pictionary,? and frequent dialogs that model everyday communication. Accompanying the book is a 45-minute audio CD that features a lively reading of the story, in Spanish and English, helpful pronunciation basics, and fun games and activities.

Flip your way to better Spanish usage! Kaplan’s Spanish Verb Flashcards Flip-O-Matic includes more verbs, all fully conjugated and defined. Conveniently designed in a handy flashcard format, Spanish Verb Flashcards Flip-O-Matic is guaranteed to make learning Spanish verbs quick, easy, and fun! Plus, it’s the perfect size to take anywhere.

The Indo-European language family consists of many of the modern and ancient languages of Europe, India and Central Asia, including Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Russian, German, French, Spanish and English. Spoken by an estimated three billion people, it has the largest number of native speakers in the world today. This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the study of the Indo-European languages. It clearly sets out the methods for relating the languages to one another, presents an engaging discussion of the current debates and controversies concerning their classification, and offers sample problems and suggestions for how to solve them. Complete with a comprehensive glossary, almost 100 tables in which language data and examples are clearly laid out, suggestions for further reading, discussion points, and a range of exercises, this text will be an essential toolkit for all those studying historical linguistics, language typology and the Indo-European languages for the first time.