Nexos Media Edition: Text with In-Text Audio CD

Nexos Media Edition,a media-rich version of Houghton Mifflin's popular Nexos introductory Spanish program, offers total flexibility for a variety of course settings. Whether your course is a traditional classroom course, a hybrid course (combination of classroom and online instruction), or taught completely online,Nexos Media Editionoffers solutions via a unique combination of print and digital components. These carefully integrated resources can be combined in any way to address individual course needs. The print components include a paperback text and supporting Student Activities Manual (SAM) and the digital resources feature an interactive eBook and eSAM that provide an array of media capabilities. Offering seamless integration of the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning,Nexos Media Editionincludes all of the features of the print text to prepare introductory Spanish students to communicate meaningfully in interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes. Through realistic pacing of material, easy-to-use grammar, practical vocabulary, and a modern video story line that contextualizes grammar and vocabulary, the program provides rich linguistic and cultural content that engages students and promotes language learning. Situations, vocabulary, and activities throughout the text reflect a technologically up-to-date, Internet-proficient Spanish-speaking world that appeals to today's students. Flexible, integrated print and digital resources accommodate a range of course presentation styles; for departments that offer multiple course formats, theNexosprogram provides continuity and eliminates the need for extra preparation. Print-based format for eBook guides students and instructors with a familiar visual presentation for transitioning between traditional text format and e-learning. One-stop learning via an interactive eBook eliminates the need to navigate among different media, such as CD-ROM, Audio CDs, DVD, VHS and the Internet. Multiple platform compatibility allows instructors to deliver the course material--both text and Student Activities Manual (SAM)--in their preferred online format: WebCT, Blackboard, or Eduspace. An eSAM option powered by Quia is also available. Components for traditional classroom instruction include a paperback print edition, print and electronic Student Activities Manuals (SAM), and In-text Audio, plus a wealth of multimedia support. Options for the hybrid course include paperback and corresponding eBook, with multimedia components embedded. Students can refer to the text during class time and work independently in the eBook, which allows them to navigate right from the page to interactive practice, video clips, a chat feature for pair and group work, audio vocabulary support, and much more. For additional interactive support, students can purchase the eSAM. Electronic options for the online or distance-learning program include the eBook and accompanying eSAM. TheNexoseBook immerses students in a rich world of language learning, allowing them to hear vocabulary words pronounced, practice new grammar concepts, view video clips, speak and listen to the language, and interact with peers--as they are progressing through a lesson in the online text. Easy-to-navigate chapters guide students through the material, beginning with compelling chapter openers that introduce a theme, communication and cultural goals, and the chapter's region of focus. Students gain confidence, cultural awareness, and early speaking skills with relevant, contextualized vocabulary presentations linked to a high-interest storyline. Vocabulario utÍlsections (2 to 3 per lesson) present words drawn from the video in manageable, thematic groups, through photos and dialogue excerpted from the video. Actividadesfollowing each vocabulary presSheri Spaine Long is the author of 'Nexos Media Edition: Text with In-Text Audio CD', published 2006 under ISBN 9780618716838 and ISBN 0618716831.