Tu Dirás!: (World Languages)

In Spanish, "Tu dirás" means "you will say" . . . and with this text, you will say that Spanish is a fun and exciting language to learn! Media-savvy students like you will love TÚ DIRÁS! because its fully integrated technology helps you learn in ways with which you are familiar--through video, audio, popular music, and interactive multimedia. The award-winning TÚ DIRÁS! video will help build your understanding and ensure your success in the course and beyond the classroom. A fascinating Cultural Video expands your knowledge of the different countries and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Plus, MP3-ready Spanish tutorials help with pronunciation and grammar, and the powerful iLrn(TM) Spanish helps you master the skills and contents of the course in a dynamic audio- and video-enhanced learning environment. With TÚ DIRÁS!, you will say "it works!"

About the Author :
Ana Martinez-Lage received her Ph.D. in Spanish Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition from The Pennsylvania State University. She is currently teaching at Middlebury College in the green hills of Vermont. John R. Gutierrez received his Ph.D. in Romance Languages from the University of New Mexico and is now Croft Professor of Spanish at the University of Mississippi. Harry L. Rosser is Associate Professor of Spanish at Boston College. He has an M.A. degree in Spanish Linguistics from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Latin American Literature and Area Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Review :
"The music selection is outstanding -- good intro to it in the book too. Students will be very enthusiastic about the iTunes playlist." "The teachers notes for heritage speakers. We don't have sufficient student population here for heritage speaker language classes, but we do heritage speakers at varying levels. I already use the same strategies - help them incorporate their own language knowledge into the class - this would give me more opportunities to do so - as well as providing me a 'heads up" on things that give native speakers/heritage speakers difficulty. Teacher notes overall are very good - I already use a lot of these strategies, but a new teacher or TA will benefit from them." "Explanations of grammar are very clear. The activities are superb. I found them very creative and communicative. I love them." "I like the division of the chapters into etapas, each of which could almost stand alone. This seems to work better than lumping all of the vocabulary in one spot, all of the grammar in another, and all of the culture at the end. It also gives instructors and students a clear picture of how the chapters will develop." "I thought the book was very well organized and the material well presented. I particularly like the fact that the listening and video exercises reinforce the material just learned, not isolated and often unrelated topics like cultural information."