Invitation to Languages © 1998

Student Edition (hardbound)
Student Edition (softbound)
Teacher's Extended Edition		 0-02-640868-6
0-02-647073-X
0-02-640869-4

The only Exploratory Language program of its kind! Invitation to Languages devotes one chapter to each of the six most commonly taught languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Latin, German, and Japanese.


Features | Student Edition | Teacher's Extended Edition
Ancillary Components | Multimedia Components

Features

  • Invitation to Languages makes your students' first exposure to foreign language a positive one, because of interesting topics and engaging activities.

  • Each chapter (Spanish, French, Italian, Latin, German, and Japanese) can stand alone, allowing flexibility in the classroom.

  • Each chapter contains several theme-based lessons covering such topics as greetings, telling time, weather expressions, the home, the family, and sports.

  • The introduction to the text contains four preparatory lessons that help your students focus on the concept of language in general: "Communication," "Languages of the World," "Words," and "The Structure of Languages."

  • The chapters covering the most commonly-taught languages-Spanish and French-are expanded, offering approximately twice as many theme-based lessons.

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Student Edition

  • Colorful drawings and photographs are visually appealing to students.

  • Speaking and listening skills are emphasized over reading and writing.

  • Many activities involve group and paired work.

  • Culture capsules (in English) appear in every lesson.

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Teacher's Extended Edition

  • This spiral-bound book contains a 4-step lesson plan for all lessons: Focus, Teach, Assess, and Close.

  • The Teacher's Extended Edition also contains answers to all activities and suggestions for expansion activities.

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Ancillary Components

  • Activities Workbook and Student Tape Manual SE: Both components are in one volume. Workbook contains many activities in "game" formats. Tape Manual contains "Listen and repeat," "Listen and answer," and "Listen and choose" activities.

  • Activities Workbook, TAE: Separate book for the teachers contains answers for all of the workbook activities.

  • Tape Manual, TE: Separate book for the teachers contains answers for all of the tape activities.

  • Transparency Binder: 48 full-color transparencies from the Student Text can be used to teach, practice, and review. Some transparencies can be used for more than one language.

  • Video Script: Script contains the complete transcript for the video program.

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Multimedia Components

  • Video Program: Videocassette or videodisc format is for French and Spanish only.

  • Audio Program: Cassette or CD format for all languages. Native speakers present all of the vocabulary and dialogues from the text together with listening, speaking, and writing activities.
Note: There is no formal testing program. Suggestions for informal assessment are found in the Teacher's Extended Edition.

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