Sales Handle Bestselling language authors, Gordon & Stillman, bring to Practice Makes Perfect a unique program for beginners that combines conversational proficiency with a sound grammatical foundation! The interactive CD-ROM guides learners through extensive audio practice and reinforcement, while the supporting course book provides the written exercises that ensure mastery of the fundamentals of Spanish.About the Book Practice Makes Perfect: Beginning Spanishprovides learners with a step-by-step approach to building confidence in speaking and writing Spanish. Grounded in extensive audio and written practice, the program is ideally suited to today's learners: Interactive CD-ROM program contains over 400 dialogues and audio exercises that quickly develop the learner's communication skills The dialogues from the CD-ROM are downloadable onto MP3 player or computer for on-the-go study and review Course book provides extensive written exercises in support of the CD_ROM, together with guidelines on using the course to its full potential, a concise grammar overview and comprehensive glossary for quick reference Author podcasts provide concise insights into the grammar and culture. Scattered throughout the CD-ROM program, these author recordings will be supplemented by future podcasts, available for free uploading, that flesh out and enhance the course-based instruction.Features Successful author team have sold more than 500,000 copies with MH Professional. Successful series has also sold over 500,000 copies. Step-by-step approach appealing style: clear, thorough approach to grammar provides a foundation for correct communication Huge audience: learners of Spanish at beginning or near beginning levelMarket/Audience Intended for complete beginners or "false beginner" learners who have forgotten what they previously learned. Suitable for high school, AP, college level and adult students, this review and workbook presents a powerful tool for reviewing and mastering Spanish grammar.
Benefit to the Customer Combines key practical skills with the fundamentals of Spanish grammar and a core vocabulary Flexible format allows study at the computer, in a handy workbook, and MP3 audio for study on the go.About the Authors Ronni L. Gordon, Ph.D.is a prominent author of foreign language textbooks, reference books, and materials for multimedia. She received her Ph.D. in Spanish language and Spanish and Latin American History and Literature from Rutgers University, and taught at Harvard and Boston University.
She is an education consultant specializing in curriculum development in foreign languages, literature, and history, and teacher training. David M. Stillman, Ph.D.is a well-known writer of foreign language textbooks, multimedia courses, and reference books. He holds a Ph.D. in Spanish linguistics from the University of Illinois and taught at Harvard, Boston University, and Cornell.
He is a professor at The College of New Jersey where he teaches Italian, Spanish, French, and Hebrew.