Tracy Terrell Knihy

A definitive account of the great revolt of Jews against Rome and the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple

The philosophy of this best-selling introductory text is to emphasize communicative proficiency. Based on the Natural Approach, the text stresses the use of activities in a natural and spontaneous classroom atmosphere. In this comprehension-based approach, the development of receptive skills —listening and reading— precedes and forms the basis for the development of the productive skills —speaking and writing. Dos mundos is designed so that class time can be devoted to exposing students to Spanish through the abundant activities and readings in the text, allowing the grammar explanations and exercises to be studied outside of class.

This introductory German text emphasizes communicative proficiency, stressing the use of activities in a natural and spontaneous classroom atmosphere. Grammar explanations and exercises are seen only as aids to learning. The materials are comprehension-based as a prelude to using German.