Fusión: Comunicación y cultura - Couverture souple

Eduardo Zayas-Bazán is a native of Camaguey, Cuba. He holds an M.S. in foreign languages from Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, KS, and a Doctor en Derecho degree from Universidad Nacional José Martí, Havana, Cuba. He is a Professor Emeritus in Foreign Languages from East Tennessee State University, where he was chair of the Foreign Language Department from 1973 to 1993. Over the course of his distinguished career, Zayas-Bazán has received numerous awards in recognition of his professional achievements and has held noteworthy positions within many organizations dedicated to teaching Spanish. In addition to writing numerous articles in regional and national journals, he is the co-author, co-editor, and translator of seventeen books, including ΥArriba!, a beginning Spanish program published by Pearson.

Susan M. Bacon (Ph. D. Ohio State University) is Professor Emerita of Spanish at the University of Cincinnati and former Director of UC International Programs where she promoted and supervised all education abroad for the University. In the Department of Romance Languages she served at various times as Director of the Basic Spanish Program, Undergraduate Director, Graduate Director, and Assistant Department Head. In addition to her administrative duties, she taught Spanish language and culture, teaching methodology, and second-language acquisition. Her research interests include child and adult second-language acquisition, and the processing of authentic input. She is recipient of the prestigious Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Education. She was Project Director for a four-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in Mexico, and a Fulbright-Robles Scholar in Mexico. She is primary researcher for a considerable number of empirical studies, and has co-authored several elementary and intermediate-level Spanish texts including ΥArriba!, Conexiones, and Leyendas del mundo hispano, all published by Pearson-Prentice Hall. Her research for her books has led her to visit 20 Spanish-speaking countries, some several times.

Dulce García, PhD Georgetown University, is an Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the City College of New York, CUNY, where she specializes in late Medieval and Golden Age Spanish Literature, Spanish linguistics, critical theory, and foreign language pedagogy.  She is the director of the CCNY-Spain Summer Program, and received CCNY's “Outstanding Teaching Award” for 2007.

Written entirely in Spanish with the exception of grammar explanations, Fusión: Comunicación y cultura consists of six chapters bursting with art, literature, music, and hands-on interaction with wide-ranging cultural topics. Focusing on high-frequency vocabulary, clear and concise coverage of intermediate-level grammar, and the balanced development of all four skills, Fusión is the ideal book for one-semester Intermediate Spanish courses. Full range of supplements available, including MySpanishLab with e-book!

Features

• Six balanced chapters present themes of interest to 21st century students
• Thorough and uniquely sequenced Intermediate grammar syllabus
• Fully integrated culture and vocabulary development
• Strategy-based reading instruction and process-oriented writing instruction

§         Careful progression of activities for all skills enhance student participation, and exchange

§         Conéctate section supports hands-on focus on the 5 Cs

Instructor Resources

Annotated Instructor's Edition: 0205756786 / 9780205756780

Instructor's Resource Manual: 0205756794 / 9780205756797

Online Supplementary Activities Manual: 0205749933 / 9780205749935

Testing Program: 0205756948 / 9780205756940

Testing Program Audio CDs: 0205749941 / 9780205749942

Student Resources

Student Text: 0205756778 / 9780205756773

Student Activities Manual (SAM): 0205756808 / 9780205756803

SAM Answer Key: 0205756816 / 9780205756810

SAM Audio CD: 0205756824 / 9780205756827

Text Audio CDs: 0205756832 / 9780205756834

Video on DVD: 0205756840 / 9780205756841

Course Management/Online Resources

Companion Website: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/fusion

MySpanishLab w/eBook: 0205756972 / 9780205756971

MySpanishLab Student Access Code Card: 0205756964 / 9780205756964