Rumbos (with Audio CD) Book

1. ENVOLVIÉNDONOS EN EL MUNDO HISPANO, LOS VEINTIÚN PAÍSES DE HABLA HISPANA. Functions: Introduce yourself; describe where you are from, and the geography and weather of that area, explain details of your heritage; discuss Hispanic influences in the U.S.; discuss and describe celebrations and festivals Vocabulary domains: Geography and climate of the Spanish speaking world outside of the U.S., Latino and Latino celebrations in the U.S. Grammar: Uses of present indicative, meaning differences of ser and estar and haber and tener, Uses of definite and indefinite articles; Agreement and position of adjectives. Readings: Literary selection: Chicano narrative: Selection from "Es que duele" in y no se lo tragó la tierra de Tomás Rivera; Journalistic reading: Interview with Francisco Alarcón. Writing: El informe. Espejos: Diversidad racial, Contribuciones de los Hispanos. Video: Sitios latinos del Internet.
2. LA FAMILIA: TRADICIONES Y ALTERNATIVAS, GUATEMALA, NICARAGUA, HONDURAS. Functions: Discuss family members and relationships; narrate in the past; describe family celebrations, rituals and traditions; narrate and comment on specific family moments in the past Vocabulary domains: Family members and relationships, expressions of affection, family traditions, rituals, and celebrations. Grammar: Haber + past participle Basic differences between preterit and imperfect tenses, Time expressions that signal either the preterit or the imperfect, More subtle meaning differences preterit/imperfect, verbs that change meaning in the preterit. Readings: Literary selection: "Una Navidadcomo ninguna otra" / cuento / Gioconda Belli; Journalistic reading: "Corpus Christi: El mico y la paloma, tradición del pueblo católico en Guatemala". Writing: La anécdota. Espejos: ¿Qué es una familia?, Una quinceañera. Video: Matrimonio presidencial.
3. EXPLORANDO EL MUNDO, MÉXICO. Functions: Discuss opportunities for studying and living abroad; explain the preparations for applying to a program; describe the experience of living abroad; make a telephone call abroad; describe and compare modes of transportation; explain and compare options for touring abroad; inquire about and comment on prices of travel and transportation. Vocabulary domains: Studying abroad, Live abroad: travel and transportation options. Grammar: Prepositions por/para, reflexive and reciprocal verbs, verbs that change meaning when used reflexively, negative and indefinite expressions, comparatives and superlatives, comparative statements and certain prepositions. Readings: Literary reading: Epistolary "Cuando salí de la Habana, válgame Dios"/cuento/ José Emilio Pacheco, Journalistic reading: "Aprovechar oportunidades de intercambio: entrevista con el alumno Enrique Acuña de Relaciones Internacionales, desde Rouen, Francia". Writing: La carta personal. Espejos: La UNAM y la UAG, Explorando el mundo precolombino. Video: Manifestación de estudiantes
4. EL OCIO, CUBA, PUERTO RICO, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA. Functions: Describe and discuss leisure activities; make, accept, and decline invitations; Discuss culinary preferences; describe and explain how to prepare meals; offer and accept food and drinks. Vocabulary domains: Leisure activities, Food and recipes. Grammar: Present subjunctive with noun clauses, Subjunctive, indicative or infinitive after certain verbs, Passive voice with ser and estar, Impersonal expressions, no fault Se. Readings: Literary selection: "De bípeda desplumada a Escritora Puertorriqueña" Ana Lydia Vega, Journalistic reading: "Antes que anochezca". Writing: La reseña. Espejos: Un concepto diferente del tiempo, ¡Para chuparse los dedos! Video: Campeones mundiales de salsa.
5. LA IMAGEN: PERCEPCIÓN Y REALIDAD, ESPAÑA. Functions: Describe physical and personality traits; discuss stereotypes; describe clothing and fashion trends; express opinions and preferences about fashion and trends and stereotypes. Vocabulary domains: Physical and personality traits, clothing and fashion. Grammar: Direct object pronouns, Using direct object pronouns and other pronouns together, Indirect object pronouns, Gustar and gustar-type verbs, Double object pronouns. Readings: Literary selection: "La gloria de los feos" / cuento/ Rosa Montero, Journalistic reading: Javier Bardem. Writing: La descripción biográfica. Espejos: Nuestra imagen y los piropos, El destape: ¿con ropa o sin ropa? Video: La anti-moda.
6. EXPLORANDO TU FUTURO. COSTA RICA, PANAMÁ, EL SALVADOR. Functions: discuss the job search and qualifications; describe opportunities for working abroad; express opinions and conjecture about future career plans; manage the conversation during an interview; describe contexts for volunteerism; express preferences about volunteerism; giving instructions about how to carry out tasks; making a formal phone call. Vocabulary domains: Professions and job positions, qualifications, and benefits; job search; volunteerism; needs and types of assignments. Grammar: Uses of the Future tense, Uses of the Conditional tense, Ways to imply the future: pienso ir a, using present tense etc., Formal commands, Informal commands, Placement of pronouns with commands. Readings: Literary selection:"Flores de volcán"/ poesía/ Claribel Alegría, Journalistic reading: "Un mes inolvidable". Writing: La carta profesional. Espejos: En busca de trabajo, Arzobispo Oscar Romero. Video: Maquiladoras en El Salvador.
7. DERECHOS Y JUSTICIA. ECUADOR, PERÚ, BOLIVIA. Functions: Assert and defend opinions about rights and politics; discuss political problems and solutions; explain laws and how they are enforced; discuss conditions for remedying broken laws; speculating about legal outcomes. Vocabulary domains: Human and civil rights; indigenismo; governments and politics; Types of laws; police; courts; lawsuits. Grammar: Subjunctive in adjective clauses, Subjunctive versus indicative after indefinite expressions, Subjunctive in adverbial clauses, Conjunctions requiring the indicative. Readings: Literary Selection: Entre dos luces/ teatro / César Bravo, Journalistic reading: "Creciente poder irrumpe en los Andes". Writing: El reportaje. Espejos: La situación indígena, Las líneas de Nazca. Video: Manifestaciones en el Ecuador.
8. LA EXPRESIÓN ARTÍSTICA. COLOMBIA Y VENEZUELA. Functions: Describe and compare artistic styles and movements; discuss social implications of art; criticize art; describe major characteristics of literature; discuss pieces of literature; express opinions about literary preferences. Vocabulary domains: Types and styles of art; movements; forms of literature; literary styles; periods and genres. Grammar: Past subjunctive, Si clauses, Subjunctive versus indicative in if clauses Relative pronouns, Lo que, lo cual and cuyo. Readings: Literary Selection: "El insome"/ poema/ Eduardo Carranza, Journalistic reading: "Fernando Botero retrata la guerra en Colombia en una nueva exposición". Writing: El poema. Espejos: La arquitectura venezolana, Rómulo Gallegos. Video: Luces de Bogotá.
9. TECNOLOGÍA: ¿PROGRESO? ARGENTINA, URUGUAY. Functions: Describe and discuss past and present technological advances, speculate about future technology; explain benefits and setbacks of technological advances throughout time; Express opinions about the ethical issues of cloning, transplantation, sypware, etc. ; speculate about impact of technology on the future. Vocabulary domains: Technological advances, Ethical scientific issues. Grammar: Present perfect subjunctive, Past perfect subjunctive, Distinguishing between present perfect subjunctive and past perfect subjunctive, Future perfect, Conditional perfect, Future and Conditional perfect to express probability. Readings: Literary Selection: "Vacío era el de antes"/ cuento/ Luisa Valenzuela, Journalistic reading: "Una encuesta de la Universidad Argentina de la Empresa UADE: realizada en Capital y GEl. Celular estrecha los lazos familiares". Writing: La exposición. Espejos: Las caceroladas en el internet, Tradición y tecnología en la agricultura. Video: El cementerio virtual.
10. RETOS SOCIALES Y AMBIENTALES. CHILE, PARAGUAY. Functions: Describe current social problems; assert and defend opinions about social problems, propose solutions; discuss and explain ecological challenges past, present, and future; speculate about impact of the ecology on the future. Vocabulary domains: Social challenges: Language minorities; multiculturalism; drug abuse, etc., Environmental challenges: deforestation; endangered species, etc. Grammar: Progressive forms, Use of the infinitive and present participle, Sequence of tenses. Readings: Literary Selection: La última niebla/ novela / María Luisa Bombal, Journalistic reading: "Mapuches, discriminación y basura". Writing: La argumentación. Espejos: Paraguay; un país bilingüe, Los cartoneros y el reciclaje en Chile. Video: Mapuches: Concierto y Miseria.