Perspectivas 2nd Edition – PDF/EPUB Version Downloadable

Perspectivas: Portugues para Falantes de Espanhol is designed to meet the need for a content-based, communicatively oriented textbook for students who speak Spanish as a first or second language and desire to learn Portuguese as a third language. The book is unique in that it capitalizes on the skills that Spanish speakers bring to their study of Portuguese in terms of reading and listening skills, grammatical competence, and cultural awareness. Each chapter offers side-by-side comparisons of grammatical structures and vocabulary in Portuguese, Spanish, and English, facilitating comparisons among languages. Key grammar concepts that differ between Portuguese and Spanish are introduced in the first half of the book, giving students time to master these structures. In addition, many activities ask students to draw comparisons among the cultures of countries where these languages are spoken, based on a wide variety of authentic journalistic and literary texts. The e-book version of Perspectivas incorporates live links to accompanying videos and podcasts related to chapter themes, as well as audio recordings of new vocabulary and grammar structures. In addition, Perspectivas accompanied by self-correcting online practice activities for students, tests and Integrated Performance Assessments for each chapter, and an instructors manual, available upon request.