Why legends and myths? These stories convey information, and describe both events and their consequences. They encourage readers and listeners to react on an intellectual level. Stories stimulate the imagination, triggering thoughts about the possible, as well as the actual. Since the earliest times, they have engaged listeners to imagine what it would be like to see the world through someone else's eyes. Legends spread ideas about the cultural products, practices and perspectives to guide behavior and understanding from one generation to the next. And, perhaps most importantly, everyone - whether five or fifty-five - loves a good story. We only have to look at the success of such modern folklore as Harry Potter to recognize that a fine story will engage readers and listeners of all ages. Now Leyendas del mundo hispano can be enjoyed in a whole new way! REVEL(TM) is Pearson's newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, REVEL offers an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn. Enlivening course content with media interactives and assessments, REVEL empowers educators to increase engagement with the course, and to better connect with students.
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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 UPSILONArriba!, 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. Aitor Bikandi-Mejias has taught at college level in the U.S., in Spain-Pais Vasco and in Madrid. He is currently Professor of Spanish at Saint Louis University, Madrid Campus. He teaches Spanish Language, Spanish Culture and Civilization, and Spanish Literature and Cinema. His research interests include Teaching of Spanish language, Spanish Cinema and Literature, and Cultural Studies, fields in which he has authored several articles and books. He has also co-authored elementary and intermediate-level Spanish texts. Gregg O. Courtad is currently head of the Spanish program at the University of Mount Union, where he has been instrumental in redesigning the curriculum. In addition to being one of the co-authors of all four editions of Leyendas del mundo hispano, he has also conducted or co-directed workshops for high school teachers of Spanish, as well as given numerous presentations related to pedagogy and literature in such diverse countries as the Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia and the Dominican Republic. He has been a visiting professor for American students at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica and serves as co-president of the Ohio chapter of the non-profit organization, Amigos de las Americas. Presently, he is a frequent traveler to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he maintains a second home.
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