íQué me dices!: A Task-based Approach to Spanish Conversation - Tapa blanda

?Que me dices? is all about conversation. Intended for the fourth or fifth semester course at colleges and universities around the world, its plethora of engaging pair and small group activities motivate learners to put Spanish to use to create meaningful, memorable, and enjoyable exchanges and realistic conversations. Students are presented and guided through chapter themes and are given opportunities to research topics of their choice, which are then discussed and shared through task-oriented activities in the classroom. The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for speaking provide the basis for the selection of content and sequencing in ?Que me dices? Chapters in the text move from functions, text types and contexts targeted at the intermediate-mid level of proficiency up to the superior level. Many classroom activities are designed around the type of conversation stimuli one would encounter during an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI). Chapters are not interrelated so depending on the level of students, one can start at any given chapter.

Montserrat Mir is Associate Professor of Spanish and Applied Linguistics and the Director of the Spanish Language Program at Illinois State University. She earned her Ph.D. in the prestigious SLATE program at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1994. A frequent presenter on foreign language pedagogy, pragmatics, and topics in sociolinguistics at national and regional conferences, Montserrat is a certified ACTFL OPI tester and NCATE program reviewer. Angela Bailey de las Heras After completing her Masters in Foreign Language at Illinois State University, she received a scholarship from the Spanish Department of Education and completed a masters specializing in teaching culture, language and literature at La Universidad de Alcala. She teaches at Illinois State University as well as coordinates the Spanish intermediate level courses.