Quia eBook Access Card for Sol y Viento

"Sol y viento " integrates the latest in second language acquisition research with the highest quality, Hollywood caliber feature film available for the Introductory Spanish classroom. The "Sol y viento " program creates a distinct and captivating cultural experience that motivates students to develop their communication skills. Created specifically for beginning language learners, "Sol y viento " tells the story of a Chilean family and their winery, and of a young U.S. Latino businessman who finds himself intricately involved with the family as his company tries to buy their land. Mystery, romance, and the unexplainable forces of nature all play a part in this spellbinding story, drawing students in and compelling them to want to communicate about the film and its themes.
"Sol y viento " 3/e is also available with CENTRO, a portal learning management system, which offers a diagnostic tool that provides students with tailored learning plans to address their specific learning needs. This integrated technology platform delivers a variety of digital components including Quia workbooks, laboratory manuals and an interactive e-book with voice board, allowing professors to deliver a seamless learning experience to students in both seated and virtual sections.

Bill VanPatten is Professor of Spanish and Director of Romance Language Instruction at Michigan State University, where he teaches graduate courses on second-language acquisition and second-language instruction. He has published widely in the areas of input processing, processing instruction, and second-language acquisition more generally. VanPatten has received both local and national awards for his teaching and research, and among practitioners is best known for MAKING COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING HAPPEN (co-authored with James F. Lee) and for several top-selling Spanish language textbooks and video projects.