TEACHER'S MANUALPart 1: General 1.1 Changes in this edition1.2 The approach of "Grammar for Composition" 1.3 The proficiency of "advanced" students1.4 Addressing student needs: A functional selection and sequencing Part 2: Course Use2.1 Syllabus and general course plan2.2 The exercises2.3 Testing Part 3: Methodology 3.1 The treatment of grammar in language learning3.2 Presenting new material: A sample plan3.3 Maintaining the pace for language acquisition3.4 The treatment of composition3.5 Themes and topics3.6 Correcting and grading written work Part 4: Specific notes and additional activities for each lesson Part 5: For more information-The bibliography Part 6: Sectional index
One of the most attractive features separating Gramatica para la composicion from other textbooks of its kind is the descriptive adequacy of grammatical explanations... The instructor finds sound and insightful explanations of complex issues of Spanish grammar... Learning activities include a rich variety of exercises that combine mechanical practice with open-ended tasks, always carefully designed to assist the learner. Indeed, this is a very good textbook for the advanced undergraduate learner of Spanish. -- Hildebrando Ruiz Morales, University of Georgia With its clear explanations and wide variety of exercises, this textbook provides ample opportunity for students to acquire both the linguistic knowledge and the organizational skills needed for producing well-written compositions in Spanish. -- Michael Reider, West Virginia University The breadth and depth of each lesson's treatment of the requisite and relevant grammar points is remarkable: the ins and outs of Spanish structure and vocabulary (especially points troublesome to English speakers) are here clarified and exemplified...an invaluable review and reference grammar which students will consult again and again, as they likely make this one textbook that they will not sell back to the bookstore at the end of the semester. -- Philip W. Klein, University of Iowa
M. Stanley Whitley is professor of Spanish and linguistics at Wake Forest University. He is the author of Spanish/English Contrasts: A Course in Spanish Linguistics and coauthor of Pronouncing English: A Stress-Based Approach with CD-ROM. Luis Gonzalez is associate professor of Spanish at Wake Forest University.
This comprehensive text is an invaluable contribution to materials for the teaching of Spanish at upper-intermediate and advanced levels... Highly recommended: it will be used with pleasure by students and teachers alike. eLanguage.net
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