Patricia Sobral

Winner of the 2015 Brazilian International Press Award for outstanding contribution to the teaching of Portuguese Language in the United States of America from the American Organization of Teachers of Portuguese. Mapeando a Lingua Portuguesa atraves das Artes is an exciting, comprehensive textbook for intermediate Portuguese courses. Mapeando features interviews, authentic texts, and works of art, all of which serve as springboards for students to express themselves in Portuguese through performance, debate, and communicative exercises. Each of the twelve units is structured around a particular art form, such as photography or literature, and includes three grammar lessons, three original texts, and integrated audio and video activities. Features: Engaging, authentic works of art create an abundance of opportunities for students to speak in the target languageInviting chapter-opening activities (Primeiros acordes) draw students into the genre explored in each unit via exercises intended to help students make personal connections with the materialCommunicative and task-based exercises throughout the units guide students through a systematic review and expansion of Portuguese grammarA website featuring streaming video and audio files (visit: www.hackettpublishing.com)Accompanying workbook: Caderno de Producao

"Caderno de Producao" is an integral and interactive companion to "Mapeando a Lingua Portuguesa atraves das Artes," providing additional innovative exercises for each chapter of the textbook. Throughout each unit, all of which are in Portuguese, students will build their speaking, writing, and comprehension skills with exercises in vocabulary, grammar explanations and structures, additional readings, and videos (which are made available at no charge through www.hackettpublishing.com) featuring interviews and images from well-known artists of the Portuguese-speaking world. The "Caderno" also includes "Dialogo: a Arte no cotidiano" sections which review the grammatical structures of the unit and present thematic vocabulary as used in real-life conversation, and "Chamadas para a escrita" for each chapter, thematic writing prompts that allow for diverse written expression."

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ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. --

The SAM Answer Key provides answers to all discrete-answer activities in the Student Activities Manual (both Brazilian and European versions).

Viajando atraves do alfabeto: um olhar uses "Dicionario do Viajante Insolito" (the little yellow book) by Brazilian writer Moacyr Scliar as a point of departure and aims to help students develop reading, oral, and written comprehension of Portuguese, filling a much needed void as a reader or complementary intermediate text. The book is divided into 26 units (one for each letter of the alphabet) each presenting a story or cronica Each unit has pre-reading exercises to encourage students to converse, post-reading activities to be done individually or in groups, and grammar and vocabulary review. Students are also encouraged to write about their own travel experiences, and to reflect on Brazilian culture, as well as American.