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Sentieri © 2011

Attraverso l'italia contemporanea

Julia M. Cozzarelli

hardcover , 9 x 10 7/8 , online vText available

Higher Education > Italian > Introductory   Available June 2010

Overview

Sentieri is the introductory Italian program you have been waiting for! Engage your students and help them to build solid speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills with Sentieri's fully integrated text, technology, and media.

  • Vibrant, contemporary, and easy-to-navigate design
  • New episodic video, shot in Rome especially for Sentieri
  • Layout, color, and graphics that enhance learning and provide ongoing support for students
  • Rich, comprehensive cultural coverage
  • Authentic Italian TV clips and short films
  • High-interest literary and cultural readings
  • Online video, audio, practice, and assessment
  • Voice Board, powered by Wimba

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Contents

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Sentieri 

  • Unità 1 Ciao, come va?
  • Unità 2 Il tempo libero
  • Unità 3 La famigilia e gli amici
  • Unità 4 Tecnologia e moda
  • Unità 5 Buon appetito!
  • Unità 6 La salute e il benessere
  • Unità 7 Casa dolce casa  
  • Unità 8 Sì, viaggiare!
  • Unità 9 La vita in città
  • Unità 10 Lo spirito creativo
  • Unità 11 Offerte di lavoro
  • Unità 12 L'ambiente naturale

 

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Components


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  • Text + Supersite – cheaper than used books!
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For Students

Student Edition with Supersite access ISBN: 978-1-60576-258-6 Hardcover

The Student Edition features a unique, easy-to-navigate design built around color-coded sections.

The Sentieri Supersite offers students:

  • Interactive practice with auto-grading and real-time feedback
  • Open-ended activities where students explore and search the Internet
  • Vocabulary and pronunciation practice with native-speaker audio examples
  • Interactive maps with culture notes and reinforcing activities
  • The complete Sentieri Video Program
  • MP3 files of the complete textbook and lab audio programs
     

Student Edition vText with Supersite Access  ISBN: 978-1-60576-479-5   Passcode

The Sentieri vText online Student Edition takes online books to a whole new level! Textbook pages become interactive via links to practice activities, audio, and video. Connected to the Instructor's Supersite, assignments and activity grades appear right on the textbook page, and autograded activites are recorded instantly in the instructor gradebook.

 

Student Activities Manual Workbook, Video Manual, and Lab Manual ISBN: 978-1-60576-171-8 PaperbackWorkbook activities provide additional practice of the vocabulary and grammar in each textbook lesson. The Video Manual provides pre-, during- and post-viewing activities that guide students through Sentieri video programs.
The Lab Manual contains activities that build listening comprehension, speaking, and pronunciation skills.
 

 

Web-SAM Online Workbook, Video Manual, and Lab Manual

ISBN: 978-1-60576-215-9   Passcode

The Sentieri Web-SAM delivers all student activity manuals in an online format and includes Record-Submit voice-recording activities. Instructors have access to powerful classroom management and gradebook tools that allow in-depth tracking of students' scores, customization of activities, and exporting of grades to Blackboard and WebCT courses. The complete audio program is also included. Students can log into the Supersite and Web-SAM using one password.

 

Student SupersiteISBN:978-1-60576-211-1   Passcode

Included with purchase of the Student Edition, Student Supersite passcodes are also available for separate purchase.

 
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For Instructors

Instructor's Annotated Edition ISBN: 978-1-60576-123-7   Hardcover

The Instructor's Annotated Edition contains a wealth of information designed to support teaching in the classroom and to save instructors time in preparation and class management.

 

 

Sentieri Instructor's DVDwith Instructor Supersite Passcode ISBN: 978-1-60576-234-0   1 DVD

Includes:

  • Fotoromanzo DVD
     
  • Instructor Supersite
      The complete Testing Program
      Lesson plans
      Textbook audio MP3s
      Complete film collection in streaming video
      Film scripts
      Course management and gradebook
      Voice Board (powered by Wimba) for threaded discussions and announcements
      Record-submit assessments
      Complete access to the Student Supersite

 

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Lesson Tour

 

 

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Sentieri  Unit 3

Every lesson in Sentieri  is supported by a wide range of ground- breaking, exciting, and authentic media. Explore the Sentieri Supersite demo.

 

 

 

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Technology

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The Sentieri Supersite integrates text and technology through an expansive set of interactive, online resources that support each textbook lesson and enhance language learning.

 
    For students
  • Auto-graded textbook and additional practice activities
  • Open-ended activities where students explore and search the Internet
  • Interactive maps and cultural activities
  • Recorded readings, plus additional readings
  • Record-compare-submit pronunciation activities with voice-recording technology—instructors can also record and send responses to students
  • Streaming video for all video programs, with optional subtitles and English translations
  • Textbook and Lab audio MP3s
    For instructors
  • A gradebook to manage courses, view rosters, set assignments, and post announcements
  • Voice Board (powered by Wimba)
  • The complete Instructor's Resource Manual in PDFs
  • Audioscripts and videoscripts
  • A comprehensive Testing Program that can be administered online, or printed and given in class
  • Grammar PowerPoint® slides
  • Answer Keys (WB/VM/LM, Info Gap Activities, and Testing Program)
  • Streaming video
  • Complete access to the Student Supersite

 

 

Link to Sentieri vText Demo >

Sentieri textbook pages come to life via links to practice activities, audio, and video programs. And because the vText is connected to the instructor gradebook, students can see assignments and grades right on the textbook page! Dynamic and easy-to-use, Sentieri vText provides a learning environment that will engage and support introductory Italian students. Students will be able to:

  • Click right on the textbook page to complete mouse-icon activities online
  • Clearly see which activities have been assigned on each vText page
  • Access audio and video programs directly at point-of-use on the textbook page
  • Access all Supersite resources for additional support – extra-practice activities, online dictionary, grammar and vocabulary tutorials
  • Quickly search table of contents or browse by page number
  • Use one login for both the vText and Supersite
  • Have activities automatically recorded in instructor gradebook