Summer Intensive Spanish Program

Ordering Your Books

  • There is no bookstore on campus. You may order textbooks through the vendor of your choice.
  • Order early so your books have time to arrive before the session begins.
  • Use your score from the diagnostic test as a guide. If you're unsure, you may want to purchase two sets of books and send one back after the session begins


Elementary Spanish

The elementary class is designed for students with no or minimal knowledge of Spanish. The class uses a communicative approach to engage students in the learning process. In conjunction with the texts and associated audio materials, students will be exposed to authentic readings and listening, participate in didactic games, and engage in functional and communicative activities such as role plays, dialogues, and presentations. The texts were carefully chosen to expose students to the language and to provide them with a thorough understanding of the culture in Spanish speaking countries around the world.

Elementary-Level Textbook

**Please check with Spanish Coordinator before purchasing materials**

Required

Panorama (Student Edition with Supersite)*
Edition: 4th
ISBN:9781617677441
Publisher: Vista Higher Learning

High-Elementary-Level Textbook

**Please check with Spanish Coordinator before purchasing materials**

Required

Facetas (Student Edition with Supersite)*
Edition: 3rd
ISBN:9781617670275
Publisher: Vista Higher Learning

Intermediate Spanish

The intermediate class is designed for students with at least one year of recent college-level Spanish studies. Students are required to take a placement exam in all four skills at the start of the program. Placement is determined by students' language proficiency level, not the length of their previous studies.

The class uses a communicative approach to engage students in the learning process. In conjunction with the text and associated audio and web-based material, students will have many opportunities to practice speaking and writing in Spanish. The intermediate course is designed to feature current events and topics related to students' interests. To achieve this goal, the text is supplemented by authentic readings from Spanish newspapers and magazines as well as current films and television.

Intermediate-Level Textbook

**Please check with Spanish Coordinator before purchasing materials**

Required

Enfoques (Student Edition with Supersite)
Edition: 3rd - Paperback
ISBN:9781617670190
Publisher: Vista Higher Learning

High-Intermediate-Level Textbook

**Please check with Spanish Coordinator before purchasing materials**

Required

Revista
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 9781600078569
Publisher: Vista Higher Learning

Advanced Spanish

The advanced level Spanish course is a content-driven course with limited grammatical support. Upon enrollment at this level, students should be able to sustain an involved discussion of considerable length, talk about a variety of topics, and initiate, sustain and conclude a social interaction or a conversation involving a complex situation. In terms of writing skills, students should be able to use a limited but sufficient range of structures with a general control over grammar.

Advanced-Level Textbook

**Please check with Spanish Coordinator before purchasing materials**

Required

Intrigas
Edition: Paperback
ISBN: 9781617671104
Publisher: Vista Higher Learning

Contact:

Pablo Oliva
Spanish Language Coordinator
poliva@miis.edu