Bill VanPatten is Professor and Director of Applied Linguistics and Second Language Studies at Texas Tech University. His areas of research are input and input processing in second language acquisition and the effects of formal instruction on acquisitional processes. He has published widely in the fields of second language acquisition and language teaching and is a frequent conference speaker and presenter. His publications include Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen (with James F. Lee, 2003,McGraw-Hill), From Input to Output: A Teachers Guide to Second Language Acquisition (2003, McGraw-Hill), Processing Instruction: Theory, Research, and Practice (2004, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates) and most recently, Theories in Second Language Acquisition: An Introduction (with Jessica Williams, 2007, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates). He is the lead author of Vistazos, ï¿Sabï¿as que...?, Destinos and Sol y viento. Dr. VanPatten is the 2007 recipient of the Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education, awarded jointly by ACTFL and NYSAFLT. When not engaged in academic activities, he writes fiction and performs stand-up comedy. He has recently published his first work of fiction, a collection of short stories titled Chicago Tales, published by Outskirts Press (2007).
Michael J. Leeser is Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at Florida State University, where he is also Director of the Spanish Basic Language Program. Before joining the faculty at Florida State, he taught a wide range of courses at the secondary and post-secondary levels, including courses in Spanish language and Hispanic cultures, teacher preparation courses for secondary school teachers, and graduate courses in communicative language teaching and second language acquisition. He received his Ph.D. in Spanish (Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2003. His research interests include input processing during second language reading as well as second language classroom interaction. His research has appeared in journals such as Studies in Second Language Acquisition and Language Teaching Research. He also co-authored Sol y viento and Sol y viento: En breve (2008, McGraw-Hill).
Gregory D. Keating is Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition in the Department of Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages at San Diego State University. Before joining the faculty at San Diego State, he taught courses in communicative language teaching and Spanish teacher education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he received his Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition. His areas of research include Spanish sentence processing, the role instruction plays in language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and the acquisition of Spanish syntax and vocabulary. He is a recipient of several teaching awards, including one from the University of Notre Dame, where he received his M.A. in Spanish Literature. In addition to teaching and research, he has supervised many language courses and teaching assistants and has assisted in the coordination of technology-enhanced lower-division Spanish language programs. He is also a co-author of Sol y viento and Sol y viento: En breve (2008, McGraw-Hill).
Notes:
The numbering system of lessons includes A and B lessons, each of which correspond to an episode of the film. For example, Lecciones 1A and 1B correspond to Episodio 1. The Lección final corresponds to Episodio 9. The Lección preliminar and Lección 1A provide a comprehensive listing of contents for those lessons, as representative of the other lessons. Leccion 1B - Lección final provide only the vocabulary topics and grammatical structures.Lección preliminar: ¡Aquí estamos!
Primera parte
Vocabulario: Me llamo…
(Meeting and Greeting People: Introductions)
Vistazo cultural: Los saludos
Gramática: Soy de México.
(Expressing Origin: Introduction to ser)Segunda parte
Vocabulario: Las materias
(Talking About Majors and Classes: School Subjects)
Gramática: El cálculo y las matemáticas
(Naming Things: Articles, Gender, and Number)Tercera parte
Vocabulario: En la sala de clase (Talking About People and Things in the Classroom and on Campus: Classroom Objects)
Gramática: Están aquí.
(Expressing Location: Introduction to estar)Sol y viento
Prólogo: Los espíritusVocabulario
Episodio 1: La llegada
Lección 1A: Sobre los horarios
Primera parte
Vocabulario: Llevo quince créditos
Talking About Your Course Load: Numbers 0-30
Sol y viento: Enfoque cultural
Vistazo cultural: Los cursos y los créditos
Gramática: ¿Estudio y trabajo?
Talking About Activities: Regular –ar Verbs
Segunda parte
Vocabulario: Los días de la semana
More About Schedules: Days of the Week
Vistazo cultural: Los calendarios
Gramática: Necesito estudiar.
Talking about Needing or Wanting to Do Something: Verb + infinitive
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: ¿A qué hora?
Talking About When You Do Things: Telling Time
Vistazo cultural: De 0:00 a 24:00
Gramática: Es mi libro.
Talking About Ownership: Unstressed Possessive Adjectives
Resumen de gramática
Panorama cultural: El mundo hispano
Vocabulario
Lección 1B: Más sobre las actividades
Primera parte
Vocabulario: ¿Cuándo?
Asking Questions: Summary of Interrogative Words
Gramática: ¿Dónde vives?
More on Activities and Schedules: Present Tense of Regular –er and –ir Verbs
Segunda parte
Vocabulario: ¡Hace calor en junio!
Talking About Times of the Year: Months, Weather, Seasons
Gramática: ¿Vas a estudiar esta noche?
Expressing Future Events: ir + a + infinitive
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: Es un hombre serio.
Describing Personalities: Adjectives
Gramática: Es una mujer seria.
More on Describing People: Adjective Placement and Agreement
Episodio 2: El encuentro
Lección 2A: En la universidad y la ciudad
Primera parte
Vocabulario: ¿Cuántos años tiene?
Expressing Age: Numbers 31-100
Gramática: Vengo de los Estados Unidos.
More on Talking About Activities: Verbs that End in –go
Segunda parte
Vocabulario: ¿Está lejos o cerca?
Expressing Where Things and Places Are Located: Prepositions of Location
Gramática: ¿Dónde estás y qué estás haciendo?
Talking About Location and What People Are Doing: Two Uses of estar
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: Tengo que ir al banco.
Talking About Where you Do Things: Places in the City
Gramática: Puedo caminar.
More on Talking About Activities: o -->ue, e --> ie Stem-Changing Verbs
Lección 2B: ¡Vamos de compras!
Primera parte
Vocabulario: La ropa
Talking About What People Wear: Clothing
Gramática: ¿Qué dices?
More on Talking About People’s Activities: e -->i Stem-Changing Verbs
Segunda parte
Vocabulario: Hay doscientas blusas rojas.
More on Describing: Colors; Numbers 100-1,000
Gramática: ¿Qué es esto?
Pointing Things Out: Demosntrative Adjectives and Pronouns
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: De compras
Talking About Buying Things: Shopping
Gramática: Está bien.
Talking About Expected and Unexpected Qualities: More on ser and estar
Episodio 3: A la viña
Lección 3A: La familia
Primera parte
Vocabulario: Mi familia
Describing Families: Members of the Immediate Family; Pets
Gramática: Sí, conozco a la familia. ¿Sabes dónde están?
Expressing Knowledge or Familiarity: Saber and conocer; Verbs that End in -zcoSegunda parte
Vocabulario: Los otros parientes
More on Describing Families: Extended Family Members
Gramática: ¿La conoce?
Eliminating Redundancy: Direct Object Pronouns
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: No es muy alto.
Describing How People Look: Physical Traits
Gramática: Es más alto que yo.
More on Describing People and Things: Comparisons of Equality and Inequality
Lección 3B: ¡A comer!
Primera parte
Vocabulario: El desayuno
Talking About What You Eat in the Morning: Breakfast
Gramática: No lo sé tampoco.
Expressing Negation: Indefinite and Negative Words
Segunda parte
Vocabulario: El almuerzo y la merienda
Talking About What You Eat During the Day: Lunch and Snacking
Gramática: Está muy serio.
Talking About Conditions and Traits: Ser Versus estar with Adjectives
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: La cena
Talking About What You Eat at Night: Dinner
Gramática: ¿Le gusta el vino?
Talking About To Whom and For Whom: Indirect Object Pronouns and gustar
Episodio 4: Otro encuentro
Lección 4A: Cuando no trabajo…
Primera parte
Vocabulario: El tiempo libre
Talking About What You Do When You Don’t Study or Work: Leisure Activities
Gramática: Lo pasé muy bien.
Introduction to Talking About the Past: Preterite Tense of Regular –ar Verbs
Segunda parte
Vocabulario: El ejercicio y el gimnasio
Talking More About Leisure Time Activities: Sports and Fitness
Gramática: Volví tarde.
More on Talking About the Past: Preterite of Regular –er and –ir Verbs
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: ¿Cuándo celebras tu cumpleaños?
Talking About Special Events: Special Occasions and Holidays
Gramática: ¿Qué hiciste?
More on Talking About the Past: Irregular Preterite Forms
Lección 4B: En casa
Primera parte
Vocabulario: ¿Dónde vives?
Talking About Buildings and Where People Live:Vocabulary Related to Dwellings and Buildings
Gramática: No durmió bien.
More on Talking About the Past: e--> i, o --> u Preterite Stem Changes
Segunda parte
Vocabulario: Es mi sillón favorito.
Talking About Things in the House: Furniture and Rooms
Gramática: Me conozco bien.h5>
Talking About What People Do to and for Themselves: True Reflexive Constructions
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: ¿Te gusta lavar la ropa?
Talking About Domestic Tasks: Domestic Chores and Routines
Gramática: ¿Para mí?
Talking About What Something Is For: Introduction to por Versus para
Episodio 5: Un día perfecto
Lección 5A: La tecnología y yo
Primera parte
Vocabulario: Mi computadora
Talking About Everyday Technology: Computers and Computer Use
Gramática: ¡Me fascina!
More on Talking About Likes and Dislikes: Verbs Like gustar
Segunda parte
Vocabulario: Mi celular
Talking About Reliance on Technology: Vocabulary Related to Electronic Devices
Gramática: Ya te lo dije.
More on Avoiding Redundancy: Double-Object Pronouns
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: Mi niñez y juventud
Talking About When You Were Younger: Typical Childhood and Adolescent Activities
Gramática: ¿En qué trabajabas?
Talking About What You Used to Do: Introduction to the Imperfect Tense
Lección 5B: Érase una vez…
Primera parte
Vocabulario: En 1972…
Expressing Years: Numbers 1,000 and Higher
Gramática: ¿Qué hacías cuando te llamé?
More on Talking About the Past: Contrasting the Preterite and Imperfect
Segunda parte
Vocabulario: Durante la gerra…
Talking About Historical Events: Important Events and Occurrences
Gramática: ¡No lo sabía!
More on Talking About the Past: More on Using the Preterite and Imperfect Together
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: Me gradué en 2010.
Talking About Special Events: Personal Events, Triumphs, and Failures
Gramática: Tenía 30 años cuando nació mi primer hijo.
More on Talking About the Past: Summary of the Preterite and Imperfect
Episodio 6: Confrontación
Lección 6A: Vamos al extranjero
Primera parte
Vocabulario: Para hacer viajes
Talking About Taking Trips and Traveling: Travel Vocabulary
Gramática: Vuelva Ud. mañana.
Giving Instructions: Affirmative Formal Commands
Segunda parte
Vocabulario: ¿Cómo llego?
Getting Around Town: Giving and Receiving Directions
Gramática: ¡No vuelvan tarde!
More on Giving Instructions: Negative Formal Commands
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: En el restaurante
Ordering Meals in a Restaurant: Dining Out
Gramática: ¡Lo he pasado muy bien!
Taking About What Has Happened: Introduction to the Present Perfect
Lección 6B: La naturaleza y el medio ambiente
Primera parte
Vocabulario: ¿Cómo es el paisaje?
Talking About the Natural World: Geography and Geographical Features
Gramática: ¡Ten paciencia!
More on Giving Instructions: Affirmative Informal Commands
Segunda parte
Vocabulario: El medio ambiente
Talking About the Environment: Environmental and Ecological Matters
Gramática: ¡No me hables!
Telling Someone What Not to Do: Negative Informal Commands
Tercera parte
Vocabulario: De vacaciones
More on Talking About Trips: Activities to Do While on Vacation
Gramática: Es el más guapo de todos.
Expressing The Most and The Least: Superlatives
Episodio 7: Bajo el sol
Lección 7A: ¿Cóm...