For courses in elementary Portuguese. Contemporary Portuguese language - The way you want to teach it Ponto de Encontro: Portuguese as a World Language is the first Portuguese language textbook that allows the instructor to choose to teach either Brazilian or European Portuguese. The 2nd edition of this best-selling text is completely updated to reflect the 1990 Acordo Ortogr???fico (spelling reform), ensuring students learn how to accurately read and write in Portuguese today. Teaching and learning ...
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For courses in elementary Portuguese. Contemporary Portuguese language - The way you want to teach it Ponto de Encontro: Portuguese as a World Language is the first Portuguese language textbook that allows the instructor to choose to teach either Brazilian or European Portuguese. The 2nd edition of this best-selling text is completely updated to reflect the 1990 Acordo Ortogr???fico (spelling reform), ensuring students learn how to accurately read and write in Portuguese today. Teaching and learning experience Balanced, communicative approach: Students learn to communicate effectively in spoken and written Portuguese through a variety of guided and open-ended activities. Ponto integrates cultural information and promotes exchange at every stage of instruction. Connect with culture: Offers learners a rich variety of insights into cultural, social, and political realities of the entire Portuguese-speaking world. Explore grammar: Grammatical structures are presented as a means to effective communication. Build vocabulary: Tight integration of vocabulary and grammar presentation and exercises reinforce the focus on usage and real-life situations. Develop skills: Extensive culture-based sections create authentic and meaningful environments for skill-development in each area: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Access resources to accompany Ponto de Encontro: Portuguese as a World Language , 2nd Edition .
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