Lecturas Periodisticas

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Summary: Explores the hispanic culture and issues while learning Span
Review: Many good things can come from this book. 'Lecturas Periodísticas' compiles short yet real and informative newspaper and magazine articles from throughout the Hispanic world. If you are a teacher, this book will allow for lively discussions and might even incite serious debates. If you are a student, you will have fun exploring, thinking about and voicing your opinions on current events, ideas and problems that may or may not affect you directly. For instance, I remember that in my class, topics included race and gender descrimination, women's rights, self-identity, bilingualism and multilingualism and many more--controverisial or otherwise--throughout the semester.

For the instructor, the best part is that it comes with "comprehension checks, vocabulary exercises and guided writing activiities and questions to reinforce each article". The book, essentially, IS your weekly planner! I have also read this author's 2nd edition, and it only gets better with his 5th. So if you want to keep your Spanish class exciting, then I highly recommend 'Lecturas Periodísticas' by Professor Milton M. Azevedo (University of California, Berkeley).