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Leaving Cert Spanish Books

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  • 15-04-2008 9:36pm
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    susana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭


    Hey, I'm teaching Spanish and we're currently using Caminos, a book I feel is pretty crap so I want to get a better one for my students - any comments - what are people studying from/teaching from - anything particularly good or not?
    thanks.


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    RSHC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭RSHC


    I found "el espnaol bien hablando" pretty good for the spanish orals......other than that don't have any suggestions!!


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    crazygirl101
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭crazygirl101


    we didn't get this book because it only came out this year but ''La Pluma'' is an excellent choice in my opinion


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    An Citeog
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    I've never found a language textbook that I've really liked, throughout school and college. "A Simple Spanish Grammar" is decent for the grammar side of things and you could always print out interesting/topical articles for students and add your own questions. Just my 2 cents!;)


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    Fuascailt
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    We got La Pluma this year, its new. Pretty useful, its got great stuff fo the opinions, and does the letters as well if you do that.


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    kaki
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    We used the School Spanish Course . Sure, it's a bit dated (I think it was originally compiled a few decades ago) and it's hard to find a particular grammar topic because of the layout, but it is thorough...

    A friend of mine used La Pluma this year, she seemed to think it was good, although that maybe the standard was over and above that needed for the LC.


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    susana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭susana


    kaki wrote: »
    We used the School Spanish Course . Sure, it's a bit dated (I think it was originally compiled a few decades ago) and it's hard to find a particular grammar topic because of the layout, but it is thorough...

    A friend of mine used La Pluma this year, she seemed to think it was good, although that maybe the standard was over and above that needed for the LC.

    Yes, I learned Spanish from School Spanish Course too but it is a bit dated and would be quite hard to find a class set... I do like La Pluma but the comprehensions don't (IMO) reflect LC style questions. Picky picky I know.:(

    Anyone used Ponte al Dia?


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    #Daniel
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    School Spanish Course is rubbish in my opinion, theres no teaching in it at all its just exercises exercises exercises. La Pluma is extremely good I find, lots in it.


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    susana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭susana


    #Daniel wrote: »
    School Spanish Course is rubbish in my opinion, theres no teaching in it at all its just exercises exercises exercises. La Pluma is extremely good I find, lots in it.

    True, but it is a very structured way into the language grammatically - building blocks all the way. I haven 't used it in the classroom but I do like it as a reference and I thought it was good when I learned Spanish.


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    GretchenWieners
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    was told from people i know doing spanish in university that the best notes were the ones the teachers made themselves. apparentlya good few dont even use the books.


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