Spanish-American Institute

 

 

 

 

To:         All Faculty and Staff 

 

From:    Carolyn Prager, Dean of Academic Affairs

Re:         New Instructional Resources and Library Additions

Date:      March 20, 2007

 

New Instructional Resources

 

 

Call No.

Comments

NorthStar Advanced Reading and Writing TestGen CD

 

A21.15

Allows teachers to customize and print out tests based on unit material. 

NorthStar High Intermediate Reading and Writing TestGen CD

 

A20.18

Allows teachers to customize and print out tests based on unit material. 

WorldView 1 Student Audio CD

A22.9

Includes tracks for all pronunciation, listening, and reading texts in selected units of the Student Book.  Can be used in coordination with the listening and pronunciation classroom CDs. 

WorldView 1 TestGen Testbank CD

A22.7

Three sections of reproducible material.  Includes extra communication activities, model writing passages, and a complete testing program with 7 quizzes and 2 tests. 

 

Note:  All NorthStar and WorldView levels have test generating software on CD.  The software allows teachers to create and customize tests based on unit material.  Teachers can print out their own tests instead of waiting for a copy of the Teachers Manual and then waiting for the test material to be xeroxed.

 

If you would like an introduction to using test generating software, please see Dr. Prager. 

 

New Library Acquisitions

 

 

Call No.

Comments

 

Essential Idioms in English:  Phrasal Verbs and Collocations (new 5th ed.)

428.2’4

This edition contains a new section on dictionary skills as well as collocations in each section.  “Collocations” are words that tend to be used together.  They are not based on rules of grammar but rather on traditional patterns of use by native speakers. 

Focus on Vocabulary:  Mastering the Academic Word List

 

428.1

Uses a 504 academic word corpus within the context of readings from various academic disciplines in higher education. 

 

 

 

Mathematical Ideas, 9th ed.

510—dc21

Academic mathematics for liberal arts audiences, college math survey courses, finite mathematics, etc.  A good text for ESL students with strong math background who wish to improve their familiarity with English language statements of mathematical problems and applications. 

Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett, 16th ed.

REF

808.88’2

The subtitle says it all:  A collection of passages, phrases and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature.