En Activo

Description

En Activo is a contemporary course which provides students with a structured development of written and spoken business language skills, focusing on real business people and situations from all over the Spanish-speaking world.

The book consists of 20 chapters that incorporate contextual information on the business environment of Spain and Latin America, role-plays, illustrative dialogues, dedicated written exercises, relevant grammar instruction, practical communicative exercises, up-to-date practical advice, model items of written and spoken business protocol, and links to numerous carefully-selected and integrated websites. Each chapter is structured as follows:

• Le Presento a…: introduction of the central individual and their working life
• Escuche, por favor: extensive listening exercises and accompanying activities
• Recuerde que…: grammar revision and communicative exercises
• Para saber más: deepens knowledge about Spanish and Latin-American business culture and etiquette
• Así se hace: hands-on section practising business situations and day-to-day tasks
• ¿Sabe navegar?: practices web research and web etiquette.

Each fifth chapter is a revision chapter, which puts the acquired knowledge in practice via discussion groups, presentations and debates.

The supporting website at: www.enactive.info features additional web and learning resources and exercises. The audio containing all interviews and listening comprehension exercises is freely downloadable from the site.

At the end of this course the student will have a sound knowledge of the Spanish speaking business world and the language skills required to put this knowledge in practice.

Reviews

'I find the book practical, up to date and well structured. The organisation of each unit works well and is user-friendly. The text incorporates different varieties and registers of Spanish which is a very welcome and useful feature. I found the debates and group activities particularly relevant and interesting.' Carmen Usategui, University of Chester, UK

Contents

Introduction 1. En Persona 2. En Blanco y Negro 3. En Contacto 4. En Proceso 5. En Esencia 6. En Igualdad 7. En Marcha 8. En Efectivo 9. En Alza 10. En Esencia 11. En Espera 12. En Desacuerdo 13. En Marcha 14. En Directo 15. En Esencia 16. En Ruta 17. En Compañía 18. En Construcción 19. En Común 20. En Esencia Key to Exercises

Author Bio

Esther Santamari­a Iglesias teaches Spanish for business purposes in the Department of Modern Languages at Swansea University. She has worked extensively in higher and further education in the UK and is the author of A Spanish Grammar Workbook (2003).

Helen Jones is a media consultant and freelance journalist based in Madrid. She studied Hispanic Studies and International Politics at the Universities of Wales and the Basque Country and holds a doctoral thesis in Spanish literature.

Related Subjects

1. Language Coursebooks
2. Western European Coursebooks
3. Language for Business