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This tutorial book presents an augmented selection of the material presented at the First Pernambuco Summer School on Software Engineering, PSSE 2004, held in Receife, Brazil in November/December 2004, jointly with the Brazilian Symposium on Formal Methods (SBMF 2004).

The 7 tutorial lectures presented are the thoroughly revised versions of the contributions from the invited lecturers. The revision was inspired by the synergy generated by the opportunity for the lecturers to present and discuss their work among themselves, and with the school’s attendees. The courses cover a wide spectrum of topics in software engineering such as concurrency, probability, real time, model checking, and object orientation. Apart from languages and techniques, the courses also cover the semantic underpinnings of refinement, and industrial applications and refinement tools.

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Over 50 fun songs, games and everyday activities to get started in Spanish!

From taking a bath to going shopping, books in the Play and Learn Language series turn everyday routines into fun language-learning activities for parents and children.

Packed with lively four-colour illustrations, each package features fun songs, games, and activities, key word illustrations, engaging comic strips, sidebars with fun cultural information and English translations for all activities. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (43)

The best children's immersion Spanish CD thus far...
After our local elementary school canceled Spanish class due to budget cuts I began looking for a CD that my three kids ages 3 - 7 could listen to in the car while we commute.I checked out many different ones from the local library and while they were okay, they all had annoying voices or music, way too much English, or were just boring.But more importantly, my kids disliked them.So based on the other reviews I purchased Play and Learn Spanish and have been extremely happy.My kids love the CD and will actually ask me to play it.We have listened to it 4 or 5 times already in the last month and can now sing many of the songs and enjoy the dialog.The CD is entirely in Spanish except for the introduction, but the book translates every dialog and song, has pictures for some of the vocabulary, and gives interesting facts about the language and culture.I have been so impressed that I am now buying another Ana Lomba Spanish book and CD.

A great resource
I homeschool my kids and I'm always looking for great language resources for Spanish and French for them. This is a winner! I use this book and Spanish for Little Boystogether for my 2 sons.Both of them keep them interested and focused on learning a new language!And that is saying a lot!

I don't like the voice of speakers...
I really like the words, and songs in this book.
But I don't like the voice of speakers... sounds like they are not professional voice actors. They are pretending a mother and a kid, but their voice are not. I wish they use real kid's voice.
To me, their voice are awful...

Great Resource.......BUT not for Beginners
As a native Spanish speaking mother to two non-native speaking children, I frequently find myself looking for tools that will help me incorporate Spanish into our daily life.The Play and Learn Spanish book and companion CD are a great resource to have on hand for said purpose.However, I do use it as a teaching tool in that I am the one who listens to the CD (for familiarization of implementation and immersion) and then present the information to my children (in the appropriate setting), at a slower pace.I do agree that Ana Lomba and Marcela Summerville speak at a speed that non-native speakers will find very rapid. I also agree with previous reviewers' comments that this program is teacher intensive and will require previous background andknowledge of the language.I recommend it to people in my situation who are fluent and desire different angles of exposure for their children.

Too complex
Not good as a primary text for teaching Spanish at home.Songs are very complicated with lots of difficult vocabulary, while children may learn to sing a song they certainly are not going to know what it means. I am going to be looking for something else to use - very disappointed since some of the other reviewers suggested this would be a good tool to use at home. ... Read more

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Anstoss is a lively and inspiring German course for Key Stage 3 and 4. The course consists of three motivating books taking students from beginner through to GCSE or Standard Grade.Anstoss GCSEis the first book of the series to be published and can be used as a stand-alone coursebook for Key Stage 4 students and follows on from Anstoss Books 1 and 2, or from Key Stage 3. Anstoss GCSE fully addresses the revised GCSE specifications with thorough coverage of all topic areas. Building on Key Stage 3 knowledge, Anstoss GCSE will ensure success at GCSE and Standard Grade through full differentiation appropriate for students of all abilities. The Teacher's Resource File is an essential companion to Anstoss GCSE. It makes the task of selecting and using material quick and simple, and offers full notes and advice for the exploitation of the core material. The photocopiable worksheets contain differentiated reinforcement and extension activities, which will engage and motivate students. ... Read more

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This title outlines an approach created by the authors that has already been successfully used to improve the listening skills of over 600 children. Listening isn't a language problem, it's about being able to concentrate. And listening is at the heart of learning: poor listening prevents children from learning. Children, themselves, generally don't understand what good listening is, so there is little point in teachers saying: Listen to me. This book outlines an approach created by the authors that has already been successfully used to improve the listening skills of over 600 children. This in turn has had positive effects on both behaviour and learning. The book explains how listening develops and how to teach good listening. It provides an extensive range of activities to teach each of the four rules of good listening, and includes an easy-to-use assessment tool to measure progress and support target setting. The book also offers strategies that will enable children to listen well in all learning situations so that teachers can generalise good listening throughout school. Online and photocopiable resources to support activities are included. ... Read more