Standard Deviants Language Packages
Add some spice to your class with the Standard Deviants Language Series! Textbooks are great but they can't help your students develop an ear for the language. The approach of the Standard Deviants series is to combine solid educational content with cutting-edge technology and top-notch writing. These award-winning videos and DVDs cut through the confusion with a clear and concise format, high-tech computer graphics, and a fun approach to serious education. To date, this formula has proved enormously successful. The Standard Deviants titles have won 19 Telly Awards for "Best Non-Broadcast Educational Video" and have also been named to the "Best Films and Videos" list by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
About Standard Deviants - Package Types - Spanish - French - Italian
The approach of the Standard Deviants series is to combine solid educational content with cutting-edge technology and top-notch writing. Recommended by more than 500 teachers and college professors, they cover the most difficult high school and college courses. Each Standard Deviants title is written by an academic team comprised of professors from leading universities (Yale, University of Virginia, George Washington University and Georgetown University for example). These award-winning videos and DVDs cut through the confusion with a clear and concise format, high-tech computer graphics, and a fun approach to serious education. The result is a product unlike any you've ever seen. Sometimes described as a cross between "Sesame Street" and "Saturday Night Live," these products teach the most difficult concepts with an added twist of humor.
To date, this formula has proved enormously successful. The Standard Deviants titles have won 19 Telly Awards for "Best Non-Broadcast Educational Video" and have also been named to the "Best Films and Videos" list by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Each year they realize new markets for their videos and DVDs - namely parents, teachers, school boards, home schoolers, libraries, continuing education students and knowledge seekers. This diversity has allowed us them refine their products and develop the most effective and efficient learning tools available today.
By simplifying complex subject and presenting the material with humorous skits, award-winning content and a fun, approachable format, the Standard Deviants make even the most difficult subjects enjoyable. Each Video/DVD pack covers the basics of vocabulary and grammar, with the most central nouns, verbs, and adjectives, irregular verbs, interrogatives, and subjects like the alphabet, counting, days of the weeks, months, and more complex topics, such as articles, idioms, past tense, demonstrative adjectives, etc. Italian and French come in a package of two, and Spanish comes in a package of four.
The Standard Deviants School programs feature programming targeted to middle school, high school, college and continuing education students, as well as to teachers and homeschoolers. Using step-by-step explanations and a healthy dose of humor, the Standard Deviants trademark teaching style proves that learning can be an enjoyable experience in any subject matter.
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Spanish Part One: The Basics covers lots of vocabulary, pronunciation (vowels, tricky consonants), the Spanish alphabet, cognates, dipthongs, written accents (when to use them, why to use them), capitalization (of proper nouns, of names, of people's titles, of book titles), counting from 0 to 99, greetings (formal, informal, goodbyes), polite conversations, punctuation (question marks, exclamation marks), the gender of nouns and pronouns, definite articles, indefinite articles, pronouns (formal, informal, singular, plural, usage in Spain, usage in Latin America), the essential verb "ser", conjugating ser, using ser in sentences, the essential verb estar, using estar in sentences.
Spanish Part Two: Beyond The Basics covers the number 100, when to use cien, when to use ciento, the numbers 100-120, multiples of 100, multiples of 1,000, multiples of 1,000,000, expressing the time, expressing the date, expressing the weather, using hacer, using estar, adjective placement, gender and adjective, adjectives that end in consonants, practice using adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, -ar verbs (conjugation, practice sentences), -er verbs (conjugation, practice sentences), -ir verbs (conjugation, practice sentences), irregular verb tener, uses of tener, the irregular verb querer, conjugating querer, uses of querer, negation words, constructing negative sentences, possessive adjectives (singular forms, plural forms), the seasons, the months, the days of the week.
Advanced Spanish: Building on the Basics covers review, gender, masculine, feminine, definite articles, indefinite articles, demonstrative adjectives, subject pronouns, possessive adjectives, verbs, infinitives, conjugation, present tense, adjectives, agreement, the impersonal hay, irregular verbs, conjugation patterns, stem-changing verbs, the present progressive tense, the immediate future tense, helping verbs, present participles, irregular present progressives, comparisons, mas + adjective + que, menos + adjective + que, tan + adjective + como, adverbs, -mente ending, prepositions, direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns, prepositional pronouns, the personal a, pronoun placement, multiple pronouns.
Advanced Spanish: Verbs covers modal verbs, ir + a + infinitive, poder + infinitive, querer + infinitive, deber + infinitive, tener que + infinitive, the reflexive, reflexive pronouns, reflexive verbs, the preterite tense, preterite conjugations, using the preterite tense, irregulars in the preterite, the imperfect tense, using the imperfect tense, imperfect conjugations, irregulars in the imperfect, the present perfect tense, the helping verb haber, forming the present perfect, past participles, the subjunctive, mood, forming the subjunctive, irregulars in the subjunctive, using the subjunctive, verbs and phrases of volition, commands, formal commands, irregular formal commands, using object pronouns with commands, informal commands, positive informal commands, negative informal commands, irregular informal commands forms, the future tense, building the future tense, using the future tense, irregulars in the future tense, expressing probability.
Spanish Part One: The Basics - DVD $24.95 Spanish Videocassette 4-Pack $99 Spanish DVD 4-Pack $99
French Part One: The Basics covers lots of vocabulary, the French alphabet, pronunciation, vowel sounds, accents, cognates, basic conversations, greetings, naming, formal and informal constructions, -er verbs, expressing preferences, verb forms, infinitives, negatives, conjugating infinitives, gender, definite articles, indefinite articles, family words, descriptive adjectives, possessive adjectives, subject pronouns, colors, the verbs: avoir, aller, faire, idioms, adverbs.
French Part Two: Beyond The Basics covers lots of vocabulary, communication tips, cafi conversation, articles, describing parts vs. the whole, the verb prendre, greetings, common questions, review conversations, describing yourself, the verbs: boire, dire, pouvoir, vouloir, idioms and y, irregular verbs, adjectives, adverbs, shopping conversation, direct objects, indirect objects, verb stems and cognates, past tense, past participles, demonstrative adjectives, reflexives, the pronoun en, -re and -ir verbs.
French Part One: The Basics - DVD $24.95
Italian Part One: The Basics covers lots of vocabulary, how to speak Italian, essential Italian phrases, the Italian abc's-including the five extra letters, in-depth Italian pronunciation, Italian consonants featuring c and g, Italian vowels, stress, cadence, the accent mark, Italian cities, the formal/informal distinction, example dialogues, titles, days of the week, months, numbers 1-100, subject pronouns, intro to verbs and conjugation, conjugation the verb essere, using essere, nationalities, conjugation the verb avere, using avere, age.
Italian Part Two: Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives covers lots of vocabulary, example dialogues, Italian nouns, noun gender, plural nouns, adjectives, using buono, definite articles, indefinite articles, Italian verb basics, introduction to conjugation, are verbs, ere verbs, ire verbs, constructing negative sentences, the -isc- verb, transportation and andare, irregular verbs, making Italian questions, interrogatives, making cognates work for you.
Italian Part One: The Basics - DVD $24.95
The modules for School Italian include the following: