Pedagogical Foundations and Features:
Waymaker Spanish 1 and 2 offer a comprehensive introductory Spanish sequence, providing guidance and practice in reading, writing, listening to, and speaking Spanish. Each module includes thematic vocabulary, sequenced grammar instruction, numerous self-check drills and exercises, open-form communicative activities, scaffolded writing assignments, and reading passages exploring various aspects of life and culture in the Spanish-speaking world. Each grammar section is introduced by a short reading passage to highlight new structures and patterns within their linguistic context. Within each lesson, self-grading practice activities with targeted feedback allow students to learn by doing and track their level of mastery. The text is accompanied by engaging images and videos throughout, and all vocabulary and reading passages include audio files to practice pronunciation and listening comprehension.
About Our Team:
Spanish 1 was designed and developed by the Spanish department at SUNY Oneonta in cooperation with Lumen Learning. This project was supported by SUNY OER Services with funds from New York State’s 2018-2019 budget allocation for Open Educational Resources.
Senior Contributors and Pedagogical Design:
Erica Brown, SUNY Oneonta
Alejandra Escudero, SUNY Oneonta
María Cristina Montoya, SUNY Oneonta
Elizabeth Small, SUNY Oneonta
Faculty Contributors:
Deborah Edson, Tidewater Community College
Diamond Wilson, Spokane Community College
Viridiana Garcia Choy, SUNY Oneonta
Liz Rangel Arriola, Pima Community College
Mayra Cortes-Torres, Pima Community College
Elena Grajeda, Pima Community College
Other Contributors:
Freedom Learning Group, Colton Klein, Latisha Nelson, Tasha West, Fabiola Weiss-Cortes, Jesse Douglas, Sandi Norman, Samuel Bennett, Hailey Moehlmann
Special Thanks To:
Ed Beck, SUNY Oneonta
Spencer de Vries, Lumen Learning
SUNY OER Services
Acknowledgments
This book has benefited from the contributions of many people, including Mya Joi and Margarita Garcia-Notario.
About Lumen
Lumen Learning’s mission is to make great learning opportunities available to all students, regardless of socioeconomic background.
We do this by using open educational resources (OER) to create well-designed and low-cost course materials that replace expensive textbooks. Because learning is about more than affordability and access, we also apply learning science insights and efficacy research to develop learning activities that are engineered to improve subject mastery, course completion and retention.
