ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that youselect the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. -- Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE "Contemporary Portuguese Language - The Way You Want To Teach It" "Ponto de Encontro " is the first Portuguese language textbook that allows the instructor to choose to teach either Brazilian or European Portuguese. The Second Edition of this best-selling text is completely updatedto reflect the 1990 "Acordo Ortografico" (spelling reform), ensuring students learn how to accuratelyread and write in Portuguese today. Teaching & Learning Experience

• Balanced, Communicative Approach Students learn to communicate effectively in spoken and written Portuguese through a variety of guided and open ended activities."Ponto "integrates cultural information and promotes exchange at every stage of instruction.
• Connect with Culture - Offers learners a rich variety of insights into cultural, social and political realities of the entire Portuguese-speaking world.
• Explore Grammar - Grammatical structures are presented as a means to effective communication.
• Build Vocabulary - Tight integration of vocabulary and grammar presentation and exercises reinforce the focus on usage and real-life situations.
• Develop Skills - Extensive culture-based sections create authentic and meaningful environments for skill-development in each area: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
• Personalize Learning MyLanguageLabs' proven results are now available for elementary Portuguese courses MyPortugueseLab will be available for fall 2012 courses.

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