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Product Description A visually exquisite, uniquely crafted multimedia program, Ciberteca: Una carta a Dios, is a stand-alone CD-ROM featuring the well-known Mexican short story "Una carta a Dios" by Gregory Lpez y Fuentes. In addition to reading literature in Spanish, this program focuses on vocabulary development for second- or third-semester students of Spanish. It can also be used in advanced placement high school classes. Ciberteca is based on solid theoretical research and incorporates visuals, text, and sound to support reading and vocabulary-building. Review " Ciberteca is by far the best reading program on CD-ROM available to date. It demonstrates how state-of-the-art pedagogy, sound use of technology, and a user-friendly interface can be used to effectively teach foreign language reading in a virtual environment." -- Irene Thompson, Professor Emerita The George Washington University and co-editor of the online journal, Language Learning and Technology Ciberteca is by far the best reading program on CD-ROM available to date. It demonstrates how state-of-the-art pedagogy, sound use of technology, and a user friendly interface can be used to effectively teach foreign language reading in a virtual environment. -- Irene Thompson, Professor Emerita The George Washington From the Publisher We are proud to bring this CD-ROM to language learners everywhere. It sets a new standard for quality and pedagogical design. From the Author Ciberteca (and its sister program CyberBuch) grew out of our long- standing research in computer assisted language learning (CALL). Ciberteca is not without its bells and whistles, but every features is rooted firmly in the language learning process. Ciberteca takes advantage of the possibilities that multimedia offers and uses them to enable learners to read and develop their vocabularies in the ways that suit them best. Students not only enjoy using the program but benefit from the multiple access routes for learning. About the Author Do