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| | Travessia: A Video-Based Portuguese Textbook : Preliminary Edition, Units 1-6 (Travessia) |  | Authors: Jon M. Tolman, John B. Jensen, Ricardo M. Paiva, Nivea P. Parsons
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 121888
Media: Paperback
Edition: Prelim. Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 388
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.9 x 1
ISBN: 0878402276
Dewey Decimal Number: 469.798
EAN: 9780878402274
ASIN: 0878402276
Publication Date: October 1988
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Paperback (no CD). Many pencil writing. Some coffee stains on outside.
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 Decent text, Skip the video January 25, 2000
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Although Travessia provides a well-designed introduction to Portuguese by providing beginner vocabulary on an appropriately broad number of subjects as well as a casual, unintimidating approach to the grammar, one should beware the accompanying videos which are HORRIBLE. The producers should be ashamed to have realeased such amateur quality skits the background music of which often drowns out the speakers themselves. These videos are an embarrasment to Brasil and its people. The one saving grace of the first video is a performace by Joao Gilberto of "Canta Brasil" which reminds us why we are learning the language in the first place, and allows us to forgive, for a moment, the rest of the atrocity.
Decent text, Skip the video January 25, 2000
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Although Travessia provides a well-designed introduction to Portuguese by providing beginner vocabulary on an appropriately broad number of subjects as well as a casual, unintimidating approach to the grammar, one should beware the accompanying videos which are HORRIBLE. The producers should be ashamed to have realeased such amateur quality skits the background music of which often drowns out the speakers themselves. These videos are an embarrasment to Brasil and its people. The one saving grace of the first video is a performace by Joao Gilberto of "Canta Brasil" which reminds us why we are learning the language in the first place, and allows us to forgive, for a moment, the rest of the atrocity.
 Travessia emphasizes Colloquial Brazilian Portuguese May 11, 1998
19 out of 22 found this review helpful
Travessia rates high in teaching the everyday Portuguese one hears in Brazil. Grammar points are reinforced by numerous exercises and by the videos that accompany Travessia. The book is intended for a person learning a foreign language for the first time. If one possesses knowledge of other romance languages, it will seem Travessia moves too slowly. If one is looking for a quick transition from another romance language to Portuguese, a solely grammar based Portuguese text may be more appropriate. Travessia also does well with respect to the culture covered throughout the book. Another emphasis of Travessia is the development of pratical language skills (e.g. telephone, hotel, and travel vocabualary/situations).
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