Alce y Vaca y el pato curioso

Seminar paper del año 2010 en eltema Romanística - Español, literatura, cultura general, Nota: 5.5, Universität Basel (Iberoromanistisches Institut - Hispanistik), Idioma: Español, Resumen: El motivo de la naturaleza americana aparece por primera vez en los libros de viajes, conteniendo descripciones del nuevo mundo colonizado (FRANCO 1975: 20). Por lo tanto, este motivo surge en la literatura con la colonización y, aunque parezca contradictorio, será ese mismo motivo del que se servirán los escritores criollos en el siglo XIX para proclamar la independencia. El objetivo de este...

Quick Minds is an exciting six-level course for young learners in Spain that enhances your students' thinking skills, sharpening their memory while improving their language skills. The Activity Book mirrors the content of the Pupil's Book. It practises the core vocabulary and grammar and consolidates skills development, with a variety of exercise types: reading, matching and colouring, puzzles, etc. 'Do that!' sections provide opportunities for speaking, while the Review and Culture sections provide extra listening practice and 'Get it right!' pages cover problem areas for Spanish speakers....

This is an anthology of ten short stories dealing with a broad range of Spanish American literary themes: love, hate, vengeance, justice, oppression and solidarity. A reading guide offers tips for reading in Spanish and provides guidelines for predicting a story's major events. Following each story are two different sections of comprehension activities, as well as exercises on key modismos (idioms) and grammar structures.

Drawing on authentic cultural materials ranging from thought-provoking artwork to classic literature and short contemporary films, Retratos: Arte y sociedad en Latinoamérica y España offers a fresh and inspired approach to the teaching of advanced Spanish Composition. In each of the eight thematically-organized chapters, these primary source materials are used to illustrate—to provide a “portrait” of—a historically or culturally important figure in the Hispanic world. These first-hand introductions to such personalities offer students rich opportunities to explore cultural...