Construir, deconstruir y reconstruir

SONIDOS, SABORES Y PALABRAS features a diverse range of activities and exercises based on each song. These activities will have students call upon prior knowledge, reflect and empathize with the lyrics, and make connections to their own experiences. The thought-provoking group activities require students to analyze the meaning behind the songs, as well as investigate and discuss how they relevantly reflect Latin cultures today. Suitable for self-study, building vocabulary, and developing reading and listening skills.

Aprender a leer en una lengua extranjera es un reto al que se enfrentan miles de niñas y niños en los colegios de educación primaria. En muchos casos, entran en contacto con la lengua escrita cuando aún están consolidando la lectura en la lengua materna. Esto desencadena unos procesos lingüísticos y cognitivos, afectados por el entorno sociocultural, que el docente ha de conocer para poder ayudar a su alumnado. Dado el amplio espectro de conocimientos que abarca el tema, este libro no pretende ser una revisión de todas las variables de índole lingüística, cognitiva, social o...

This collection of papers addresses the wide variety of questions that arise when Spanish (or any language) comes into contact with other languages. Which languages are used and under what circumstances? How do languages change and affect each other in a bilingual or multilingual environment? How do societal pressures, cultural stereotypes, and individual attitudes affect language use and development, or even result in the death of a language? Spanish in Contact is organized into three sections, examining contact situations in Spain, Latin America, and the United States. The authors look at...

Comprehensive Spanish course, Cuaderno de práctica - oral and written exercises by chapter, with answers. With CD-Rom which also has video material for each chapter, plus transcripts, audio CDs and videocassette. Suitable for self-study, and developing reading, writing and listening skills.