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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...

Ideas is an intermediate or advanced reader that emphasizes the use of reading strategies to help students become more effective readers. It has a unique format, with all readings found in the six chapters of Parte I, which are designed to look like individual magazines on high interest topics such as pets, food, relations between the sexes, and so on. Reading strategies plus exercises, as well as lively activities that stimulate in-class conversation and composition topics make up Parte II. The entire text is in Spanish, including the reading strategies themselves. All readings--from...

Proverbs, poems, and songs illustrate points of grammar in this concise yet complete intermediate-level review. Abundant exercises follow each lesson and include readings, cultural information, and opportunities for conversational practice.

Este libro recoge una muestra de cien de las más eficaces plantas medicinales seleccionadas de todo el mundo, pensamos por ejemplo en el eucalipto, la valeriana, el boldo, el ginseng o el sen. Además de una explicar profusamente las características de cada planta, la autora añade una ficha en la que se sintetizan sus principios activos, propiedades, partes utilizadas, uso interno y externo, dosificación, efectos secundarios y contraindicaciones. Un libro inapreciable tanto para el profesional como para todo lector interesado en las plantas medicinales, y que desee iniciarse en su...