Conversaciones escritas: Lectura y redacción en contexto Activities Manual / Workbook

A definitive portrait of Mario Vargas Llosa traces the life of the Peruvian author, examines his major works of fiction--including Los jefes and La fiesta del chivo--and assesses his place in modern literature. (Literature)

El inglés es el idioma hoy más hablado, estudiado y extendido por todo el mundo como lengua materna, pero sobre todo como lengua franca y lengua extranjera. España no es una excepción. Este libro introduce al lector en un contexto tan sugerente como desconocido: el definitvo despegue de la presencia de la lengua inglesa en nuestro país durante la primera mitad del siglo XIX. Un hecho al que contribuirían decisivamente figuras del ámbito filológico, literario periodístico y docente del momento, como fueron Juan Calderón, los hemanos Luis y Santiago Usoz, o Pascual de Gayangos, cuya...

Designed for second- and third-year Spanish conversation courses, Conversaciones creadoras offers a dynamic, learner-centered approach to developing oral communication skills and cultural competence. A preliminary chapter presents the objectives, approach, and structure of the text, as well as useful learning strategies and "ice-breaking" activities. The following 12 chapters contain a strong pedagogical apparatus that requires students to use Spanish to resolve meaningful conflicts.

Sonido y sentido lifts the learning of Spanish pronunciation for American English-speaking students to a new level, with support of an accompanying CD. Written in Spanish by a native speaker who is a leading figure in the field of Spanish phonology, this introduction to Spanish phonetics and phonology will improve both the pronunciation and understanding of spoken Spanish by demonstrating the specific ways in which the sound pattern of Spanish differs from English. Notable in that it explains the why of pronunciation with specific information on how the sounds of Spanish are organized--it...