Five Hundred and One Spanish Verbs

Recoger, pues, ese material lingüístico diseminado por los Llanos Orientales de Colombia y Occidentales de Venezuela fue la improbable tarea que se impuso Hugo Mantilla Trejos. Autor en parte y editor de la antología de poesía del llano titulada 26 Cantores llaneros, Mantilla Trejos recolecta, definir y ordenó un glosario de 4.502 vocablos y 457 refranes y dichos de la regían, para ensamblar el presente Diccionario llanero, libro que está llamado a ser una Litil herramienta de trabajo para científicos del idioma y un magnifico catalizador de las vocaciones literarias que empiezan a...

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)

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.

¡A que sí!, is a provocative post-intermediate Spanish conversation book that will motivate students to developcultural awareness and express opinions through oral and written discussion on a variety of timely, personally relevantissues. Each theme-related unit is supported by creative activities and engaging authentic materials, including dozens of new selections in literature, journalism, films, songs, and cartoons.