Latinoamérica

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...

Seamos pragmáticos fills a void in the growing field of Spanish pragmatics. As more courses at the undergraduate level are being added to university Spanish programs, this practical text is specifically tailored for advanced undergraduate and graduate students with little or no background in linguistics. It is also the first of its kind in the U.S. written entirely in Spanish.

For business people & travelers, provides helpful advice on how to effectively communicate in a foreign language on the telephone

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...