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Épocas y avances offers a communicative-humanistic approach to second language acquisition. It emphasizes particular aspects of the history, literature, art, society, geography, language, and culture of Spain and Latin America through a series of readings and related activities specifically designed to enhance linguistic proficiency. The cuaderno de trabajo is designed to: Reinforce and enhance the vocabulary and grammatical structures learned in the principal text Provide an additional review of fundamental concepts Offer oral comprehension practice with an original audio program for each...

Los libros de texto gratuitos (LTG) repartidos desde 1960 como textos de enseñanza escolar obligatoria para todos los niños mexicanos constituyen una herramienta utilizada por el gobierno para inculcar, entre otras cosas, un modelo compartido de identidad nacional. Este libro propone analizar las estrategias de construcción discursiva mediante las cuales se estructuró el modelo cognitivo idealizado (MCI) de identidad nacional mexicana en cuatro generaciones de LTG de primero de primaria (1960–1971; 1972–1980; 1981–1993; 1994–2009); verificar cuál fue la evolución de dicho MCI; y ...

This comprehensive reference grammar of the different types of Spanish coordination and subordination includes numerous examples and exercises.

FACETAS is a brief and multi-faceted intermediate Spanish program ideal for use in one-semester courses. It incorporates relevant literary and cultural readings and integrates two kinds of video. The first is a specially-shot sitcom featured in every lesson. The second showcases three original short films by contemporary Hispanic filmmakers. FACETAS' interactive, student-friendly approach focuses on real communication in meaningful contexts, giving students a rewarding learning experience as they strengthen their language skills and develop cultural competency.