Alce y Vaca y el pato curioso

This intensive course is expressly designed to lead the adult beginner to a comprehensive knowledge of Spanish. The course gives balanced attention to the four key language skills: the development of listening comprehension and speaking skills is supported by quality audio materials recorded by native speakers, while answer keys support written work and grammar-acquisition exercises, and facilitate independent study. Authentic written materials develop important receptive skills and encourage the transition to independent reading. - Based on a style of Spanish easily understood by most...

Wie kommt die Krise in die Zeitung? Welche Taktik steckt hinter Wahlkampffloskeln? Und was sagt die Sprachwissenschaft dazu? Die Autoren dieses Buches analysieren den Diskurs zwischen Politik und Medien aus romanistisch-linguistischer Perspektive und stellen hier einige korpusgestützte Fallstudien vor. Sie untersuchen darin unter anderem Wahlkampfstrategien und -taktiken sowie die mediale Darstellung der politischen Krise in den romanischen Ländern. Die empirisch belegten Analysen thematisieren sowohl einzelsprachliche Phänomene als auch sprachübergreifende Gemeinsamkeiten, wobei einzelne ...

Letras Hispánicas en la Gran Pantalla is an innovative textbook for advanced students of Hispanic studies, which merges the studies of canonical literary works and their film adaptions. Students are guided through key literary masterpieces spanning from the Renaissance to the present day while, at the same time, interpreting their film versions. This parallel approach encourages students to develop their analytical skills as they master the terminology of contemporary studies in literature and cinema. Exploring complete works by both male and female authors and directors from Argentina,...

Offers eighty thousand entries highlighting Latin American Spanish, tables of regular and irregular verbs, and sections on numbers and common abbreviations