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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...

This text is an unbound, binder-ready edition. ¡Con brío! makes beginning learners beginning speakers, It provides a solid footing in the basics of Spanish and broad cultural awareness that allows beginners to use their Spanish immediately with each other, with Spanish-speaking friends, neighbors and co-workers, and with Spanish speakers around the world. The 12-chapter introductory program takes a highly practical approach with a simple chapter structure, activities that students find relevant and reflective of everyday conversations, easy access to media including new video segments, a...

ESPACIOS is a 2-semester intermediate Spanish program developed to accommodate the diverse needs of today's language learners and educators. ESPACIOS supports the many reasons students take Spanish by presenting grammar, vocabulary, and opportunities for communication within the exploration of a variety of different spaces: personal and public; historic and contemporary; cultural and social. The breadth of themes, countries, and content mediums exposes students to a more informed perspective to each given topic. Through this exploration, students expand on what they know about the...

Juegos y actividades para enriquecer el vocabulario es un libro pensado para que los estudiantes de español de nivel avanzado puedan aumentar y consolidar su vocabulario de manera divertida, pero también sistemática y rigurosa. Uno de los grandes problemas de los aprendices de una lengua extranjera es que llega un momento en que, aunque logran algún dominio de sus estructuras y de cierto número de palabras, no pueden expresarse: les falta vocabulario y les falta un método que les permita adquirirlo con rapidez y precisión. Esta obra pretende ayudar a solucionar dicho problema. El libro ...