El Español del Río de la Plata

Ideas is an intermediate or advanced reader that emphasizes the use of reading strategies to help students become more effective readers. It has a unique format, with all readings found in the six chapters of Parte I, which are designed to look like individual magazines on high interest topics such as pets, food, relations between the sexes, and so on. Reading strategies plus exercises, as well as lively activities that stimulate in-class conversation and composition topics make up Parte II. The entire text is in Spanish, including the reading strategies themselves. All readings--from...

Learning Spanish can be a difficult process but ¡Vívelo! makes it easier by offering a fresh approach. It emphasizes what readers know and can readily do with the language. The book includes activities that are designed to encourage readers to make cultural comparisons and connections. These activities, such as signature searches, information gap and jigsaw, are incorporated throughout the chapters to encourage a better comprehension of meaning with a purpose. ¡Vívelo! also offers metacognitive strategies to facilitate processing of advanced structures. The heavy emphasis on content and...

Este libro sigue a John, un hombre de negocios que vive en Mánchester (Reino Unido), durante dos días. Durante estos dos días, asistirás como espectador a las conversaciones básicas y cotidianas que mantiene con su familia, sus compañeros de trabajo, taxistas, personal de hoteles y muchos otras personas, para que puedas aprender los distintos usos del idioma. Así, aprenderás frases y diálogos muy útiles que puedes usar de inmediato, ya sea para viajar, en el trabajo, en tu curso de idiomas, con tu pareja o, simplemente, para practicar. ¡Que lo disfrutes! Día 1 Mañana en casa...

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...