Latin American Spanish

* Approach reflects a belief in the value of discourse analysis, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics in the fields of second language acquisition and applied linguistics. * Goal is to train teachers to teach the Spanish language as a communicative system rather than as a set of grammatical rules--therefore it includes relevant information on Spanish pragmatics and sociolinguistics. * Written entirely in Spanish. * Each chapter includes review questions and exercises. * CD-ROM integrates samples of the course material so that the readers can see and hear native speaker examples of aspects of...

A dictionary for English speakers who are learning Spanish that includes a grammar summary, examples, and English and Spanish translations for 100,000 terms and expressions, idiomatic expressions, nouns, and phrasal verbs.

This perennial best-seller is written for Advanced Grammar and Composition or Advanced Composition and Conversation classes. Grammatical explanations are given in English to facilitate comprehension. Numerous excercises help improve oral, written, and vocabulary skills. The contextualized exercises focus on contemporary situations students are likely to encounter. With updated literary and cultural readings, "Repase y Escriba includes an "oral exchange," to make the text more useful when stressing conversation. New sections provide hints on the "art" of writing and rules for punctuation and...

Escribir no es difícil. Escribir es divertido. Y escribir en español no es difícil y es divertido. Este libro ofrece una serie de explicaciones y actividades que ayudarán a escribir de forma correcta a un estudiante de B1 y, también, de A1 y A2.