Mexican Spanish

The Pasajes series is one of the most widely used and highly respected programs for intermediate Spanish courses in North America. As in previous editions, Pasajes is a multi-volume component program. Pasajes, Fifth Edition, consists of three volumes--a review grammar, a cultural reader, and a literary reader--that are coordinated by theme and by language, chapter by chapter, across all three books. The result is a very flexible program that can be used in any combination and thus is easily adapted to suit a wide variety of instructors and intermediate courses. The Fifth edition of Pasajes...

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...

A reader for your intermediate through early advanced Spanish students Legends from Latin America/Leyendas latinoamericanas contains 18 stories that chronicle approximately 2,000 years and includes Indian tales from before the arrival of Columbus, stories of the conquest and colonial period, and tales based on events from the 19th century, bringing Latin America s cultural heritage to life. The text is presented in simple Spanish and English so that students gain valuable reading skills in their new language with the support of their native language. The content questions that follow each...

Seminar paper del año 2003 en eltema Romanística - Idiomas de América Latina, literatura, cultura general, Nota: gut, Universität des Saarlandes, 8 Citas bibliográficas, Idioma: Español, Resumen: La creación de un “Hombre Nuevo” fue el principal objetivo de la Revolución Cubana después de su triunfo en 1959. Desde entonces ha pasado ya casi medio siglo y a lo largo de los años se ha hecho más o menos evidente su carácter utópico. El iniciador y defensor más leal de esta teoría no sobrevivió la lucha revolucionaria y a pesar de la avalancha de críticas que recibió su...