Sabias Que

A multi-part telenovela which presents the vocabulary, grammatical structures and functions of Spanish in a natural, conversational way, emphasizing comprehension through context and actions. Tells the story of Raquel Rodriguez, an attorney from Los Angeles, who is hired by an aging Mexican industrialist to investigate a long-buried secret about his past. Her quest takes her to Spain, Argentina and Puerto Rico.

This new Beginning Spanish text is a brief version of the successful ¿Sabías que…?, perfectly designed for those programs that are interested in an innovative task-based approach but whose curriculum necessitates a briefer text.

The book studies the relation between the avant-garde and graphic humour in two critical historical periods: the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the early years of the Cuban Revolution (1959-1961). It focuses on the so-called war magazines in Spain on the Republican side (No Veas, Trincheras, and LEsquella de la Torratxa,among others) and the Francoist side (Vértice and La Ametralladora). In the part devoted to Cuba, the analysis covers the newspaper Revolución and the avant-garde humour magazine El Pitirre, which ran simultaneously to the cultural supplement Lunes de Revolución and...

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...

A través de una serie de ensayos escritos por autores y críticos de la talla de Vicente Quirarte, Carlos Monsiváis y José Emilio Pacheco, James Valender nos presenta el arte y el pensamiento de un hombre y poeta ejemplar, que aunque nació en Sevilla, casi podría considerarse mexicano: Luis Cernuda, el poeta español más rebelde de la generación del 27.

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 ...