Sabias Que

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.

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.

Letras Hispánicas en la Gran Pantalla is an innovative textbook for advanced students of Hispanic studies, which merges the studies of canonical literary works and their film adaptions. Students are guided through key literary masterpieces spanning from the Renaissance to the present day while, at the same time, interpreting their film versions. This parallel approach encourages students to develop their analytical skills as they master the terminology of contemporary studies in literature and cinema. Exploring complete works by both male and female authors and directors from Argentina,...

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...

El cuento hispánico: A Graded Literary Anthology , Eighth Edition, is designed for intermediate college Spanish reading courses. This book provides students with a collection of fi rst-rate Spanish-language short stories with which to expand their reading skills and their knowledge of Hispanic culture as por- trayed in these works. Although literary excellence was the primary crite- rion in selecting stories, an effort was also made to choose tales that can be read in one sitting.

Dialogamos y deliberamos con el otro antes de establecer nuestros compromisos verbales, sobre todo cuando existe el riesgo de perder el acuerdo comunicativo. Cual es el andamiaje linguistico de los enunciados prescriptivos? Que distingue a un acto verbal del "deber ser" de un imperativo y de una asercion? Que de la fuerza del compromiso esta arraigado en la estructura de la lengua? En esta obra se definen las oraciones deonticas -oraciones de compromiso- desde un punto de vista linguistico. Se estudian las estrategias discursivas del hablante para identificarse a si mismo, a su interlocutor o ...