Vistazos Listening Comprehension

This highly innovative beginning Spanish text is both task-based (requiring students to use Spanish to complete specific goals or tasks) and content-based, including readings from a variety of disciplines. ¿Sabías que...? represents the practical application of the theories and research presented in Lee and VanPatten's methods text, Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen (a natural companion volume for instructors using this text). The new edition is accompanied by a new CD-ROM, a new Online Learning Center, and more!

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.

El proposito de este libro es transmitir las bases del aprendizaje del idioma ingles en forma directa, eficaz y rapida (en tiempo record), de alli el titulo. El desarrollo del libro se hace en cinco temas basicos, complementados con un anexo y los apendices. El objetivo es ensenar rapida y correctamente los fundamentos del idioma ingles para que luego, por la practica y el enriquecimiento creciente de vocabulario, se obtenga el exito deseado. El tema 1 proporciona una clasificacion en tres grandes grupos de los verbos en ingles, simplificando notablemente su estudio y comprension. El tema 2...

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...

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...

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...