Vistazos Listening Comprehension

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 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!

Este manual ha sido elaborado para desarrollar las cuatro destrezas lingüísticas en español como lengua extranjera, con un enfoque centrado en la interacción comunicativa y la producción de textos orales y escritos. Está dirigido a los estudiantes de nivel A2 que desean dar el siguiente paso al nivel B1 de E/LE y a los profesores que enseñan dicho nivel. Punto.C/ELE cubre los contenidos funcionales y gramaticales que el Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes estipula para el nivel B1 y está orientado al conocimiento de la cultura chilena, especialmente para quienes estudian E/LE en...

Easy to carry. Impossible to forget... All the text of the popular Universal Dictionary cleverly formatted to slip into any standard 3-ring binder. Ideal for school, home, or office. With the Notebook Dictionary, there's no excuse not to look it up.

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...

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,...