Chile, lengua y cultura

A four-skills approach to learning a foreign language utilizes a wide variety of activities and materials, clear grammar presentations, and effective tutorials and exercises, all designed to promote listening comprehension. (Language)

After years of living with uncertainty, first with his mother and then in foster care, J.P.'s life is finally becoming more predictable, routine and even comfortable. Now that he is living with his father, his stepmother and his two half-sisters, J.P. finally has the opportunity to learn more about himself. As a fan of professional wrestling that he views on TV, he decides to pursue that sport at his new school. What he is not nearly as keen on is the idea of studying, mostly because it's hard for him. Nevertheless, he resolves to do well enough to ensure eligibility for participation on the...

Este libro se concentra en la relación entre el fenómeno cultural conocido como posmodernismo y la novela española de la última década del siglo XX. La investigación gira en torno a los cuatro autores más significantes de este período y concluye la existencia del paradigma común del desengaño ante las limitaciones de la democracia española surgida después de cuatro décadas de brutal dictadura, a la vez que explora la compleja interacción entre ciertas premisas básicas posmodernas y los textos literarios ofrecidos.

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.