Colloquial Spanish of Latin America

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!

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.

The Oxford Beginner's Spanish Dictionary is a brand new guide to learning Spanish. Designed specifically for native English speaking adult learners who are either learning from scratch or refreshing lost language skills, it offers an easy to use dictionary, extra help with vocabulary, and essential information on the Spanish-speaking world. The dictionary is exceptionally easy to use, because it moves away from the traditional dictionary layout. All main translations are preceeded by an equals sign so that they are instantly identifiable, and all parts of the entry are spelt out in full,...

Seminar paper del año 2007 en eltema Romanística - Español, literatura, cultura general, Nota: 1,0, Universität zu Köln (Romanisches Seminar), Materia: Español medieval, 23 Citas bibliográficas, Idioma: Español, Resumen: El Cantar de Mio Cid, primera obra de grandes vuelos de la literatura española, ha sido objeto de análisis desde los más variados ángulos tanto lingüísticos como poetológicos. En el presente trabajo me propongo un análisis ‘centaúrico’, o sea estilístico- lingüístico de una escena clave del tercer cantar: el episodio del león. He escogido esta escena...