Diccionario Oxford Compact / Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary

The editors and fourteen other research linguists discuss--in English and in Spanish--the African influence on Caribbean phonology, dominant sociolinguistic attitudes in Puerto Rico, and historico-legal aspects of bilingualism in colonial Hispanic America.

A QUE S! is a provocative post-intermediate Spanish conversation book that will motivate your students. Learners develop an important cultural awareness and build the confidence they need to express opinions through oral and written discussion on a variety of timely, personally relevant issues. The book's highly acclaimed thematic organization focuses on topics of general contemporary relevance, which help raise awareness and understanding of Hispanic and global issues. Each thematic unit is supported by creative activities and engaging authentic materials, including dozens of new selections...

Con este manual, el lector aprenderá de forma graduada lo esencial de la gramática inglesa así como el vocabulario y otras expresiones básicas para comprender textos y conversaciones sencillas en inglés. Además de lograr una base gramatical sólida, se familiarizará con otros temas como la voz pasiva, el estilo indirecto y las oraciones condicionales. Con este libro, se adquirirá un amplio vocabulario que cubre numerosos temas como los números, las fechas, las direcciones, los países y nacionalidades, la familia, la personalidad, la ropa, los hobbies, el tiempo atmosférico, la...

One of the core authors of the '60s boom in Latin American fiction, Julio Cortázar made a contribution of international importance to the development of the short story as a literary form. This collection spans his writing career and includes La Noche Boca Arriba and Final del Juego (1956), Las Babas del Diablo (1959), La Isla a Mediodia (1966), Recortes de Prensa and Queremos Tanto a Glenda (1981) and Botella al Mar (1982). Of the seven stories, some are famous examples of his contribution to the genre of 'fantastic' literature, while others demonstrate his social and political concerns....