Diccionario Pocket English-Spanish, español-inglés

This intensive course is expressly designed to lead the adult beginner to a comprehensive knowledge of Spanish. The course gives balanced attention to the four key language skills: the development of listening comprehension and speaking skills is supported by quality audio materials recorded by native speakers, while answer keys support written work and grammar-acquisition exercises, and facilitate independent study. Authentic written materials develop important receptive skills and encourage the transition to independent reading. - Based on a style of Spanish easily understood by most...

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...

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....

Seminar paper del año 2013 en eltema Romanística - Español, literatura, cultura general, Nota: 1,3, Universität Leipzig (Institut für Romanistik), Materia: Spanische Varietätenlinguistik, Idioma: Español, Resumen: Die vorliegende Arbeit behandelt die allgemeinen Charakteristika des Spanischen in Südamerika mit dem Fokus auf Kolumbien. Betrachtet werden hierzu Phonetik und Phonologie, Morphologie sowie Lexik. Im praktischen Teil wurde eine Umfrage durchgeführt über die bekanntesten Charakteristika des kolumbianischen Spanischen.