En Busca de la Verdad

Mořeplavec Kryštof Kolumbus se celý svůj život mýlil. Jeho kreslené mapy byly značně nepřesné, výpočty cest po moři velmi hrubé. Dokonce když se vylodil na břehu Ameriky, myslel si, že je na ostrovu, který patří Číně. Přesto se díky svému neuvěřitelnému úsilí a houževnatosti vypracoval ze syna janovského tkalce až na admirála moří a oceánů, místokrále a generálního guvernéra všech ostrovů a pevnin, jež objeví a dobude pro Španělsko. Přesto právě s jeho jménem spojujeme snad největší objevení lidstva, objevení Ameriky. V této knize...

Turns grammar review into a fun, culturally enriching experience by placing it in a realistic meaningful context. This is achieved through the inclusion of brief readings, lots of realia and photos, and profiles of famous Hispanics. Self-contained chapters allow instructors to cover material in whatever order they prefer. Crystal clear grammatical explanations are immediately applied in dialogues and prose. English is used to help clarify more difficult points. Direction lines and exercises are written entirely in Spanish. Unique "Escenas" illustrate vocabulary and provide a springboard for...

The contributions gathered in this volume investigate the impact of shared knowledge on linguistic structure—whether shared knowledge determines the linguistic form or a given linguistic structure imposes a specific set of information. From an Ibero-Romance perspective, this book supports the necessity of a transversal approach to the grammar/pragmatics interaction.

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!