Gente de Cervantes

Este es un libro de historias más que de historia que recorre en zigzag los dos últimos siglos que nos han tocado vivir: doscientos años de España, de sus gentes y de sus lenguas. Este libro va destinado a defender una evidencia: la difusión de la lengua española en la España moderna no es obra de unos reyes con peluca, y de unos dictadores con gorra de plato, empeñados en que todos habláramos igual. El fenómeno se debe, esencialmente, a algo más simple: la necesidad y el interés de los españoles por entenderse. Va destinado también a hacer humanas y, como tales, ridículas y...

Each book comes with a companion CD which includes (American) pronunciation of the most frequently used words and phrases from the text. Perfect as a classroom supplement or self-study tool. Appropriate for all ages and levels of study. Exercises at the end of each chapter. Many words are nearly the same as their English counterparts due to their common Latin origin. The only difference is the word ending. For example, you can translate most English words ending in 'ant' (such as 'arrogant').

This courses teaches Spanish systematically using the following rules: 1. Only one word is introduced each lesson (there are a couple of exceptions, and the reasons are explained in the course). 2. Each new words must be used in every new word, new sentence and dialogue created in that lesson. 3. All words need to be repeated multiple times in subsequent lessons to ensure constant revision. Audio is built into the course, with over 400 audio files embedded (check supporting devices) This course systematically teaches 100 Spanish words. Knowing 100 of the most common Spanish words can help you ...

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.

En su decimotercer volumen, Caldern presenta una nueva poesa bilinge que extiende su cosmovisin tanto sobre el mundo real como las ideas transcendentales que desarrollan una vida contemplativa. El colibr es el poema que introduce este libro. Una buena cantidad de poemas vienen escrito en forma de prosa, tal que se pueden leer como historias breves. La cosmovisin de Caldern le dar al lector distintas ventanas de cmo l ha internalizado y descifrado esta cosa interesante llamada - la vida cotidiana. Incluso, aqu se encontrarn unas canciones que bailan al ritmo de la rima y del comps del poeta....