Latinoamérica

"Traducciâon, competencia plurilingèue y espaänol como lengua de herencia (ELH) explores the connections between Spanish heritage language (SHL) education and translation competence. The volume identifies strategies to represent the linguistic experiences and practices of SHL students in the context of professional translation and interpreting training. Based on an empirical study with undergraduate students, this monograph provides insight on how to develop translation skills in three ways: as a plurilingual strategy, a pedagogical activity, and a professional skill. Because of its...

La vitalidad de una lengua no s lo se mide por su cantidad de habitantes, sino tambi n por el n mero de mbitos en los cuales es capaz de rendir frutos cabales. Ciencia, tecnolog a, comercio, educaci n, literatura, finanzas y diplomacia, entre otros, son mbitos fundamentales que, de no ser abarcados adecuadamente, acarrean una incapacidad de designar el mundo contempor neo y una consecuente p rdida de prestigio que puede precipitar, a mediano o a largo plazo, un proceso de decadencia: los hablantes perciben su lengua como pobre, los ajenos a ella no ven utilidad alguna en aprenderla y entonces ...

Paris. Rue bleue. Dans les années 60. Moïse, onze ans, mal aimé, supporte comme il le peut de vivre avec seul avec son père. Monsieur Ibrahim, le vieux sage, tient l'épicerie arabe et contemple le monde de son tabouret. Un jour, le regard de monsieur Ibrahim rencontre ce lui de Momo et, de conversation en conversation, la vie devient plus souriante, les choses ordinaires extraordinaire...

Improve your spoken Spanish from home with 101 real-world conversations in intermediate Mexican Spanish. Real Mexicans don't speak like your textbook... so it's no wonder you struggle with the slang and expressions of spoken Mexican Spanish! This book fixes that. For the first time, you'll learn to move beyond beginner level, and speak Spanish in the real world! With 101 authentic conversations in intermediate Mexican Spanish, and a brand-new story in this edition, you'll become confident in the words, phrases and expressions you need to communicate like a local. 101 Conversations in Mexican...