Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera y sus cuentos

This collection of papers addresses the wide variety of questions that arise when Spanish (or any language) comes into contact with other languages. Which languages are used and under what circumstances? How do languages change and affect each other in a bilingual or multilingual environment? How do societal pressures, cultural stereotypes, and individual attitudes affect language use and development, or even result in the death of a language? Spanish in Contact is organized into three sections, examining contact situations in Spain, Latin America, and the United States. The authors look at...

¡A que sí!, is a provocative post-intermediate Spanish conversation book that will motivate students to developcultural awareness and express opinions through oral and written discussion on a variety of timely, personally relevantissues. Each theme-related unit is supported by creative activities and engaging authentic materials, including dozens of new selections in literature, journalism, films, songs, and cartoons.

This is an intermediate/advanced level textbook directed toward students who are interested in learning the necessary medical terminology and cultural sensitivity to successfully care for the U.S. Spanish-speaking community in medical contexts. This textbook is divided into 13 chapters that include medical vocabulary, dialogues between medical professionals and patients, case studies, readings on health issues that affect the Latino community, readings to deepen students’ cultural competence while working with Latino patients, and interactive and realistic activities to provide students the ...

"No hay técnicas, ningún método en este libro. Nada que memorizar, ninguna estructura mental que construir, ni áreas de la mente que activar. Sin embargo, hará uso de algo que es natural para todos nosotros y que no requiere ningún esfuerzo; familiarización." Desde la dirección de la escritura hasta la falta de minúsculas y mayúsculas, y hasta la necesidad de usar signos especiales para una pronunciación correcta, el hebreo a veces puede convertirse en un desafío para los estudiantes extranjeros. Sin embargo, ¡estas propiedades no te asustarán! El hebreo es un idioma hermoso con ...