The Official Spanglish Dictionary

These eleven tales are by four outstanding nineteenth-century authors whose work brought new life to Spanish literature. This dual-language edition features an informative introduction and ample footnotes, making it not only a pleasure to read but also a valuable learning and teaching aid.

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!

"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...

Coincidiendo con el vigésimo aniversario de su incorporación, en exclusividad, a Editorial Planeta, Fernando Vizcaíno Casas nos ofrece una novela que resume mejor que ninguna otra de las suyas su conocido estilo literario. Un estilo que, a lo largo de estas dos décadas, le ha supuesto el apoyo entusiasta de sus lectores, hasta permitirle superar los cuatro millones de ejemplares vendidos de su obra. En Los imposibles sueños de un señor muy de derechas confluyen las más celebradas características del autor: la ironía, la ternura, la nostalgia y la claridad expositiva. El personaje...