Vistazos Listening Comprehension

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!

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 ...

One of the core authors of the '60s boom in Latin American fiction, Julio Cortázar made a contribution of international importance to the development of the short story as a literary form. This collection spans his writing career and includes La Noche Boca Arriba and Final del Juego (1956), Las Babas del Diablo (1959), La Isla a Mediodia (1966), Recortes de Prensa and Queremos Tanto a Glenda (1981) and Botella al Mar (1982). Of the seven stories, some are famous examples of his contribution to the genre of 'fantastic' literature, while others demonstrate his social and political concerns....

Students in advanced Spanish courses come from many backgrounds, but they share a desire to use the language. Translation (traduccion), as used in En otras palabras, is an activity that combines the intellectual with the practical: in order to produce an acceptable translation, students must focus their attention on lexical and grammatical detail. This challenging textbook combines incisive grammar explanation, relevant lexical information, and a wide variety of translation texts and exercises. translated into English, and English into Spanish. Translating into English requires students to...

Este es un libro de relatos infantiles protagonizados por animales y ambientados en la selva de Misiones. Quiroga dedic este libro a sus hijos, con quienes vivi un perodo de pobreza en un hmedo y pequeo stano.