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!

The Colombian author and politician tells of his experience as a witness in a recent trial on the financing of political campaigns in Colombia with funds from organized crime.

El libro completo de frases ilustradas le permite comunicarse plenamente en otro idioma, aunque no lo domine. De este modo puede comprar billetes de avión, reservar habitaciones en un hotel, llevar un coche a reparar o pedir comida en un restaurante. El libro de frases contiene más de 1.800 modismos y palabras dispuestas claramente en términos de temas como los derechos de aduana, hoteles, servicios, transporte, talleres, atracciones, entretenimientos, salidas a comer, deportes y ocio. - Más de 1.800 expresiones y palabras ilustradas - Agrupación precisa y clara sobre temas y subtemas -...

Perfect for beginning students of Spanish, this affordable anthology is filled with 41 delightful stories and proverbs based on works of Don Juan Manuel, Luis Taboada, Ricardo Palma, and other noted writers. Complete and faithful English translations are featured on the facing pages of the Spanish text. Exercises are also included.

The Oxford Beginner's Spanish Dictionary is a brand new guide to learning Spanish. Designed specifically for native English speaking adult learners who are either learning from scratch or refreshing lost language skills, it offers an easy to use dictionary, extra help with vocabulary, and essential information on the Spanish-speaking world. The dictionary is exceptionally easy to use, because it moves away from the traditional dictionary layout. All main translations are preceeded by an equals sign so that they are instantly identifiable, and all parts of the entry are spelt out in full,...