¡Así se dice! Level 1A, Student Edition

A basic Spanish text for junior high school students including vocabulary, grammatical structure, dialog, cultural readings, and written exercises.

Sol y viento: En breve is an exciting new film-based introductory Spanish program that seamlessly integrates the feature-length film Sol y viento into the instructional and learning experience for both students and instructors. This brief version of Sol y viento: Beginning Spanish (McGraw-Hill, 2005) presents a briefer text that is easily managed for programs with fewer contact hours or as an intensive high beginner course. The movie Sol y viento, created specifically for beginning language learners, was filmed on location in Chile, Mexico, and the United States. The film tells the story of a ...

Una guía esencial para enriquecer las habilidades del hablar para personas de raíces hispanas Conversaciones Escritas Lectura y Redacción en Contexto ofrece un texto importante para personas con raíces de habla hispana que quieren mejorar su habilidad de conversar el idioma. El autor explora cultura contemporánea y temas de la comunidad con ayuda de trabajos interesantes. Cada capítulo contiene un mínimo de dos lecturas de varios temas que presentan diferentes aspectos de debate particular. Escrito por Kim Potowski una experta en lingüística hispana Contiene actividades de escritura...

Transición is an intermediate to advanced Spanish language textbook which focuses on the transition to democracy in Spain after Franco's regime. The textbook helps students to build critical thinking skills and to analyze unfamiliar topics through an engaging variety of authentic readings, guided discussions, and writing activities on Spain's recent history. Each chapter incorporates an episode of Cuéntame cómo pasó, a Spanish TV series, which is included on DVD. This book fits the needs of students who are interested in Spanish as well as political science, international relations, or...

This Spanish edition of Becky and Her Friends, by Rolando Hinojosa, is the latest novel in Hinojosa's Klail City Death Trip series which follows generations of Anglos and Mexicans in the fictional Rio Grande Valley town of Klail City, Texas. In this novel, however, Hinojosa focuses on a character who has previously not taken the limelight: the strong-willed, upwardly mobile Becky Escobar. Following her story, Hinojosa explores the world of Latinas: women's culture, language and spirit in the world of the Valley. Delightfully playful in narrative perspective, this story gives the reader a...