Los nuevos derroteros del idioma

Expands the advanced level 4 Spanish students' knowledge of the Spanish language through a blend of literature, structure, and conversation. Students read selections from classic and contemporary Hispanic literature, view artistic masterpieces, and discover the many aspects of the dynamic Hispanic culture. The text is composed of 12 cuadros (units), each structured around such universal themes as art, humor, heroism, and women. Each unit contains background material, prereading activities, questions that promote conversations relating to the unit theme, a selection of authors and literary...

Las lecturas son un material de apoyo para la enseñanza y profundización en el conocimiento de la lengua tanto considerada como primera lengua (esto es, para nativos) como segunda (es decir, E/LE). Las lecturas han sido elaboradas por autores que conocen el mundo de la enseñanza y que saben conjugar la estética y el entretenimiento con la didáctica de la lengua. Los textos van acompañados de explicaciones, sobre todo léxicas, que solucionan algunas dudas en el momento mismo de la lectura y según el nivel de dificultad. Las lecturas se han clasificado en cuatro niveles de dificultad...

A collection of intensely lyrical poems which firmly places the poet in the Pantheon of Puerto Rican and Hispanic literature and earns him a nomination for a Nobel Prize.

Using the world famous Total Physical Response (known world-wide as TPR), teaching method, once again Blaine uses his exciting technique of blending physical actions with interesting story lines to get the students talking, reading, and writing. This second series of stories continues to build vocabulary while focusing on more advanced grammatical concepts common to second year language classes (i.e., use of infinitives, reflexive verbs, direct and indirect object pronouns, preterite vs. imperfect, etc.) Students are excited to tell stories and create their own