Gente de Cervantes

Utilizing native speakers, this guide offers a quintessential course in Spanish. Here, listeners will perfect their pronunciation and listening skills.

El auge de la enseñanza del español ha supuesto una explosión sin precedentes de la diversidad lingüística en las aulas, lo que dificulta la tarea del profesor y pone en cuestión los métodos y materiales tradicionales. Esta situación se complica aún más cuando nos ocupamos del orden de las palabras, puesto que los libros existentes bien obvian el tema, bien lo tratan desde un punto de vista intuitivo. Este manual viene a llenar este vacío, ofreciendo una guía definitoria y clave de todos los puntos que pueden ser problemáticos en un tema tan complicado como el orden de las...

Trato hecho! is a “hands-on”, modular beginning to Spanish which stresses the features of Spanish needed for everyday communication and applies them immediately to realistic settings around the world. ¡Trato hecho! builds proficiency in and appreciation for the Spanish language, develops readers understanding of Hispanic cultures and their growing importance in the world and provides contexts that reinforce the usefulness of Spanish in today's economy, particularly in North America. The modular structure allows readers to test their abilities and apply new material in one module before...

This advanced Spanish grammar text, written with a strong linguistic perspective, is intended both for upper level grammar courses as well as for introductory courses in Spanish linguistics. It focuses in particular on those rules of the Spanish language that explain syntax and its components, especially those that are traditionally difficult for students of Spanish. The flexible organization of the text will allow the instructor to cover chapters (and material within chapters) in a manner that best serves his/her curricular objectives. In addition, the combination of mechanical and creative...