Las fallas de Valencia: Mucho más que un sueño

An elderly woman who uses the title 'Countess' to live a life of leisure and luxury refuses to sacrifice her lifestyle as she grows old. When she is unable to travel on her own, she convinces her shy and unadventurous nurse to accompany her on the trip of a lifetime. From the series Español con guiones, a reader series based on original film scripts that invite intermediate learners to engage with the Spanish language in a modern and accessible context. Each reader features an original story, told using the dialogue and stage direction of a film script.

Seminar paper del año 2008 en eltema Romanística - Español, literatura, cultura general, Nota: 2,3, Universität zu Köln (Historisches Seminar I - Abteilung für Iberische und Lateinamerikanische Geschichte), Materia: Simón Bolívar, Geschichte und Mythos, Idioma: Español, Resumen: La figura histórica de Bolívar en Latinoamérica es tan mitoresca que entre tantos mo- numentos que lo representan, incluso los pocos dedicados a otros libertadores, corren con- tinuamente el riesgo de ser confundidos con la figura de Bolívar. Parece ser que la política histórica latinoamericana ha...

Provides coverage of over ninety thousand words and phrases and 130,000 translations of contemporary Spanish and English, as well as sections on grammar, culture, and communication.

FACETAS is a brief and multi-faceted intermediate Spanish program ideal for use in one-semester courses. It incorporates relevant literary and cultural readings and integrates two kinds of video. The first is a specially-shot sitcom featured in every lesson. The second showcases three original short films by contemporary Hispanic filmmakers. FACETAS' interactive, student-friendly approach focuses on real communication in meaningful contexts, giving students a rewarding learning experience as they strengthen their language skills and develop cultural competency.

Un libro escrito para el profesorado de idiomas que orienta acerca de la manera de preparar una evaluación que incluya todos los niveles en los que debe aprenderse una lengua: desde la adecuada comprensión y la habilidad para hacer construcciones gramaticales hasta la capacidad de argumentación y del manejo de distintos registros (lenguaje jurídico, periodístico, etc.), al mismo tiempo que muestra las deficiencias y las maneras de resolverlas.