Vistazos Listening Comprehension

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 ...

A multi-part telenovela which presents the vocabulary, grammatical structures and functions of Spanish in a natural, conversational way, emphasizing comprehension through context and actions. Tells the story of Raquel Rodriguez, an attorney from Los Angeles, who is hired by an aging Mexican industrialist to investigate a long-buried secret about his past. Her quest takes her to Spain, Argentina and Puerto Rico.

PROGRESS FROM VOCABULARY TO PROFICIENCY Vocabulary words let you communicate basic ideas, but proper grammar enables you to communicate concepts, feelings, and subtle nuances much more effectively. Now mastering Spanish grammar is easier than ever. Whether you're a student, a business professional who wants to sound more professional, or a future tourist who doesn't want to sound like one, Webster's New World Spanish Grammar Handbook is an indispensable reference. It helps you hone your Spanish writing skills and sharpen your verbal expression with features such as: Fifteen parts covering all ...

Se traza el desarrollo historico de la novela moderna del siglo XX en Venezuela. De igual forma, se tocan los inicios de una escritura femenina que corre paralela a los movimientos literarios masculinos en Venezuela y, que, sin embargo, despues del fenomeno litarario de Teresa de la Para no ha tenido el reconocimiento internacional que se merece. El libro se ha dividido en dos partes. En la primera parte se hace un estudio historiografico de las tendencias novelisticas venezolanas mas importantes del siglo XX hasta la decada de los ochenta y principios de los noventa. La segunda y ultima...

This monograph focuses on modality in Spanish. It presents the theoretical approach to this category formulated by Bohumil Zavadil and, consequently, it analyses its possible application to Spanish. We concentrate on specific areas of the Spanish modal system where two modal meanings combine. Theoretical analyses are combined with corpus-based studies concentrating on the choice of mood or contextual interpretation of selected constructions. We veryfied that areas where two modal meanings meet are a natural part of the Spanish modal system and that the combination of modal meanings has...

Builds English grammar skills for Spanish speaking people. Shows how verbs in their many forms and tenses are used in conversation.