Vistazos Listening Comprehension

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.

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 ...

La obra examina el impacto que la semántica verbal, en concreto la telicidad y la afectación, ejerce sobre el marcado diferencial de objeto (MDO) en español. El trabajo persigue dos objetivos: (i) establecer si los factores mencionados producen realmente el impacto en el MDO que se les ha atribuido; y (ii) comprobar si dicho impacto puede documentarse en etapas previas del español. Para ello se han realizado dos estudios: un cuestionario de elección forzada y un análisis diacrónico de corpus. Los resultados de ambos estudios han señalado en ambos casos un claro efecto de la...

This volume contains the Proceedings of an NEH-sponsored seminar on the above topic. The book presents the lectures by Juan Bautista de Avalle-Arce, Jorge E. Gracia, Francisco Miranda, José Rabasa, nineteen essays written by participating faculty, and twelve summaries presented by other scholars.

Mujeres Millionarias inspires all women to think more powerfully about money and success and to be motivated by confidence, pride and a belief in their own ability to manage it. Women will learn to enjoy the process of accumulating wealth and achieving success without the guilt and fear they traditionally experienced. The authors researched a simple question: If the formula for making money and building wealth could be distilled down to one thing, what would it be? The answers, from women like Lillian Vernon and Mary Kay, include ideas for investing wisely or starting a business. These and...

Prepare! is a lively 7-level general English course with comprehensive Cambridge English for Schools exam preparation integrated throughout. This flexible course brings together all the tools and technology you expect to get the results you need. Whether teaching general English or focusing on exams, Prepare! leaves you and your students genuinely ready for what comes next: real Cambridge English exams, or real life. The Level 7 Student's Book engages students and builds vocabulary range with motivating, age-appropriate topics. Its unique approach is driven by cutting-edge language research...