Workbook/Lab Manual Vol. 1 to accompany ¡Apúntate!

El objetivo de este libro es proponer diversas estrategias didácticas que favorezcan la enseñanza del léxico en el aula de español como lengua extranjera. La autora de este manual reflexiona sobre qué se entiende por competencia léxica y analiza los medios de aprendizaje que favorecen su adquisición. Al mismo tiempo, el volumen presenta una orientación esencialmente práctica, como reflejan las actividades de comprensión oral y escrita que se incluyen al final de cada capítulo y el solucionario donde se encuentran las respuestas a tales ejercicios. En definitiva, esta obra...

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.

This is a work that claims that students establish a significant contact with language, by understanding and practicing in their element in a manner that internalizes its correct use, with each exercise it motivates reflection and self-criticizing to strengthen in students human values related to socializing and tolerance.

This innovative textbook fulfills the needs of upper-division Spanish students who are pursuing degrees in the health professions, plan to become medical interpreters or just want to improve their proficiency in the language. It provides multiple opportunities to learn vocabulary related to the medical field, reviews hard-to-understand grammatical concepts, describes health-related cultural competence and presents opportunities to discuss issues of concern about the health of Hispanic communities in the US and abroad.