Caló Orbis

For courses in Spanish Conversation and Intermediate Spanish. This text encourages the exploration of "free expression" in Spanish on universal topics of importance and interest. It stimulates class discussion by motivating students to talk about controversial and interesting topics such as abortion, capital punishment, and euthanasia. The exchange of ideas brought about by the use of this text allows students to develop their oral conversation and confidence in an atmosphere of friendly controversy, rather than simply learning in an environment focused upon having the "right answer" and...

This is an anthology of ten short stories dealing with a broad range of Spanish American literary themes: love, hate, vengeance, justice, oppression and solidarity. A reading guide offers tips for reading in Spanish and provides guidelines for predicting a story's major events. Following each story are two different sections of comprehension activities, as well as exercises on key modismos (idioms) and grammar structures.

¡A que sí!, is a provocative post-intermediate Spanish conversation book that will motivate students to developcultural awareness and express opinions through oral and written discussion on a variety of timely, personally relevantissues. Each theme-related unit is supported by creative activities and engaging authentic materials, including dozens of new selections in literature, journalism, films, songs, and cartoons.

Excerpt from Coa, Jerga de los Delincuentes Chilenos: Estudio y Vocabulario Las manifestaciones primarias de las jergas hay que buscarlas en los apodos, que nacen mu chas veces enel seno de la familia. No hay duda que toda colectividad, toda aso ciación ...propende a tener una jerga, en la cual sus individuos gustan de entenderse, especial mente delante de extraños, por cautela algunas veces, por comodidad otras, y a falta de razones más calificadas, por divertirse con la perplejidad de los no iniciados. A procurarse estos modos de decir los lleva, un poco inconso1entemente. About the...