Confrontación: „La historia oficial‟ y „La Peste‟ de Luis Puenzo

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 a high-intermediate to advanced-level reader that invites students to link their study of Spanish with the many professional opportunities in other disciplines and to explore in particular the fields of communications, social services, business, education, health professions, law, tourism, computer applications, and engineering. The reading selections in [this book] profile people, work environments, and key issues associated with a wide variety of occupations in the United States and in the Spanish-speaking world. [This book] aims to expand [students'] appreciation of the Spanish...

Prezenta lucrare analizează aspecte lexicografice şi terminologice din domeniul turismului din perspectivă descriptiv-lingvistică. Drept urmare a caracterului vast şi eterogen, au fost studiate sectoarele – reprezentative – referitoare la cazare şi călătorii. Studiul termenilor vizează cercetarea definiţiilor lexicografice şi terminologice pentru a evidenţia trăsăturile comune şi distinctive ce caracterizează termenii, precum şi a textelor şi contextelor de diferite niveluri ce le confirmă utilizarea în funcţie de frecvenţa şi densitatea identificate, modalitatea de ...

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.