Eva Duarte de Perón

* Approach reflects a belief in the value of discourse analysis, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics in the fields of second language acquisition and applied linguistics. * Goal is to train teachers to teach the Spanish language as a communicative system rather than as a set of grammatical rules--therefore it includes relevant information on Spanish pragmatics and sociolinguistics. * Written entirely in Spanish. * Each chapter includes review questions and exercises. * CD-ROM integrates samples of the course material so that the readers can see and hear native speaker examples of aspects of...

This is a great book to read and enhance language skills. It will also be great to get a preliminary acquaintance with Spanish folklore. Although aimed for the teenagers, it will be great for students of language of any age, as the stories are interesting and full of humor.

El libro completo de frases ilustradas le permite comunicarse plenamente en otro idioma, aunque no lo domine. De este modo puede comprar billetes de avión, reservar habitaciones en un hotel, llevar un coche a reparar o pedir comida en un restaurante. El libro de frases contiene más de 1.800 modismos y palabras dispuestas claramente en términos de temas como los derechos de aduana, hoteles, servicios, transporte, talleres, atracciones, entretenimientos, salidas a comer, deportes y ocio. - Más de 1.800 expresiones y palabras ilustradas - Agrupación precisa y clara sobre temas y subtemas -...