Spanish in 32 Lessons

El presente libro constituye un estudio de las estructuras copulativas en español mediadas por los verbos ser y estar como expresión de dos modos ónticos. El enfoque es semiolingüístico y pone en funcionamiento un modelo dinámico en espiral que hace posible la ubicación sistemática de las diferentes construcciones de ser y estar, sean éstas predicativas, copulativas o perifrásticas, presentándolas como discontinuidades de un continuo. El resultado de la investigación demuestra la existencia de un esquema cognitivo y una estructura enunciativa específica para sendos verbos. Esto...

More than five hundred color and black-and-white photographs, accompanied by incisive essays and commentary, capture the rich history, cultural diversity, people, monuments, and landscapes of the island nation of Cuba.

Épocas y avances offers a communicative-humanistic approach to second language acquisition. It emphasizes particular aspects of the history, literature, art, society, geography, language, and culture of Spain and Latin America through a series of readings and related activities specifically designed to enhance linguistic proficiency. The cuaderno de trabajo is designed to: Reinforce and enhance the vocabulary and grammatical structures learned in the principal text Provide an additional review of fundamental concepts Offer oral comprehension practice with an original audio program for each...

An informal, educational tool designed to help Spanish-speaking youngsters learn English follows children through a full day from early morning to bedtime, presenting a wide variety of words and phrases in Spanish, English, and with phonetic pronunciation, along with cartoon-style illustrations designed to reinforce vocabulary retention and word meanings. (Education)