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FACETAS is a brief and multi-faceted intermediate Spanish program ideal for use in one-semester courses. It incorporates relevant literary and cultural readings and integrates two kinds of video. The first is a specially-shot sitcom featured in every lesson. The second showcases three original short films by contemporary Hispanic filmmakers. FACETAS' interactive, student-friendly approach focuses on real communication in meaningful contexts, giving students a rewarding learning experience as they strengthen their language skills and develop cultural competency.

* 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 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...

Adaptación ilustrada del cuento clásico de Andersen, en dos idiomas (español y sueco), con audiolibros y videos en línea en español (castellano y columbiano) y sueco, así como dibujos para imprimir y colorear. «Los cisnes salvajes» de Hans Christian Andersen de buena razón es uno de los cuentos más leídos del mundo. De forma atemporal enfoca temas del drama humano: miedo, valentía, amor, traición, separación y reencuentro. Esta edición es un libro cariñosamente ilustrado que relata el cuento de hadas de Andersen en una forma sensible y apropiada para los niños. ♫ ¡Escucha...