Colloquial Spanish

Jordi Bas i Vidal es licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Barcelona, donde también cursó estudios de Filosofía y Letras. Es autor de varios libros relacionados con la onomástica, entre los que se encuentra Els noms propis catalans.

Palabras clave para organizar textos en español: recursos pragmáticos y discursivos está dirigido a estudiantes de español como lengua extranjera –de nivel B2/ C1 (MCER) o Intermediate High/ Advanced Low (ACTFL)– que deseen mejorar la coherencia de sus textos hablados y escritos. En este libro el lector encontrará explicaciones teóricas acompañadas de numerosas actividades en las que pondrá en práctica una gran variedad de estructuras, estrategias y herramientas útiles para conectar frases y párrafos de manera eficaz. Palabras clave para organizar textos en español se...

One year just after Christmas when Ximena is thirteen, she overhears her parents talking - a conversation she is not supposed to hear. She catches the word, "father," but wonders why they are whispering? Federico is the only father Ximena has ever known since he and her mom married six years ago. Of course, she knows she has a biological father, but her mom never talks about him - and Ximena never asks. All she knows is that he is "away" and doesn't live near them. But after overhearing her parents' discussion, she starts to wonder why she has no contact with him. At the same time, too, life...

This video program on DVD accompanies the Intermediate Spanish series and presents specially selected cultural topics relating directly to material covered in Civilizaci n y cultura. Featuring a mix of short film (NEW to this edition), authentic news clips, and other cultural footage, the video program spans the Spanish-speaking world and provides you with a wealth of cultural perspectives.