Inglès

French course for Spanish speakers A course that doesn't involve learning by heart, ideal for beginners and for a refresher course. Learners can start to speak French within two months, gaining an intuitive knowledge of grammar. Within six months, learners can take part in everyday conversation with a vocabulary of 1,500 to 2,000 words. The recordings include all the texts in French for each lesson and the translation exercises from the book. These progressively more challenging texts have been recorded by professional native speakers. - Lively, useful dialogue - Carefully-constructed...

A beautifully produced, comprehensive look at Cuban artist Zilia Sánchez that traces her alluring and evocative paintings and sculpture from the 1950s to today Cuban artist Zilia Sánchez (b. 1926) often says, “Soy isla” (“I am an island”), expressing her desire for solitary, uncompromising practice. It also serves as a metaphor for her experience as an islander—connected to and disconnected from both the mainland and mainstream art currents, such as concretism, gestural abstraction, and minimalism. Characterized by reductive forms, clean lines, and sensuous curves suggestive of...

In this classic, engrossing text, a distinguished historian explores the mind and manifold interests of the greatest personality of the Renaissance. More than just a biography, the book presents a detailed investigation of Leonardo da Vinci's genius. Its colorful, evocative prose offers numerous demonstrations of the master's achievements, not only in sculpture and painting, but also in music, engineering, and even experimental aviation. A renowned authority on the works and personality of Leonardo, author Edward McCurdy translated many of the artist's writings. "In the thousands of pages of...

Los informativos en televisión amplían sus contenidos, enfoques y tratamientos y extienden las coberturas a los puntos más recónditos sorprendiéndonos con imágenes inusitadas y deslumbrantes. En la lucha por una audiencia más y más numerosa se olvidan a menudo los derechos que protegen la dignidad humana, la propia imagen y la intimidad. Se trata de una lucha entre dos frentes: por un lado, los intereses económicos, que ven al ciudadano como cliente y la información como una mercancía más, y, por el otro, el poder ideológico-político, que trata de influir en la audiencia para...

Saber hablar en público y en situaciones formales es una competencia crucial en la formación lingüística y comunicativa de las personas. Es básico tanto para desenvolverse en el ámbito académico como en la futura vida social y profesional del alumnado, pero es una de las capacidades más desatendidas en la enseñanza.