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Sol y viento: En breve is an exciting new film-based introductory Spanish program that seamlessly integrates the feature-length film Sol y viento into the instructional and learning experience for both students and instructors. This brief version of Sol y viento: Beginning Spanish (McGraw-Hill, 2005) presents a briefer text that is easily managed for programs with fewer contact hours or as an intensive high beginner course. The movie Sol y viento, created specifically for beginning language learners, was filmed on location in Chile, Mexico, and the United States. The film tells the story of a ...

This book offers an in-depth study of the internal structures of Popol Vuh, the Sacred Book of the Maya-Quiche people of Guatemala, and of the ways in which the main characters of this text are configured. This is accompanied by a similar, comparative analysis of the three novels widely known in the Hispanic world as the Banana Trilogy, written betweem 1950 and 1960 by the winner of the 1967 Nobel Prize for Literature, Miguel Angel Asturias. By showing a direct relationship between the macro-structure of Popol Vuh and its literary devices (including character configuration) and those of the...

Targeted to the Spanish-speaking job hunter who is seeking a job with an English-speaking employer, this handy guide covers all the basics. Users will find model résumés and cover letters in Spanish and English, tips on interviewing in English, and essential work-related vocabulary covering a wide range of fields. In addition, Spanish-speaking students seeking study or work programs abroad will benefit from helpful resources such as sample letters of application and lists of the international equivalents of degrees and diplomas. Practical and easy to use, this valuable resource is the one...

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...

El libro tiene como objetivo explorar el fenomenos de aprendizaje del sistema verbal del Espanol, que se considera tradicionalmente como un fenomeno central y complejo en relacion a los estudiantes de lengua extranjera.