¡VÃvelo!, Edition 2

Learning Spanish can be a difficult process but ¡Vívelo! makes it easier by offering a fresh approach. It emphasizes what readers know and can readily do with the language. The book includes activities that are designed to encourage readers to make cultural comparisons and connections. These activities, such as signature searches, information gap and jigsaw, are incorporated throughout the chapters to encourage a better comprehension of meaning with a purpose. ¡Vívelo! also offers metacognitive strategies to facilitate processing of advanced structures. The heavy emphasis on content and...

This practical, easy-to-use guide provides all the hard-to-find vocabulary you will need to repair and maintain your boat while you cruise the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas and Caribbean. You will learn all the Spanish you need to: buy parts and hardware; place orders, confirm prices and schedule repairs; find mechanics, repairmen and canvas makers; describe your problems and the repairs you need; haul, paint or store your boat; call for help at sea and get the assistance you need; communicate with almost everyone!

Marruecos protagoniza desde finales del siglo XX un esfuerzo sin parangón por normalizar la escritura y el sistema gramatical de su lengua vernácula, el árabe marroquí. Y ello es así merced a una serie de propuestas concretas para su estandarización, mediante la recopilación y la creación de textos en árabe marroquí, o bien a través de la traducción desde otros idiomas. Profesores y profesionales de la educación han venido a reforzar esta nueva realidad al defender la necesidad de enseñar –al menos en la Educación Primaria– en la lengua materna de los marroquíes: el árabe ...

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The editors and fourteen other research linguists discuss--in English and in Spanish--the African influence on Caribbean phonology, dominant sociolinguistic attitudes in Puerto Rico, and historico-legal aspects of bilingualism in colonial Hispanic America.