Diccionario de Negocios Inglés-español, Español-inglés Wiley

The only interlingual dictionary geared specifically to the needs of psychologists and psychiatrists. This important tool contains more than 60,000 entries--30,000 plus in each language--providing clear, concise definitions for virtually every word and phrase involved in the study and practice of psychology and psychiatry.

La Dra. Liu Fengshu es investigadora invitada de nivel postdoctoral en el Institute of Educational Research de la Universidad de Oslo (Noruega). Su investigación se titula: La negociación de la identidad en la era de Internet: el caso de los jóvenes rurales en China actual (financiada por el Norwegian Research Council). Asimismo, la Dra. Fengshu se dedica a la docencia y a la dirección y evaluación de tesis de maestría en educación internacional y comparada, y en educación superior. En la actualidad está finalizando la redacción de un libro titulado Identity in the Internet Age:...

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.

Contains a description of all the different types of verbal periphrases used in modern peninsular Spanish. Defining periphrases as "productive verbal constructions with a partially grammaticized finite verb," the study strives to account for the partly lexical and partly grammatical status of periphrases within the theoretical framework of Functional Grammar--which views language as a tool for verbal communication rather than as an autonomous system. The study finds that, for certain complexities of periphrase usage, Functional Grammar needs to be adapted. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, ...

Aimed at third-year students of Spanish, this book fills a need not met by other Spanish conversation textbooks. It facilitates lively and meaningful conversations via a variety of texts, including newspaper and journal articles, short stories, and passages from novels, as well as visual material and detailed guides for three films and novels. The texts have universal resonance and are designed to complement and enrich each other. A wide assortment of creative activities enhances comprehension, analysis, spontaneous discussion, and role-playing. The book includes online resources for each...