El estudio de las lenguas en México: avatares de dos siglos

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...

Borges himself chose the poems for this collection, focusing not on meaning, or theory or autobiography, but simply the intense pleasure at the moment of rereading; in his words, this is a "hedonistic" assortment.

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!

- Ejemplos de uso en todas las entradas. - Todas las frases están ordenadas alfabéticamente en varios bloques temáticos: animales, alimentos, familia, países... - Indicaciones de uso y contexto: vulgar, humorístico, etc. - Incluye un índice alfabético general que permite a los usuarios localizar fácilmente cualquier frase. - Apéndice de siglas. - Una obra de consulta muy útil y práctica para todos los interesados en conocer en profundidad la lengua francesa.