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One of the core authors of the '60s boom in Latin American fiction, Julio Cortázar made a contribution of international importance to the development of the short story as a literary form. This collection spans his writing career and includes La Noche Boca Arriba and Final del Juego (1956), Las Babas del Diablo (1959), La Isla a Mediodia (1966), Recortes de Prensa and Queremos Tanto a Glenda (1981) and Botella al Mar (1982). Of the seven stories, some are famous examples of his contribution to the genre of 'fantastic' literature, while others demonstrate his social and political concerns....

¿Qué sucede con los aciertos y las problemáticas que subyacen en el aprendizaje del inglés?, ¿son considerados en el mejoramiento de la praxis pedagógica?, ¿hacen parte del PEI? Estos son interrogantes de partida de esta investigación sobre bilingüismo, desarrollada en el Doctorado en Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad del Magdalena-RUDECOLOMBIA, desde el Grupo de Investigación en Gestión Pedagógica Transformadora (GEPET). En esta investigación se configuraron tres escenarios (real, ideal y posible) del bilingüismo en las IED oficiales de Santa Marta. Se explora qué...

From vulgar insults to religious oaths, colloquialisms to clichés, the personality and passion of a language can be found in its slang. Spanish is no exception, as the McGraw-Hill Diccionario del Argot makes clear. This monolingual Spanish dictionary provides the most authoritative reference to all aspects of non-standard Spanish, with more than 12,000 entries supported by 20,000 citations. The broad range of sources, from literature to newspapers and TV, reflects the full spectrum of contemporary usage in Spain. For scope and depth as well as bibliographic reference, this is an essential...

Are you learning English? ¿Estás aprendiendo inglés? This book can help you: you will find the story told in Spanish on one side and in English on the other ... Este libro puede ayudarte con eso: Encontrarás el cuento narrado en español en una página y en la otra en inglés … She thought she was on her way to the top... Sixteen-year-old Natalya Pushkaya has one dream and one dream only: becoming the best ballerina ever. Dancing's always been who she is and she's working her hardest to land the main role of the School of Performing Arts' end-of-the-year showcase. But...will she make...