Practising Spanish Grammar

Hi, my name is Bertha Estela and my passion is teaching. I hold a BA from the BUAP in the teaching of English, and a Masters in the teaching of Spanish as a 2nd.language, from the University of the Americas, Puebla. I have been teaching English at all levels, from Basic, all the way to the preparation for the TOEFL for over forty years, at different places, such as: The American School in Puebla, the University of the Americas; and the BUAP, and, of course at - English/Español Training Center, Consequently, I ended up opening a bilingual school to teach both languages. On doing this, I...

Tesis de Máster del año 2009 en eltema Filología románica - Didáctica del español, Nota: 1,0, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Materia: Máster TICOM, Idioma: Español, Resumen: En este trabajo, de carácter teórico, se reflexionará sobre algunas teorías principales en la enseñanza-aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras. El objetivo de este trabajo es ver si tales teorías resultan de utilidad y si es así, en qué grado para el aprendizaje de la cortesía, fenómeno en el que se pone especialmente de manifiesto la máxima según la cual la adecuación pragmática es tan importante...

Épocas y avances offers a communicative-humanistic approach to second language acquisition. It emphasizes particular aspects of the history, literature, art, society, geography, language, and culture of Spain and Latin America through a series of readings and related activities specifically designed to enhance linguistic proficiency. The cuaderno de trabajo is designed to: Reinforce and enhance the vocabulary and grammatical structures learned in the principal text Provide an additional review of fundamental concepts Offer oral comprehension practice with an original audio program for each...

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...