Spanish Idioms

Images of Latin America offers a historical and cultural overview of Hispanic America: from pre-Columbian cultures to the contemporary cultures of each country. This work-a wealth of information, to analyze in depth the processes that occurred after the arrival of the Spanish to America, and devotes special attention to the events occurred in the twentieth century, country by country.

Dialogamos y deliberamos con el otro antes de establecer nuestros compromisos verbales, sobre todo cuando existe el riesgo de perder el acuerdo comunicativo. Cual es el andamiaje linguistico de los enunciados prescriptivos? Que distingue a un acto verbal del "deber ser" de un imperativo y de una asercion? Que de la fuerza del compromiso esta arraigado en la estructura de la lengua? En esta obra se definen las oraciones deonticas -oraciones de compromiso- desde un punto de vista linguistico. Se estudian las estrategias discursivas del hablante para identificarse a si mismo, a su interlocutor o ...

This courses teaches Spanish systematically using the following rules: 1. Only one word is introduced each lesson (there are a couple of exceptions, and the reasons are explained in the course). 2. Each new words must be used in every new word, new sentence and dialogue created in that lesson. 3. All words need to be repeated multiple times in subsequent lessons to ensure constant revision. Audio is built into the course, with over 400 audio files embedded (check supporting devices) This course systematically teaches 100 Spanish words. Knowing 100 of the most common Spanish words can help you ...

Trato hecho! is a “hands-on”, modular beginning to Spanish which stresses the features of Spanish needed for everyday communication and applies them immediately to realistic settings around the world. ¡Trato hecho! builds proficiency in and appreciation for the Spanish language, develops readers understanding of Hispanic cultures and their growing importance in the world and provides contexts that reinforce the usefulness of Spanish in today's economy, particularly in North America. The modular structure allows readers to test their abilities and apply new material in one module before...