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This Spanish edition of Becky and Her Friends, by Rolando Hinojosa, is the latest novel in Hinojosa's Klail City Death Trip series which follows generations of Anglos and Mexicans in the fictional Rio Grande Valley town of Klail City, Texas. In this novel, however, Hinojosa focuses on a character who has previously not taken the limelight: the strong-willed, upwardly mobile Becky Escobar. Following her story, Hinojosa explores the world of Latinas: women's culture, language and spirit in the world of the Valley. Delightfully playful in narrative perspective, this story gives the reader a...

El sistema lingüístico de la lengua inglesa y la investigación en el campo de la lingüística aplicada presentados de manera práctica, con actividades y bibliografía recomendada para el estudiante y profesorado

For some time we at Vista Higher Learning have been working to create an alternative to the standard offerings for intermediate Spanish, addressing a need that many of you have expressed. With VENTANAS, we are proud of several unique features we think you and your students will enjoy. But one thing remains consistent, as with all VHL programs, VENTANAS focuses unswervingly on the needs of students.VENTANAS offers the following unique, student-centered features: Fresh, contemporary video (sitcom) shot specifically for VENTANAS and fully integrated into the LENGUA volume. Engaging, contemporary ...

Este libro re ne cuatro trabajos de don Silvio Zavala, que giran en torno a uno de los temas m s controvertidos y particulares de la historia de M xico: la castellanizaci n de los ind genas, que a su vez, incide en otro tema no menos controvertido, el de las pol ticas del lenguaje. Con agudeza y meticulosidad, el autor traspasa el tiempo y observa que desde el siglo XVI existe un problema que a n hoy en d a no parece encontrar salida coherente para una naci n unificada. La unidad, la identidad, la nacionalidad, el pluriling ismo son los finos hilos que se entretejen en una compleja red de...