Puntos de Partida

Text of a speech given November 27, 1853 in Madrid, on the occasion of Baralt's acceptance to the Real Academia Española.

"'Español escrito' is a first-course textbook designed specifically for college students educated in the United States whose first language is Spanish. The text's main goals are two: to acquaint students with Spanish in its written form, and to expand students' o verall knowledge of the language. To these ends, 'Español escrito' focuses on reading development, orthography, identification of the parts of speech, lexical expansion, and facility in composition"--Preface, p. v.

'Pasaporte compilado A' consta de diez módulos, cada uno formado por los cuatro ámbitos de uso de la lengua (Ámbito personal, Ámbito público, Ámbito profesional y Ámbito académico) para poder utilizar la lengua de una manera adecuada a cada situación.

The left page shows English-speaking Peter and Roberta going on a shopping trip early in the morning. On the opposite page, Spanish-speaking Pedro and Roberta perform the same errand.