Sabias Que

This brief version of the successful ¿Sabías que…? is perfectly designed for Beginning Spanish programs that are interested in an innovative task-based approach but whose curriculum necessitates a more concise text program. Accompanied by an outstanding ancillary package, Vistazos represents the practical application of the theories and research presented in Lee and VanPatten’s methods text, Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen. With this new edition the authors have worked on a group of select text activities that are available in an optional online format through Quia™...

Los ojos de una ciudad china es un almacén de ficciones que alberga, entre otras cosas, clones de Ziggy Stardust y fragmentos de novelas apócrifas de César Aira. Los ojos de una ciudad china es un pasaje en construcción que conecta Shanghái con Belchite, pasando por Fráncfort, Santiago de Chile, Blacksburg, Palawan, Qaanaaq o Zaragoza. Los ojos de una ciudad china habla de la guerra, de la abyección, de la culpa, la memoria y el perdón, del afecto y los linajes, en un mundo de límites desconcertados. Los ojos de una ciudad china es un fragmento desaforado de realidad contemporánea...

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 ...

Our KwikFix™ English Booklets are laminated pocket-sized tools that will instantly and effectively help your Latino employee “get their point across” in English. Our “grammar-less” approach helps lessen frustration and close the communication gap that often exists between managers and Latino employees. Designed with input from industry experts, this KwikFix™ “Instant” English Booklet includes complete phrases and requests related to: cleaning a room, stocking a cart, the laundry room and small talk for example. All booklets include a pronunciation guide that will instantly...

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