Habla Español ¡Ya!

Hi, my name is Bertha Estela and my passion is teaching languages. In fact, I have taught English as a foreign language for over forty years, all the way through grade school up to university level. One day, twenty years ago during Summer school, due to an emergency, the university where I was teaching English requested me to help them out the next day - substituting a teacher of Spanish who had fallen sick. I didn ́t give it a second thought ...¡¡¡¡ piece of cake!!!. Next morning , there I am, standing in front of a group of 20 enthusiastic and eager American teachers full of questions...

One of the core authors of the '60s boom in Latin American fiction, Julio Cortázar made a contribution of international importance to the development of the short story as a literary form. This collection spans his writing career and includes La Noche Boca Arriba and Final del Juego (1956), Las Babas del Diablo (1959), La Isla a Mediodia (1966), Recortes de Prensa and Queremos Tanto a Glenda (1981) and Botella al Mar (1982). Of the seven stories, some are famous examples of his contribution to the genre of 'fantastic' literature, while others demonstrate his social and political concerns....

A mysterious package from Queretaro, a visit from the Mexican police, and an unexpected discovery in Oaxaca require Jamie's return to Mexico. There, she confronts the revenge of Don Silvestre, her future with Carlos, and the shocking last secret of "La Catrina." Filmed on location in Los Angeles, Queretaro, Oaxaca, Monte Alban, and Mitla, the sequel will be enjoyed by students as much as the original! Six video cassettes with 11 episodes of approximately 14 minutes, plus Como se hizo La Catrina segment. Includes Teacher's Video Guide.

Short stories book in Spanish. Perfect for AP Spanish and IB Spanish, or Latin-American Literature classes.

Los diccionarios monolingües son objetos verbales particulares: se arrogan, aparentemente, la facultad de informar acerca de la lengua en su totalidad, como verdaderos y legítimos representantes de ella; se les concibe como catálogos verdaderos de la lengua de la comunidad lingüística, no como obras de autores particulares, sujetas a gustos, modas y biografías, sino como lengua en sí, como la lengua de la sociedad en conjunto. El objetivo de este libro es explicar a la lingüística, con sus propios instrumentos de teoría y de método, qué es un diccionario monolingüe y por qué es...