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Aprender a leer en una lengua extranjera es un reto al que se enfrentan miles de niñas y niños en los colegios de educación primaria. En muchos casos, entran en contacto con la lengua escrita cuando aún están consolidando la lectura en la lengua materna. Esto desencadena unos procesos lingüísticos y cognitivos, afectados por el entorno sociocultural, que el docente ha de conocer para poder ayudar a su alumnado. Dado el amplio espectro de conocimientos que abarca el tema, este libro no pretende ser una revisión de todas las variables de índole lingüística, cognitiva, social o...

Vibrant and original, VISTAS takes a fresh, student-friendly approach to Introductory Spanish aimed at making students' learning and instructors' teaching easier, more enjoyable, and more successful. And, it works! Since its first publication in fall 2000, VISTAS has become the most widely adopted new Introductory Spanish program in a decade.

Julio Baena offers a new analysis of Cervantes's last and most controversial novel, Los trabajos de Persiles y Segismunda. Baena's particular focus on the first chapter of this allegorical text, which he sees as a microcosm of the entire novel, allows him to explore the correspondence between microcosm and macrocosm in Cervantes's allegorical text. Placing this work within the intellectual context of its era, Baena uses poststructuralist methodologies to develop the existential implications of Persiles's central cosmological metaphor.

You've learned some Spanish, but you need something fun and exciting to help you get better at the language. INTERACCIONES uses simple, active exercises to let you practice using the language in real settings while learning about intriguing Spanish-speaking cultures and fantastic works of art at the same time. And with a complete package of study tools, this Spanish textbook is the one that helps out during test time. Includes Audio CD.