Vvelo! Beginning Spanish

¡Vívelo! offers a fresh approach to learning the Spanish language. This text emphasizes what readers know and can readily do with the language. The book includes activities that are designed to encourage readers to make cultural comparisons and connections. These activities, such as signature searches, information gap and jigsaw, are incorporated throughout the chapters to encourage a better comprehension of meaning with a purpose. ¡Vívelo! also offers metacognitive strategies to facilitate processing of advanced structures. The heavy emphasis on content and experiential learning empowers ...

Impartial, modern, and friendly, this book introduces readers to the civilization and culture of Latin America-- from the most obscure beginnings to the present--and at the same time provides them with opportunities to improve their listening, speaking and writing skills. Comprehensive and chronological in approach, it offers well-researched coverage that goes beyond historical facts to include aspects of modern interest, sociology, economy, politics, philosophy, literature, arts, and communication. It covers the traditions in all of Spanish America--"Mesoamerica" and the Caribbean, as well...

Designed for introductory-level students, this communication manual develops practical vocabulary for everyday situations. The Fifth Edition corresponds in structure and content with Basic Spanish Grammar, 6/e, including a second Lección preliminar. In each lesson, essential vocabulary and grammatical structures are reinforced through realistic dialogues, questions, situational role-plays, and realia-based activities. The correlated audio program features up-to-date dialogues (paused and unpaused versions), vocabulary lists for each lesson, and Práctica orales corresponding to the review...

Los contenidos y metodología de este libro responden al nivel A2 del Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para la Lenguas. "El Marco de referencia europeo proporciona una base común para la elaboración de programas de lenguas, orientaciones curriculares, exámenes, manuales, etcétera, en toda Europa. Describe de forma integradora lo que tienen que aprender a hacer los estudiantes de lenguas con el fin de utilizar una lengua para comunicarse, así como los conocimientos y destrezas que tienen que desarrollar para poder actuar de manera eficaz. La descripción también comprende el contexto...

La lucha de los cubanos exiliados no fue solamente dentro de Cuba sino también en África, América Latina y otros países donde Castro exportaba su revolución.