El Primer Libro de Lectura en Ingles para Principiantes / The First Book of Reading in English for Beginners

Maximiano Cortés Moreno es Licenciado en Filología Anglogermánica, Máster en Formación de Profesores de Español como Lengua Extranjera y Doctor en Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura por la Universidad de Barcelona (España). En 1988 empezó su labor docente como profesor de lengua inglesa en institutos de Enseñanza Secundaria en España. Continuó en Eslovenia como profesor de español y de catalán. Desde 1993 imparte clases de lengua y cultura españolas, así como de didáctica del español como lengua extranjera en varias universidades de Taiwán. Desde 2002 viene colaborando...

Pueblos is a complete Intermediate Spanish program that systematically presents culture within the context of the historical and political forces that have shaped and continue to shape the Spanish-speaking world. Grammar, vocabulary, and content are merged in a way that emphasizes communication, cultures, comparisons, connections and communities and a comprehensive historic-to-contemporary view of the Spanish-speaking populations and civilizations. The word pueblos refers to places, settlements, civilizations, and nations, but also to groups of people who speak Spanish. Pueblos focuses on how ...

This practical, easy-to-use guide provides all the hard-to-find vocabulary you will need to repair and maintain your boat while you cruise the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas and Caribbean. You will learn all the Spanish you need to: buy parts and hardware; place orders, confirm prices and schedule repairs; find mechanics, repairmen and canvas makers; describe your problems and the repairs you need; haul, paint or store your boat; call for help at sea and get the assistance you need; communicate with almost everyone!

Written by Venezuela's Minister for Culture, this memoir relates a personal vision of President Hugo Chavez and the reforms that are sweeping Venezuela today, describing the reasons for the changes, the transformation of Venezuelan society, and the importance of culture in Venezuela's development. Above all the book asserts the importance of revolutionary values and ethics as the basis for the political, social and cultural revolution in Venezuela.