Las comedias de Ana Caro

* Approach reflects a belief in the value of discourse analysis, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics in the fields of second language acquisition and applied linguistics. * Goal is to train teachers to teach the Spanish language as a communicative system rather than as a set of grammatical rules--therefore it includes relevant information on Spanish pragmatics and sociolinguistics. * Written entirely in Spanish. * Each chapter includes review questions and exercises. * CD-ROM integrates samples of the course material so that the readers can see and hear native speaker examples of aspects of...

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.

Identidades offers a content-rich communicative presentation for students entering Intermediate Spanish - meeting you where you are and moving you realistically to higher proficiency levels. Drawing on skills students have developed in other course areas, Identidades further develops these abilities by taking a process-oriented methodology to skill building. Rich in cultural content, Identidades helps you draw parallels between your own identity and the cultural identities of the Spanish-speaking world. This Books á la Carte Plus Edition is an unbound, three-hole punched version of the...

This book offers beginners a clear and easy-to-understand guide to the verbs and grammar of Spanish. Ideal for Spanish revision.