Latin American Spanish

A reader for your intermediate through early advanced Spanish students Legends from Latin America/Leyendas latinoamericanas contains 18 stories that chronicle approximately 2,000 years and includes Indian tales from before the arrival of Columbus, stories of the conquest and colonial period, and tales based on events from the 19th century, bringing Latin America s cultural heritage to life. The text is presented in simple Spanish and English so that students gain valuable reading skills in their new language with the support of their native language. The content questions that follow each...

No tenga miedo, el francés está a su alcance. El camino por tierra hacia Europa pasa por Francia, pero no sólo es eso ya que el francés también está cada día más presente en nuestras relaciones comerciales y personales. Aprender este idioma se convierte cada vez más en una necesidad y resulta relativamente fácil para un español, ya que ambos idiomas tienen su origen en el latín. A partir de situaciones y diálogos cotidianos, este curso le permitirá profundizar en las estructuras gramaticales y conocer un buen número de esquemas, ejemplos y fraseología que le ayudará a...

This Spanish edition of Becky and Her Friends, by Rolando Hinojosa, is the latest novel in Hinojosa's Klail City Death Trip series which follows generations of Anglos and Mexicans in the fictional Rio Grande Valley town of Klail City, Texas. In this novel, however, Hinojosa focuses on a character who has previously not taken the limelight: the strong-willed, upwardly mobile Becky Escobar. Following her story, Hinojosa explores the world of Latinas: women's culture, language and spirit in the world of the Valley. Delightfully playful in narrative perspective, this story gives the reader a...

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