Advanced Spanish Vocabulary

This intermediate- to advanced-level anthology presents an overview of Hispanic American social and political issues as reflected in contemporary literature in a variety of genres-fiction, autobiography, poetry, and a one-act play. Six thematically-based chapters contain three reading selections of varying lengths and complexity, each preceded by a brief introduction that provides information about the author, historical or cultural background about the issue being covered, and general remarks about the reading. Each reading selection is supported by a series of pre- and post-reading...

Attempts "to bring together a wide range of expressions, structures, phrases, Spanish, bilingual and translated puns, quips, boasts and truncated, expanded or humorous variants and adaptations of traditional proverbs, all of which are very common in the Spanish dialect of Texas.

"Auténtico is a comprehensive Spanish language curriculum for middle grades and high school. It immerses students in authentic Spanish language and cultural experiences through text, video, audio, and online learning. Frequent exposure to authentic resources increases engagement, improves reading proficiency, and gives students confidence to take learning beyond the classroom. Auténtico meets ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, providing a powerful link between communication and culture"--Publisher.

La cita es, por definición, la representación lingüística de un objeto también lingüístico: otro texto. Dicha representación puede ser total o parcial, fiel o aproximada. De entre los varios mecanismos discursivos para citar, son los más conocidos y estudiados el estilo directo, el indirecto y el estilo indirecto libre. Pero hay varios más, entre los que se encuentran las citas que la autora intenta describir en este estudio; el estilo indirecto encubierto: las citas con función probatoria o «evidencial», que se usan para indicar que el conocimiento de lo dicho proviene de otra...