Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Offering more than 80,000 words and phrases, this is an indispensable, quick and easy reference to the English language for Spanish-speaking users.

Esta obra se dirige a profesores de español y de otras áreas, a estudiantes de todos los niveles educativos, profesionales, escritores y personas preocupadas por el conocimiento de nuestra lengua para que disipen dudas de forma ágil, conozcan cambios registrados por las academias de la lengua y los apliquen cuando escriban. El texto es un pequeño manual práctico que evita de forma consciente la teoría y busca la comprensión rápida de cada caso.

Épocas y avances offers a communicative-humanistic approach to second language acquisition. It emphasizes particular aspects of the history, literature, art, society, geography, language, and culture of Spain and Latin America through a series of readings and related activities specifically designed to enhance linguistic proficiency. The cuaderno de trabajo is designed to: Reinforce and enhance the vocabulary and grammatical structures learned in the principal text Provide an additional review of fundamental concepts Offer oral comprehension practice with an original audio program for each...

The book studies the relation between the avant-garde and graphic humour in two critical historical periods: the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the early years of the Cuban Revolution (1959-1961). It focuses on the so-called war magazines in Spain on the Republican side (No Veas, Trincheras, and LEsquella de la Torratxa,among others) and the Francoist side (Vértice and La Ametralladora). In the part devoted to Cuba, the analysis covers the newspaper Revolución and the avant-garde humour magazine El Pitirre, which ran simultaneously to the cultural supplement Lunes de Revolución and...

El subjuntivo 2 provides insight into the more complex functions of the subjunctive in Spanish. Each lesson is presented in context, allowing students to discover grammar functions organically. The grammar books of Colección Paso a paso are appropriate for both the self-directed student who wants to focus on grammar outside of the classroom, and the teacher who is looking for new techniques in grammar instruction. Topics are presented intuitively and in manageable segments, and language skills are arranged by level of difficulty.