Ironie, pratique réflexive et jeu intertextuel dans Le pauvre chemisier de Valery Larbaud

Jack Ryan, quien acaba de asumir como vicepresidente de los Estados Unidos, se convierte en el máximo líder del país luego que un atentado terrorista termina con la vida del presidente y de varios de sus ministros. En este escenario de crisis extrema, el protagonista debe desplegar sus mejores recursos para gobernar una nación que se siente perdida y profundamente golpeada por un atentado que destruyó su orgullo, su confianza y su fe en el futuro, dejándola a la deriva y a merced de un enemigo cruel, extremadamente astuto y cuya obstinación por lograr sus siniestros propósitos está...

A four-skills approach to learning a foreign language utilizes a wide variety of activities and materials, clear grammar presentations, and effective tutorials and exercises, all designed to promote listening comprehension. (Language)

Written entirely in Spanish, this is the ideal introduction to Spanish linguistics for students. Using clear explanations, it covers all the basic concepts required to study the structural aspects of the Spanish language - phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax - as well as the history of Spanish, its dialects and linguistic variation. This second edition incorporates new features designed to enhance its usefulness for classroom teaching: chapters have been added on the sociolinguistics of Spanish in the USA, and on semantics and pragmatics. The chapter on syntax has been considerably ...

FACETAS is a brief and multi-faceted intermediate Spanish program ideal for use in one-semester courses. It incorporates relevant literary and cultural readings and integrates two kinds of video. The first is a specially-shot sitcom featured in every lesson. The second showcases three original short films by contemporary Hispanic filmmakers. FACETAS' interactive, student-friendly approach focuses on real communication in meaningful contexts, giving students a rewarding learning experience as they strengthen their language skills and develop cultural competency.