En Breve

For courses in Spanish Conversation and Intermediate Spanish. This text encourages the exploration of "free expression" in Spanish on universal topics of importance and interest. It stimulates class discussion by motivating students to talk about controversial and interesting topics such as abortion, capital punishment, and euthanasia. The exchange of ideas brought about by the use of this text allows students to develop their oral conversation and confidence in an atmosphere of friendly controversy, rather than simply learning in an environment focused upon having the "right answer" and...

A reader for your intermediate Spanish students Cuentos simpáticos is the third in a three-level reader series. It presents humorous dialogues which include illustrations depicting cultural characteristics of Spanish-speaking countries. The material is presented in Spanish through a vocabulary of level-appropriate words or expressions. A wide variety of exercises follow for review and reinforcement. This reader is softcover and measures 6” × 9”.

Monografie se snaží přehlednou a stručnou formou postihnout hlavní teoretické problémy prefixace v současné španělštině. Kromě analýzy některých fenoménů odporujících základní španělské definici předpony jako morfému, který není nositelem slovního přízvuku a jehož užití na rozdíl od sufixace nevede ke změně lexikální kategorie, je pozornost věnována především dodnes neuzavřenému sporu o postavení prefixace mezi ostatními slovotvornými postupy (tj. její příslušnosti k derivaci či kompozici), stejně jako diskutabilnímu zařazení...

Ideas is an intermediate or advanced reader that emphasizes the use of reading strategies to help students become more effective readers. It has a unique format, with all readings found in the six chapters of Parte I, which are designed to look like individual magazines on high interest topics such as pets, food, relations between the sexes, and so on. Reading strategies plus exercises, as well as lively activities that stimulate in-class conversation and composition topics make up Parte II. The entire text is in Spanish, including the reading strategies themselves. All readings--from...