La magia de las velas

This rich textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the principal concepts and thematic areas of Spanish pragmatics. It is aimed at advanced students of Spanish -- upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduate students -- who need to hone their language skills for contextually sensitive use of the language. Written entirely in Spanish, with Spanish examples, this volume introduces basic pragmatics, methods of analysis, and new thematic areas such as language and the press and globalization. Theoretical explanations combine with practical exercises in each chapter to help students...

Esta monografía analiza de modo contrastivo dos tiempos verbales a los que no se suele prestar atención especial en el proceso de aprendizaje del alemán y del español como lengua extranjera por parte de, respectivamente, hispanohablantes y germanohablantes: el presente y el futuro simple. Los usos de estos dos tiempos no siempre son coincidentes, como demuestran estructuras del tipo “si lo sé no vengo” o “no matarás” y en su correspondencias alemanas “wenn ich das gewusst hätte, wäre ich nicht gekommen” y “du sollst nicht töten”.El lenguaje y el método empleados...

The newest addition to an invaluable self-help series, this down-to-earth guide shows how to build confidence and offer positive strategies for dealing with difficult emotions. "Manage Your Anger" explores the effects of anger on one's body and mind. It offers strategies for preventing the build-up of frustration, and explains how to deal assertively with problems of buried or misdirected anger.

Hi, my name is Bertha Estela and my passion is teaching languages. In fact, I have taught English as a foreign language for over forty years, all the way through grade school up to university level. One day, twenty years ago during Summer school, due to an emergency, the university where I was teaching English requested me to help them out the next day - substituting a teacher of Spanish who had fallen sick. I didn ́t give it a second thought ...¡¡¡¡ piece of cake!!!. Next morning , there I am, standing in front of a group of 20 enthusiastic and eager American teachers full of questions...