La magia de las velas

A comprehensive and accessible introduction to Spanish linguistics, complete with exercises that help students master concepts in the text.

This best-selling reader is designed to transition students from reading highly controlled elementary-level materials to appreciating authentic literature. Written primarily in the twentieth century by authors from Spain, Latin America, and the United States, the 29 short stories in Album appear in order of increasing difficulty. Many features, including generous notes and glosses and a range of varied activities, aid comprehension, encourage oral and written self-expression, and promote cooperative learning, as well as critical thinking about the selections. A range of practice reflects the...

Actividades de comprensión lectora y escritura creativa. a partir de los cuentos "El parásito del tren", "Venganza Moruna", "Lobos de Mar" y "El ogro", del gran narrador español. (Se incluye los cuentos por estar libres de derechos de autor.)

Borges himself chose the poems for this collection, focusing not on meaning, or theory or autobiography, but simply the intense pleasure at the moment of rereading; in his words, this is a "hedonistic" assortment.