Cross-cultural Approach To Advanced Spanish Puntos de encuentro: A Cross-Cultural Approach to Advanced Spanish is an innovative task- and content-based textbook that rethinks advanced Spanish instruction. Based on research on second language acquisition in the classroom, it combines language-as-discourse instruction with content-based learning. This text emphasizes the analysis of spoken and written texts drawn from…
Adiós, Shanghai In the midst of World War II, the open city of Shanghai was one of the few places in the world where Jews trying to escape Nazi Germany could find refuge. Elisabeth and Theodore Weissberg, world-famous musicians, Hilde Braun, a promising actress, rabbi Leo Levin and his wife Esther, pickpocket…
Viva El Amor, Agenda De Una Boda Latina The only book of its kind, this bilingual guide brings the ever-growing Latino audience information, tips, and advice on everything from introducing traditional rituals in a modern-day wedding to planning a heritage honeymoon . A wedding is a wonderfully appropriate occasion to celebrate the cultural customs passed down through generations.…
Conexiones Active, personalized and real communication about real issues and experience is at the heart of Conexiones. Featuring high interest topics, Conexiones 3/e offers an effective and uniquely sequenced presentation of second year grammar and a thorough integration of language and culture. Each chapter synthesizes the development of language skills and…
Transferencias De Energía Examines such forms of energy as electrical and nuclear, and describes the different ways energy may be changed or moved, including conduction, convection, and radiation, and looks at energy efficiency and the ultimate fate of the universe.
Austeridad : Historia De Una Idea Peligrosa Politicians today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a policy of draconian budget cuts--austerity--to solve the financial crisis. We are told that we have all lived beyond our means…
