Spanish

An invaluable tool for advanced level Spanish students, A Handbook of Contemporary Spanish Grammar combines thorough, accessible explanations with a unique online component. This easy-to-navigate reference is ideal for use as a stand-alone textbook for advanced Spanish courses, a companion grammar reference for heritage speakers and Spanish majors, or as a self-study tool for students who want to go beyond the grammar taught in introductory or intermediate courses.

Advanced-level Spanish students will get a glimpse into centuries of Latin American literature with Letras de Hispanoamérica. The texts included in Letras de Hispanoamérica span twelve centuries, with a focus on authors from pre-Hispanic to contemporary times.

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Precise grammar explanations, engaging readings, and a flexible organization are just a few reasons why Avanzando is so effective in high-intermediate to advanced Spanish courses, both for heritage and non-heritage students. Featuring a new thematic approach that exposes students to current topics, Avanzando continues to offer a comprehensive look at Spanish grammar.

This authentic fiction series of Spanish-language leveled literature readers includes action thrillers, mysteries, fantasy tales, and adaptations of literary masterpieces from Latin America and Spain, including Marienela, Lazarillos de Tormes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, among others.

Students explore the classics in a whole new way. Each title in Cara y Cruz offers students two books in one. Cara introduces students to the unabridged classic work, and Cruz supports comprehension through literary articles about the work and the author, an author biography, and a comprehensive timeline of the author’s life and work in a cultural and historical context.

The need for qualified Spanish language and bilingual education teachers in school districts across the country presses colleges and universities to train competent, linguistically proficient teachers. Lingüística aplicada: Adquisición del español como segunda lengua, prepares future teachers by providing them with essential knowledge and concepts. It covers important aspects of the Spanish language, cultural context, second language acquisition, and technology and assessment issues.