Avanzando: Gram?tica Espa?ola Y Lectura - Softcover

De La Vega, Sara L.; Salazar, Carmen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471308080 ISBN 13: 9780471308089

Publisher: Wiley, 1994

Synopsis

Designed to appeal to today's diverse student population, this is the only book that successfully addresses both native and non-native speakers. Engaging and varied, it teaches grammar through contextualized exercises and activities based on language proficiency, songs, poems, cultural readings and literary selections. This edition includes greater emphasis on cultural material and vocabulary, expanded exercises, numerous self-tests and laboratory drills which focus on listening as a skill.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Avanzando is now available in an English Grammar Version!

A flexible organization, precise grammar explanations, and engaging readings––these are just three reasons why Avanzando  is so effective in intermediate and advanced Spanish courses. This popular text now features grammar explanations in English, to address the needs of both non-native and bilingual learners of Spanish!

Carefully selected short stories by well-known Latin American and Spanish writers are integrated within the review of spoken and written Spanish grammar. Numerous examples, contextualized exercises, and activities accompany the straightforward, easy-to-understand grammar explanations and cultural presentations.

Highlights

• Each chapter is divided into four manageable sections: Vocabulario, Lectura, Gramática, and Composición.
• A variety of exercises follows each section, including multiple-choice, true/false, matching, fill-in-the blank, and essay questions.
• The numbered grammar explanations are in English and major points are summarized as tables and outlined in color for easy identification and review.
• Each chapter includes several composition topics with a review of punctuation rules and suggestions for writing development.

About the Author:

Sara Lequerica de la Vega is a professor emeritus at Los Angeles Valley College.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0471308080
• ISBN 13: 9780471308089
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 400