Gramatica Para LA Composicion (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Whitley, M. Stanley; Gonzalez, Luis

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9780878407781: Gramatica Para LA Composicion (Spanish Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0878407782 ISBN 13: 9780878407781

Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr, 2000

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A text for improving written communication in Spanish, designed for undergraduate courses in advanced grammar and composition. Six chapters discuss describing and locating, reporting in the present, simple narration, complex narration, exposition, and argumentation; each chapter contains six lessons on grammatical skills and composition. The entire text is in Spanish. Special terms are introduced and defined in context, and are also listed in an appendix which gives English equivalents, examples, and references to explanations. The authors are in the department of Romance languages at Wake Forest University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author:

M. Stanley Whitley is professor of Spanish and linguistics at Wake Forest University. He is the author of Spanish/English Contrasts: A Course in Spanish Linguistics and coauthor of Pronouncing English: A Stress-Based Approach with CD-ROM.

Luis Gonz�lez is associate professor of Spanish at Wake Forest University.

Review:

"One of the most attractive features separating Gram�tica para la composici�n from other textbooks of its kind is the descriptive adequacy of grammatical explanations....The instructor finds sound and insightful explanations of complex issues of Spanish grammar. . . . Learning activities include a rich variety of exercises that combine mechanical practice with open-ended tasks, always carefully designed to assist the learner. Indeed, this is a very good textbook for the advanced undergraduate learner of Spanish."―Hildebrando Ruiz Morales, University of Georgia

"With its clear explanations and wide variety of exercises, this textbook provides ample opportunity for students to acquire both the linguistic knowledge and the organizational skills needed for producing well-written compositions in Spanish."―Michael Reider, West Virginia University

"The breadth and depth of each lesson's treatment of the requisite and relevant grammar points is remarkable: the ins and outs of Spanish structure and vocabulary (especially points troublesome to English speakers) are here clarified and exemplified....an invaluable review and reference grammar which students will consult again and again, as they likely make this one textbook that they will not sell back to the bookstore at the end of the semester."―Philip W. Klein, University of Iowa

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