A portrait of the era and an evocation of 1950s club life in all its seedy glamour, A Fine Day for a Hanging sets Ruth's gripping story firmly in its historical context in order to tell the truth about both her timeless crime and a punishment that was very much of its time.
Lingüística aplicada: Adquisición del español como segunda lengua, Second Edition, equips future teachers with essential knowledge of the Spanish language and second language acquisition. It emphasizes critical thinking and active engagement, preparing educators to address challenges in bilingual education and enhance their teaching methodologies.
Focusing on discourse analysis, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics, this book aims to equip teachers with strategies for teaching Spanish as a communicative system rather than merely a collection of grammar rules. It offers insights into Spanish pragmatics and sociolinguistics, reinforcing learning through review questions and exercises in each chapter. Additionally, a CD-ROM provides audio-visual samples of native speakers, enhancing the learning experience by allowing readers to engage with real-life language use while studying the material.
This is a history of the development of ballet designed for dance history courses.
The definitive account of a crime that shocked the country and continues to fascinate today.
A comprehensive historical, social, and linguistic overview of Spanish in contact with other languages in all of its major contexts - in Spain, the United States, and Latin America.