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Publisher: Concepción Liébana García
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Languages : en
Pages : 976

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Author: Untza Otaola Alday
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415030243
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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COLLOQUIAL SPANISH is easy to use and completely up to date! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Spanish. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes COLLOQUIAL SPANISH your best choice in personal language learning? Interactive “ lots of exercises for regular practice Clear “ concise grammar notes Practical “ useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide Complete “ including answer key and reference section By the end of this rewarding course, you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Spanish in a broad range of everyday situations. This pack contains the paperback and 120 minutes of audio material, recorded on CDs. These complement the book and will help you with your pronunciation and listening skills.

Author: Mercedes García-Arenal
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 311077884X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 560

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Due to the long presence of Muslims in Islamic territories (Al-Andalus and Granada) and of Muslims minorities in the Christians parts, the Iberian Peninsula provides a fertile soil for the study of the Qur’an and Qur’an translations made by both Muslims and Christians. From the mid-twelfth century to at least the end of the seventeenth, the efforts undertaken by Christian scholars and churchmen, by converts, by Muslims (both Mudejars and Moriscos) to transmit, interpret and translate the Holy Book are of the utmost importance for the understanding of Islam in Europe. This book reflects on a context where Arabic books and Arabic speakers who were familiar with the Qur’an and its exegesis coexisted with Christian scholars. The latter not only intended to convert Muslims, and polemize with them but also to adquire solid knowledge about them and about Islam. Qur’ans were seized during battle, bought, copied, translated, transmitted, recited, and studied. The different features and uses of the Qur’an on Iberian soil, its circulation as well as the lives and works of those who wrote about it and the responses of their audiences, are the object of this book.

Author: Kim Potowski
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351620754
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 238

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Gramática española: Variación social introduces intermediate to advanced students of Spanish to the main grammatical features of the language in a way that emphasizes the social underpinnings of language. Written entirely in Spanish, this unique approach to the study of grammar guides students in an examination of how Spanish grammar varies depending on place, social group, and situation. Students examine why some varieties of Spanish are considered prestigious while others are not, drawing on current and historical sociopolitical contexts, all while learning grammatical terminology and how to identify categories and constructions in Spanish. This is an excellent resource for students at level B1 or higher on the Common European Framework for Languages, and Intermediate High to Advanced High on the ACTFL proficiency scale.

Author: Cynthia Bejarano
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816544514
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259

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Angel was born in Arizona and is part of the in-crowd. She likes clubbing, dancing, and going to car shows. Betzayra is from Mexico City and, despite polio-related disabilities, is the confident group leader of the Mexican girls. Arturo is also from Mexico City; he dresses more fashionably than most other boys and is taunted by the Chicanos. Evelyn was born in Arizona, but her mother was from Mexico and she hangs out with Mexican kids because she thinks they’re nicer than Chicanos. How these and some two dozen other young Latinas and Latinos interact forms the basis of a penetrating new study of identity formation among Mexican-origin border youths, taking readers directly into their world to reveal the labyrinth they navigate to shape their identities. For Latina/o adolescents who already find life challenging, the borderland is a place that presents continual affirmations of and contradictions about identity—questions of who is more Mexican than American or vice versa. This book analyzes the construction of Mexicana/o and Chicana/o identities through a four-year ethnographic study in a representative American high school. It reveals how identity politics impacts young people’s forms of communication and the cultural spaces they occupy in the school setting. By showing how identities are created and directly influenced by the complexities of geopolitics and sociocultural influences, it stresses the largely unexplored divisions among youths whose identities are located along a wide continuum of “Mexicanness.” Through in-depth interviews and focus groups with both Mexicana/o and Chicana/o students, Cynthia Bejarano explores such topics as the creation of distinct styles that reinforce differences between the two groups; the use of language to further distinguish themselves from one another; and social stratification perpetuated by internal colonialism and the “Othering” process. These and other issues are shown to complicate how Latinas/os ethnically identify as Mexicanas/os or Chicanas/os and help explain how they get to this point. In contrast to research that views identity as a reflection of immigration or educational experiences, this study embraces border theory to frame the complex and conflicted relations of adolescents as a result of their identity-making processes. This intimate glimpse into their lives provides valuable information about the diversity among youths and their constant efforts to create, define, and shape their identities according to cultural and social structures.

Author: Larry Siems
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816515523
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 340

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In the continuing U.S. debate over illegal immigration, a human face has rarely been shown. The topic has been presented as a monolithic abstraction, a creation of statistics, political rhetoric, and fear. This collection of letters between undocumented immigrants in California and their families back home reveals the other side of the story. Published for the first time in paperback, Between the Lines reveals the often poignant human drama currently being played out along the U.S.-Mexico border. The letters, presented in Spanish and English, express powerful feelings of hope, uncertainty, and fear among the undocumented travelers as they arrive in the United States and seek work, social support and legal status. The letters from their families in Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador return feelings of hope, love, and support. Translator/editor Siems provides a powerful and lyrical introductory essay that sets the stage for the letters that follow.

Author: Jose Pallas
Publisher: Jose Pallas
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 175

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The most practical Spanish grammar book for students and teachers wishing to master the Spanish language. Rules to Master the Spanish Language clearly illustrates and explains more than 700 rules that you need to know to achieve language mastery. Today, 600 million people speak Spanish around the world, and this new book by Jose Pallás will surely prove to be an extremely useful source of information for Spanish students and teachers worldwide. Unsure about masculine and feminine nouns? Can’t get your head around all those verb tenses? Puzzled by the subjunctive? Unravel the mystery behind definite and indefinite articles. Pronouns. Adverbs. Prepositions. Adjectives. Conditionals. Conjunctions. This comprehensive guide to mastering the Spanish language has it all. Spanish grammar in use Rules to Master the Spanish Language features: - Example sentences that clarify each grammatical point - Spanish grammar in use for self-study and practice - The most common mistakes made in Spanish - Both American and European Spanish Spanish grammar book 1. Nouns. 1.1. Gender of nouns. 1.2. Number of nouns. 1.3. Derivative nouns. 1.4. Noun phrases. 2. Adjectives. 2.1. Derivative adjectives. 2.2. Gender and number of adjectives. 2.3. Degree of adjectives. 3. Determiners. 3.1. Articles. 3.2. Demonstratives. 3.3. Possessives. 3.4. Quantifiers. 3.5. Indefinite determiners. 3.6. Numerals. 4. Pronouns. 4.1. Personal pronouns. 4.2. Object pronouns. 4.3. Reflexive pronouns. 4.4. Possessive pronouns. 4.5. Relative pronouns. 4.6. Interrogative and exclamatory pronouns. 4.7. Indefinite pronouns. 5. Adverbs. 5.1. Positive and negative adverbs. 5.2. Adverbs of degree. 5.3. Relative adverbs. 5.4. Interrogative and exclamatory adverbs. 6. Verbs. 6.1. Derivative verbs. 6.2. Tenses. 6.3. Copulative verbs. 6.4. Impersonal verbs. 6.5. Irregular verbs. 6.6. Modal verbs. 7. Prepositions. 8. Conjunctions. 9. Sentences. 9.1. Compound sentences. 9.2. Comparative sentences. 9.3. Conditional sentences.

Author: Jose Luis N. Mendez
Publisher: Palibrio
ISBN: 1463311249
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217

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En la antigüedad existieron mundos distintos a los que conocemos, pero en uno en especial, Anthemia, había tres seres puros los cuales comenzaron a perfeccionarse provocando que poco a poco esa perfección fuera su destrucción, dándose rivalidades entre ellos provocando la destrucción de su mundo. Doce ángeles caídos al traicionar su ciudad comenzaron a tratar de solucionar el caos provocado, llegando a la tierra en búsqueda de un nuevo comienzo. Mientras uno de los hermanos logra salvar la mayor parte de todos los tesoros de la ciudad mandándolos al planeta tierra, dándose cuenta de la existencia de varios mundos y dimensiones. Al pasar el tiempo, comenzaron a mezclarse con los humanos y a intervenir en la vida de estos, comenzaron a perder sus dones y la pureza que tenían, las guerras entre los seres por gobernar a los humanos iniciaba. El conocimiento entre el bien y el mal empezaba...

Author: Dennis L. Siluk
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595243339
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223

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Siluk' s Tiamat Trilogy, and his book, "Mantic ore " have been compared to Star Trek, Stephen King, Michael Connelly and John Grisham's books. They are compelling, affecting, and portray life at the edge. In this third volume of his Tiamat series, the hero becomes vulnerable, obsessed and somewhat investigative, partly because of his youth, and anxiousness. As with his previous two volumes, he faces the demon world, within his city state of Yort, and outside it. Good fiction will takes you on a journey; what humans could face, is what they will look at. A step into a shift in time; from one era to another; in the middle is the soul that wants to say, it is all worth while. In this book as well as his other books; you go on such a journey, look at what may present itself. At the end, it is all worth while. It is a world of the 6th Millennium BC. It is The Age of Pride. An age we may have to face someday. The second part of this book, you find a conglomeration of hypnotic adventures; a spiritual journey throughout the land of Lemuria [ancient Pacific], counter balance to Atlantics.

Author: Aa Dasilva
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 147723389X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 403

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A. A. DaSilva nasceu em Vilar de Nantes, Chaves, quando pelos fi ns de Fevereiro de 1946 os salgueiros começavam a lançar os primeiros botoes. Estudou Humanidades com os Padres Vicentinos. Frequentou o ISEE (Instituto Superior de Estudos Eclesiásticos), em Lisboa, onde cursou Filosofia e Teologia. Trabalhou em Cabinda, para a Cabinda Gulf Oil, como intérprete e "Time-keeper". Foi professor, empregado bancário e chefe de Importaçoes e Exportaçoes, em Moçambique, onde casou e viveu quase vinte anos. Na London Guildhal University, em ligaçao com a La Universidad de Alcalá de Henares cursou Psicologia e Línguas Modernas. Vive em Londres e aí trabalha em ligaçao com várias Organizaçoes ligadas à Saúde Mental.