English 4-DGB

By the end of English 4, the student will be able to communicate in English about personal, vocational, and social aspects of his or her life project as well as the social, scientific, and technological contributions that he or she can make to the world.

The student participates in activities in which procedural contents identified as language functions and reading strategies are included. These are necessary to develop the competencies of reading, understanding, writing and expressing oneself in English.

One of the core authors of the '60s boom in Latin American fiction, Julio Cortázar made a contribution of international importance to the development of the short story as a literary form. This collection spans his writing career and includes La Noche Boca Arriba and Final del Juego (1956), Las Babas del Diablo (1959), La Isla a Mediodia (1966), Recortes de Prensa and Queremos Tanto a Glenda (1981) and Botella al Mar (1982). Of the seven stories, some are famous examples of his contribution to the genre of 'fantastic' literature, while others demonstrate his social and political concerns....

Cada vez son más las personas, de países diversos, que, por diferentes motivos, se ven atraídas por la lengua española y deciden aprenderla. También muchos organismos e instituciones educativas de todo el mundo incluyen nuestra lengua como materia de aprendizaje obligatorio u opcional. Y, sin duda, el artículo representa uno de los problemas más frecuentes del español como lengua extranjera. Son muchos los estudiantes de español, incluso de nivel avanzado, que se sienten inseguros con el uso correcto del artículo. Asimismo,dado que el grado y tipo de dificultad que plantea esta...

Los vocabularios de T&P Books buscan ayudar a aprender, memorizar y repasar palabras de idiomas extranjeros. El vocabulario contiene mas de 9000 palabras comunmente usadas y organizadas de manera tematica. Aspectos claves del vocabulario: Las palabras se organizan segun el significado, no el orden alfabetico Las palabras se presentan en tres columnas para facilitar los procesos de repaso y auto-evaluacion Los grupos de palabras se dividen en pequenas secciones para facilitar el proceso de aprendizaje El vocabulario ofrece una transcripcion sencilla y conveniente de cada palabra extranjera....

Sonido y sentido lifts the learning of Spanish pronunciation for American English-speaking students to a new level, with support of an accompanying CD. Written in Spanish by a native speaker who is a leading figure in the field of Spanish phonology, this introduction to Spanish phonetics and phonology will improve both the pronunciation and understanding of spoken Spanish by demonstrating the specific ways in which the sound pattern of Spanish differs from English. Notable in that it explains the why of pronunciation with specific information on how the sounds of Spanish are organized--it...