Atando cabos: Curso intermedio de español (Spanish Edition)

Emphasizing interaction and communication, this book teaches intermediate Spanish speakers to express, interpret, and negotiate meaning in context with fluency and accuracy — and within Hispanic cultures. It focuses on the development of basic skills—listening, speaking, reading—and provides all the sociolinguistic tools that allow readers to analyze, compare, and contrast the Hispanic world along with their own. Each chapter centers on a specific topic of high interest such as: the environment and ecological issues in the developing countries of Latin America; the Hispanic presence in the U.S; the question of identity; Mexican muralists and Frida Kahlo; new technological advances; Latin American women; the entertainment world; and more. For Spanish speakers who want to increase both their proficiency of the language, and their knowledge, respect, and love of the culture.