Punto C/ELE. Manual de español como lengua extranjera

Los contenidos universitarios, alma máter que da título a la presente colección, suponen el reto cimero para los esfuerzos de investigadores y docentes en las principales Universidades mundiales ya que éstos avanzan a la par que los tiempos, en una simbiosis que se pretende perfecta y que debe reajustarse constantemente a través de los trabajos docentes del profesorado, derivados de su quehacer investigador, como lo son los reflejados en el presente título. Este diccionario, por tanto, nace con anhelo de erigirse como apoyo textual tanto a las nuevas necesidades a partir de la labor...

Julio Baena offers a new analysis of Cervantes's last and most controversial novel, Los trabajos de Persiles y Segismunda. Baena's particular focus on the first chapter of this allegorical text, which he sees as a microcosm of the entire novel, allows him to explore the correspondence between microcosm and macrocosm in Cervantes's allegorical text. Placing this work within the intellectual context of its era, Baena uses poststructuralist methodologies to develop the existential implications of Persiles's central cosmological metaphor.

This series is designed to meet the English language needs of learners in a range of vocational specialisations.

With culturally thematic chapters and a traditionally organized grammar sequence, this is a solid and complete introductory course. It is ideal for instructors who want a balanced, contemporary course but not necessarily an innovative methodology. Although chapter changes in the new edition include an overall shortening, a trimming of grammar detail, and adding more visually-based activities, the basic methodology remains unchanged.