Overview
Main description
It's easy to teach yourself Latin American Spanish!
Complete Latin American Spanish with Two Audio CDs: A Teach Yourself Guide provides you with a clear and comprehensive approach to Latin American Spanish, so you can progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking, and writing Latin American Spanish with confidence.
Within each of the 24 thematic chapters, important language structures are introduced through life-like dialogues. You'll learn grammar in a gradual manner so you won't be overwhelmed by this tricky subject. Exercises accompany the texts and reinforce learning in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This program also features current cultural information boxes that reflect recent changes in society. The accompanying audio CDs include audio exercises--performed by native speakers--that reinforce communicative skills.
Features:
- Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author’s many years of experience
- Tests in the book to keep track of your progress
Table of contents
What is your name? / Where is it? / They open at eight / What do you do? / A table for two / How much does it cost? / Holiday plans / Travelling / A message / I used to live in Spain / I would like to hire a car / Have you been to Cuzco? / Go straight on / Pronunciation / Key to the exercises / Transcript of listening comprehension texts / Table of irregular verbs / Glossary of Latin American Terms / Spanish-English vocabulary / English-Spanish vocabulary / Index
Author comments
Juan Kattán-Ibarra holds degrees in foreign-language teaching from the Universities of Chile, Michigan State and London. He taught Spanish at Ealing College and Shell International and was an examiner for the University of London School Examinations Board.
