Album: Cuentos del mundo hispánico, Tercera edicion / Edition 3

by Joy Renjilian-Burgy, Rebecca M. Valette

Overview

This best-selling reader is designed to transition students from reading highly controlled elementary-level materials to appreciating authentic literature. Written primarily in the twentieth century by authors from Spain, Latin America, and the United States, the 29 short stories in Album appear in order of increasing difficulty. Many features, including generous notes and glosses and a range of varied activities, aid comprehension, encourage oral and written self-expression, and promote cooperative learning, as well as critical thinking about the selections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780618507184
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	11/16/2004
Series:	World Languages
Edition description:	Bilingual Edition-English/Spanish
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.52(w) x 9.14(h) x 0.43(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Joy Renjilian-Burgy is a tenured professor at Wellesley College and former Foreign Language Director, Mellon Instructional Technology. She has served as Supervisor of Practice Teachers of World Languages, for state certification for Wellesley and Harvard, and spends much of her time teaching at Harvard University Extension School as a Visiting Lecturer in Spanish & ESL.


Rebecca M. Valette is a professor emeritus of Romance Languages at Boston College and past president of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF).

Table of Contents

1. Una carta a Dios, Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes, Mexico 2. La mala racha, Eduardo Galeano, Uruguay 3. Preguntas, Esmeralda Santiago, USA: Puerto Rico 4. Sala de espera, Enrique Anderson Imbert, Argentina 5. Emma, Marjorie Agosin, USA/Chile 6. Noche de fuga, Maria Manuela Dolon, Espana 7. El nacimiento de la col, Ruben Dario, Nicaragua 8. El tiempo borra, Javier de Viana, Uruguay 9. El general Rueda, Nellie Campobello, Mexico 10. Leyenda, Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina 11. El nieto, Antonio Benitez Rojo, Cuba/USA 12. Apocalipsis, Marco Denevi, Argentina 13. La abuelita y el Puente de Oro, Claribel Alegria, El Salvador/Nicaragua 14. Prisa, Octavio Paz, Mexico 15. La conciencia, Ana Maria Matute, Espana 16. El hijo, Horacio Quiroga, Uruguay 17. Cajas de carton, Francisco Jimenez, USA: Chicano 18. La vieja casona, Julieta Pinto, Costa Rica 19. Al correr los anos, Miguel de Unamuno, Espana 20. El Beso de la Patria, Sonia Rivera-Valdes, Cuba/USA 21. Mi caballo mago, Sabine Ulibarri, USA: Chicano 22. Casa tomada, Julio Cort zar, Argentina 23. Bernardino, Ana Maria Matute, Espana 24. Un dia de estos, Gabriel Garcia M rquez, Colombia 25. Un perro, un nino, la noche, Amalia Rendic, Chile 26. Continuidad de los parques, Julio Cort zar, Argentina 27. No oyes ladrar los perros, Juan Rulfo, Mexico 28. Las medias rojas, Emilia Rardo Baz n, Espana 29. Dos palabras, Isabel Allende, Chile/USA Apendice A. Comparaciones y contrastes Apendice B. Terminos literarios Apendice C. Expresiones cinematogr ficas Apendice D. Respuestas de Resumen Vocabulario Mapa del mundo