Cinema for Spanish Conversation: Edición 5

Mary McVey Gill · Deana Smalley · Maria-Paz Haro

dic 2020 · Hackett Publishing

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Cinema for Spanish Conversation, Fifth Edition, draws on sixteen high-interest films (and related readings) to introduce students to the authentic language and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Each chapter offers a wide variety of activities designed to improve students’ conversational skills as well as opportunities for reading and writing practice. For a guide to accessing the films—and for supplementary instructor materials—visit www.hackettpublishing.com/cinema-for-spanish-films.

New to the Fifth Edition:Three new critically acclaimed films, including Yuli (set in Cuba), El último verano de la Boyita (Argentina), and Oscar-award-winning film Roma (Mexico), along with readings and activities related to each.A section, added to each chapter, offering new and expanded activities related to the films.Updated information on each film, and its actors and directors.A revised and updated appendix, organized by chapter, offering a list of recent films that can be compared or contrasted to the films in the book.The Films:La misma lunaMaría llena eres de graciaFlores de otro mundo Roma (​NEW!)También la lluviaTodo sobre mi madreComo agua para chocolateDiarios de motocicletaMar adentroPresunto culpableEl último verano de la Boyita ​(NEW!)VolverEl norte NoYuli (NEW!)El viaje de Carol

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Mary McVey Gill has authored and co-authored many widely adopted Spanish textbooks and language references, including Cultura y cine and ¡De película! (with Deana Smalley) for Focus.

Deana Smalley has taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Stanford University, and Santa Clara University, among others, and is the co-author of several Spanish textbooks. She started incorporating film in her Spanish language, culture, and literature courses early in her career.

María-Paz Haro is Professor of Spanish, emerita, at Stanford.