Repase y Escriba: Curso Avanzado de Gramática y Composicion, 6th Edition

By John Reynolds, Maria Canteli Dominicis, John J. Reynolds

Book Overview

This perennial best-seller is written for Advanced Grammar and Composition or Advanced Composition and Conversation classes. Repase y escriba combines solid grammar coverage with contemporary readings from a variety of sources, including literature, magazines, and newspapers. Readings are preceded by a short passage introducing the author and the context and is followed by vocabulary, comprehension questions and conversation prompts. The Secci?n l?xica teaches students proverbs, idioms, and word families. There are also topics for creative compositions with guidelines. With updated literary and cultural readings, Repase y Escriba includes an "oral exchange," to make the text more useful when stressing conversation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470904143
• ISBN13: 9780470904145
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.9" x 0.6" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

better than advertised

this book arrived in great condition - better than advertised. would recommend this seller to anyone.

Excellent advanced text for serious students of Spanish

I used an earlier edition of this book as part of an advanced, private tutorial in writing and grammar, and still refer to it for subtle questions of grammar and uses of idioms. It is the best, single text for an advanced student of Spanish as a second language that I, as an adult learner, have run across. The book itself has excellent questions and exercises, and the supplementary workbook is entirely optional. The workbook does not match the elegance of the textbook, itself, in my opinion. The workbook is worthwhile if you feel you need to solidify for yourself some of the confusing grammatical points, and especially if this is your first exposure to advanced Spanish. As the author notes in her "correction," the three star rating given by the first reviewer refers only to the workbook. One could quibble whether the primary textbook deserves 4 1/2 or 5 stars, but certainly no less. If the price seems too high (it is a college text, and priced accordingly), you might want to try to find an earlier edition, used.