Claves para Tu Fluidez Comunicativa

This book is a catalogue of basic and frequently used words and phrases that fulfill crucial communicative functions. They constitute conversational openings, responses, follow ups, initiatives, and endings or closures. It is indispensable for the beginning as well as for the advanced learner of Spanish to acquire and master these tools for successful communication, sociability, politeness, and cultural integration. Thus, besides it being a list of expressions and their explanations,...
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This book is a catalogue of basic and frequently used words and phrases that fulfill crucial communicative functions. They constitute conversational openings, responses, follow ups, initiatives, and endings or closures. It is indispensable for the beginning as well as for the advanced learner of Spanish to acquire and master these tools for successful communication, sociability, politeness, and cultural integration. Thus, besides it being a list of expressions and their explanations, this text also instructs on the proper use of those tools. It introduces and exercises the conversational, interactional and social skills required to achieve communicative fluency.The method contains definitions, explanations, Spanish synonyms, English equivalents, linguistic and pragmatic comments, social and cultural orientations, examples, conversations, and exercises.The "keys" included are:A eso de; Algo por el estilo; A lo mejor; Al tiro; A propósito; Así que; A ver; Bueno; Claro; Con razón; Da lo mismo; Entonces; Es que; Fíjate; La vedad es que; Menos mal; Nada que ver; No es para tanto; No, es que; O sea; Pasa; Por si acaso; and Total.Professor Rivano Fischer has used this material successfully with several generations University of California and Stanford University students.