Informed by the latest research in the field of second language acquisition and written entirely in Spanish, this book responds to the central questions that lie at the heart of learning Spanish as a second or foreign language. Each chapter examines the linguistic challenges and pitfalls involved in Spanish-language learning.

Indice Cuadros y tablas Prefacio por Lourdes Ortega Introduccion 1 'Que significa saber un idioma? 2 'Es suficiente el input para aprender una L2? 3 'Cuantas palabras hay que saber para hablar bien el espanol? 4 'Es el primer sustantivo siempre el sujeto de la oracion? 5 'Por que tantas terminaciones verbales en espanol? 6 'Que variedad de espanol debemos ensenar en el aula? 7 'Ayudan las nuevas tecnologias a aprender lenguas? 8 'Por que es importante irse al extranjero para estudiar una L2? Glosario Referencias Indice General

This exciting new book offers an excellent introduction to the study of language learning with particular attention to the unique features of the Spanish-speaking world. It provides an outstanding balance between coverage of central tenets of second language acquisition and attention to the latest cutting-edge pursuits, such as the identification of varieties of Spanish for instruction and the use of technology to support language learning.

This exciting new book offers an excellent introduction to the study of language learning with particular attention to the unique features of the Spanish-speaking world. It provides an outstanding balance between coverage of central tenets of second language acquisition and attention to the latest cutting-edge pursuits, such as the identification of varieties of Spanish for instruction and the use of technology to support language learning. -- Kimberly Geeslin, Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Indiana University This book by Blake and Zyzik is unique. It is unique not because it is written in Spanish-a fact that in itself represents a great virtue for the professional training of teachers of ELE and researchers of Spanish L2-but because the topics have been well chosen, impressively researched, and clearly explained in each chapter. Applied linguists and all readers are in luck! -- Lourdes Ortega, Professor of Linguistics, Georgetown University, from the Foreword Grounding their ideas in recent international research in second language acquisition and applied linguistics, the authors provide detailed responses to selected critical questions in those fields and provide new perspectives on the complex and interrelated nature of accepted constructs. -- Barbara A. Lafford, Professor of Spanish Linguistics, Arizona State University