Say it in Spanish, which deals with daily life in Mexico, aims to meet the conversational needs of students beyond the elementary level. The exercises, for this reason, are designed to teach students to express ideas of their own in Spanish. Additional vocabulary is added to take care of the original compositions called for in the exercises. The reading, which is entirely in dialog form, employs a vocabulary of about 2,300 words. The book may be used in second- and third-year college classes. HESSE, EVERETT W. Co., 1942. 83 p. [Latin America] Wartime Spanish is a manual of conversation for intermediate classes. The vocabulary, containing as it does the technical terms of warfare on land and sea and in the air, should be of special use to students interested in aviation. The dialogs are of a practical nature and deal largely with the experiences of two pilots who are participating in the war activities of the Caribbean area and in South America. KANY, CHARLES E. Spoken Spanish for Flying Cadets and our Armed Forces. Boston, D. C. Heath & Co., 1942. 183 p., illus. Wartime Spanish. New York, American Book [United States] The dialogs of this book compose a practical course in Spanish conversation for the flying cadets now in training. Part one contains the preliminary essentials needed by the beginner and may be omitted by students who have already studied the language for a year or two. Part two deals with life in an Army camp. Part three discusses the airplane, the instruments, and instruction of a technical nature. Aids to translation and vocabularies accompany the lessons; the appendix provides a quick reference to grammar rules, verbs, and geographical facts. LEVY, BERNARD. Present-Day Spanish. New York, The Dryden Press, 1941. 376 p. [Spain] The conversational models offered in Present-Day Spanish represent the actual speech of natives of Madrid as recorded by the author during a year's stay in that city. Many details of usage seldom learned from books are found in the text, since an effort was made to include the elliptical turns of expression and set phrases of everyday use in the conversational and informal writing of educated people. The book may be used for intensive study or to accompany the regular intermediate texts. LIPP, SOLOMON, and BESSO, HENRY V. Conversational Spanish for the Army Air Forces of the United States. New York, Hastings House, 1941. 168 p., illus. Paperbound and clothbound. [Bolivia] This is a beginner's book prepared for the Army Air Forces. The subject matter deals with the experiences of two army pilots who are forced down near La Paz, Bolivia. Since the lessons were written for mature students with a special need, the vocabulary includes some technical expressions and the method is directed toward rapid acquisition of speaking ability. A number of appendixes list foods, family names, facts and figures about Hispanic countries, grammar rules, supplementary reading, and other types of useful information. LÓPEZ, MARGARITA, and BROWN, ESTHER, Aquí se habla español. The primary purpose of Aquí se habla español is to teach students to speak Spanish. Twenty-five lessons with drill exercises and reviews are based on everyday situations, as shopping, repairing the automobile, telephoning, traveling, visiting the doctor's office, cleaning house, and going to the show. The book may be used at various levels, though some weeks or months of previous grammar study are recommended for beginners. Classes are encouraged to memorize and dramatize the dialogs. PITTARO, JOHN M., and GREEN, ALEXANDER. Boston, D. C. Heath & Co., revised edition, 1942. Lecciones orales. 117 p., illus. [Spain and America] For beginners in the upper elementary grades or junior high school Lecciones orales provides a variety of informal class discussion and easy reading. The bibliographies make special reference to current books on Spanish America. MISCELLANEOUS READINGS ALPERN, H., and MARTEL, J. Leamos, A First Spanish Reader. New York, Oxford Book Co., 1941. 120 p., illus. [Many lands] The 13 reading selections of Leamos were chosen from familiar folk tales and classics of childhood the world over. Verbs occur only in the present tense, and a small vocabulary of 630 words is developed according to established principles of control and repetition. Many types of exercises furnish the basis for practice work and vocabulary building. The book is appropriate for use in the upper elementary grades and junior high school. KURT. [Peru] BARLOW, JOSEPH W., and STEEL, Noche oscura en Lima. New York, F. S. Crofts & Co., 1941. 156 p., illus. Noche oscura en Lima is a mystery story of present-day Peru. Written in simple conversational style for second-semester college and second-year high-school classes, it embodies idioms of high frequency and a small, carefully graded vocabulary. Several pages of notes in English provide data on the places of historical and geographical interest concerning both the present capital and Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Inca empire. Exercises to accompany each of the 36 chapters are also appended. CROW, JOHN A. Spanish American Life. New York, Henry Holt & Co., 1941. 334 p., maps, illus. [Latin America] Spanish American Life is divided into three sections: Background, types, and customs; experiences in daily life; and selections from and about Spanish American literature. Exercises and vocabulary, as well as many footnotes and readings in English, assist the elementary student to understand the language and acquire some significant general information. A comprehensive bibliography with a list of translations from Spanish American literature is included in the introduction. The book is suitable for the second or third semester of high-school Spanish or for beginners in college. DASCH, BEN; ABRAMOWITZ, NOAH; and LINDER MUÑOZ, CLARA. Leyendas y cuentos panamericanos. New York, Globe Book Co., 1942. 186 p., illus. [Spanish America] For this reader 26 selections from historical anecdotes, folkloric legends, and literary stories have been simplified or adapted to the level of second-year students in high school. A brief introductory paragraph in English precedes each story. Vocabularies, varied exercises, suggested activities and readings, and occasionally songs or poems, follow each selection. GABRIEL, MIGUEL. Reír y aprender. New York, Frederick Ungar, 1941. 160 p., illus. [Europe and America] Although Reír y aprender contains enough material for a year's adult study, the pictures, simple conversations of everyday life, and easy method make the book suitable also for children. Part one presents a number of easy paragraphs illustrated with amusing drawings. Part two concentrates on pronunciation. Part three imparts the essential elements of grammar. Part four provides notes, exercises, and ques tions on the reading of part three. IRVIN, W. B.; LOMAX, DOROTHY; MCCANDLESS, VELMA; and others. Amigos panamericanos. Austin, Tex., The Steck Co., 1941. illus. Libro uno, Juan y María. 64 p. Libro dos, Juan y María en casa. 88 p. Libro tres, Juan y María en escuela. 86 p. Libro cuatro, Juan y María en los Estados Unidos. 95 p. [U. S. and Mexico] The series of readers called Amigos panamericanos was prepared for pupils below the junior high-school level. Book one employs a vocabulary of a hundred words and each succeeding volume builds with an additional hundred or so, book five having between five and six hundred words. Large manuscript writing is used in the first two books. Each of the five is attractively illustrated. MANFRED, M. E. Practical Spanish Reader for Beginners. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. 186 p., illus. [Spain and America] The reader consists of 50 short lessons with marginal vocabulary and questions in Spanish at the bottom of each page. Varied exercises follow each selection, most of which illustrate specific grammatical points. Much of the content is from Spanish sources and includes children's stories, historical anecdotes, and episodes from La novela de un novelista by Palacio Valdés. The simplicity of the reading makes the book appropriate for students in the upper elementary grades or junior high school. Mireles, E. E.; Fisher, R. B.; and MIRELES, JOVITA G. Austin, Tex., W. S. Benson & Co., 1941. Illus. Libro dos, 108 p. Mi libro español. Libro uno. 99 p. [United States] The two books called Mi libro español were prepared for use in the elementary grades. Each consists of 30 lessons dealing with the everyday activities of home and school, together with a few folk stories, largely about animals. Several songs and a list of parliamentary terms are included. About 600 words are used in book one and about 800 words, including those of book one, appear in book two. NAVASCUES, LUIS J., and SHERMAN, ANSON F. Cartilla militar. New York, F. S. Crofts & Co., 1942. 200 P., illus. [Europe and America] Cartilla militar is intended for students who have completed a foundation course in grammar. It covers the vocabulary and idioms needed by men and women in the Armed Forces and civilian services connected with the war effort. Some of the subjects treated are land fighting, aviation, map reading, ships, weather, communications, and medical treatment. The labeled drawings and long lists of questions encourage the student to practice orally. ROMERA-NAVARRO, M. Luces de España. Boston, D. C. Heath & Co., 1940. 303 P., illus. [Spain] National heroes, painters, musicians, men of letters, explorers, missionaries, kings, and many other characters of importance in Spanish civilization are treated in the 30 biographical essays which compose Luces de España. The range of vocabulary and level of difficulty are appropriate for fourth- or fifth-semester college classes. Fifteen questions on each essay form a cuestionario preceding the final vocabulary. STOVER, FRANCES PORTER. Encanto de México. New York, The Macmillan Co., 1942. 103 p., illus. [Mexico] Encanto de México introduces the elementary student to the charm of Mexico. The 20 reading selections, written in a humorous vein, have the twofold purpose of giving the student broader reading enjoyment and a quick enlargement of vocabulary. Since the text was designed primarily for students in the first year of Spanish, the present tense is used as far as possible. Footnotes, idiom lists, and complete vocabulary furnish the necessary assistance to the beginner. WILLS, ÉLIDA. Español que funciona. Dallas, Tex., Banks Upshaw & Co., 1941. illus. LIBRO PRIMERO, Diciendo y haciendo. 75 p. LIBRO SEGUNDO, Diciendo, haciendo, y leyendo. 115 p. LIBRO TERCERO, El viaje de Lucía y Manuel. 98 p. [The Americas] These books were prepared for classes in the third, fourth, and fifth grades of the elementary school. The primary aim is to teach pupils to speak and read the language through association of ideas concerned with familiar environment. Several songs and games are included. The vocabulary is cumulative from book to book, about 150 words being used in the first volume and some 500 or more in the third. PERIODICALS GUNN, HAROLD D., ed. La luz. Dallas, Tex., Banks Upshaw & Co. Published twice monthly from October to May. 4 p., illus. [Spain and America] Articles dealing with customs, bits of history and literature, legends, program materials, songs, and puzzles make up the content of La luz, a magazine prepared especially for students of Spanish. Most of the vocabulary is translated in footnotes. The paper may be used in classes, in clubs, or as supplementary material. MASSA, GAETANO, ed. Las Américas. Forest Hills, N. Y., Las Américas Publishing Co. Published monthly during the school year. 8 p., illus. [The Americas] Poetry, anecdotes concerning the lives of heroes, playlets, book reviews, articles of current news, and a page on Brazil are the main features of Las Américas. A special page is provided for beginners in the language. The magazine is illustrated and carries some advertising pertaining to Spanish study. REBOLLEDO, ANTONIO, ed. Amanecer. Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University. Published monthly during the school year. 16 P., illus. [Europe and America] Amanecer comes in two editions, Lecciones para principiantes, and Lecciones para clases intermedias. It is written primarily for Spanish-speaking students, though it may be read by English-speaking students on an intermediate level. The content of Amanecer is varied, though stories, folklore, maxims, and discussions of current events predominate. A special feature is the list of barbarisms used in New Mexico, with accompanying correct forms. WALLACE, DEWITT, and WALLACE, LILA ACHESON, eds. Selecciones del Reader's Digest. Pleasantville, N. Y., The Reader's Digest Association. Published monthly. 124 p., illus. The Spanish edition of The Reader's Digest is of value to advanced students who wish to increase their speed and comprehension in reading. The material presents a wide range of vocabulary as well as significant variations in style. Study aids, exercises, and vocabulary tests based on each number of the magazine are offered as a service to teachers who use Selecciones in the classroom. WILKINS, LAWRENCE A., ed. El eco. New York, The Odyssey Press. Published twice monthly from October to May. 4 P., illus. [Spain and America] Topics of current interest in Spain and Spanish America provide a variety of subjects for El eco. Numerous jokes, cartoons, puzzles, curious facts, and pieces of music are planned to hold the student's interest. Most of the vocabulary is translated in footThe articles are marked [I] and [II] to indicate elementary and intermediate levels of difficulty. notes. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1944 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office |