Short Stories for Students of Spanish

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>¿Why this book?</strong></p><p>It's designed as support materials for students of Spanish abroad. Topics are geared towards teenage students with some elements ti pique their curiosity and increase engagement.</p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>¿What are the contents of the book?</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>You'll find short stories for students with a certain knowledge of Spanish as well as a novella. There are also references to historical events in Spain during the 20th century: scenes from the civil war (1936-1939) the post-war period and the transition from Franco's dictatorship to democracy in the late 1970's.</span></p><p></p><p>Each story is presented in Spanish and then in English with some highlights regarding grammar or special vocabulary.</p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)> </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>¿How approachable are the stories?</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>Complexity is low at first easy to understand. Difficulty increases gradually. The first stories are written in present tense with a simple vocabulary and short sentences tof easy comprehension. There are cultural references to yearly events such as Halloween Christmas and a the San Fermín celebration in July.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>There are also references to other events possibly less well known abroad.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>¿Where do stories take place?</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>Most happen in Madrid. The author has tried to stick to historical and geographical facts in the stories.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>¿What are the highlights?</strong></p><p>There are some fantasy elements in some of the stories thus trying to make them more attractive to young foreign readers. Some other are real episodes somewhat fictionalized.</p><p></p><p>Each story is presented in Spanish and then in English with some highlights regarding grammar or special vocabulary.</p>