Habla con Eñe is teaching Spanish through culture

Fernando Bona, Habla con Eñe director, tells America Reads Spanish about the company's vision, its catalog and latest releases for the US market. Bona will also talk about the publisher's future projects and their online teacher resources for Spanish as a second language.

Interview with Fernando Bona, Habla con Eñe director.

Which areas of ELE does Habla con Eñe specialize on?


Habla con Eñe is an ELE publisher specialized in innovative and stimulating educational resources focused on the teaching of culture in Spanish and the utilization of audio formats employing both Latin American and Spanish accents.

Which titles or collections in your catalog better adapt to the US market needs?


Because of the cultural proximity between the US and Latin America, all the materials published by Habla con Eñe are ideal for presenting the Hispanic world’s distinct and rich culture.

Some innovative highlights of our company include: Readers - Punto y Coma - Wiley & Sons (New): We work with prestigious US publisher Wiley & Sons, offering various readers for Spanish learning. Important American universities employ our readers as complementary material in their Spanish curriculum. Universities and professors can create their own readers via Wiley.

 

What latest releases or new projects is Habla con Eñe offering?

• The World in Spanish: Readings in Culture and Civilization; Beginning/Intermediate Level – A2. An overview of the most significant aspects of Spanish and Latin American culture through 18 readings accompanied by language and cultural activities: comprehension, oral and written expression. The readings and activities are included in the Cervantes Institute’s Curriculum Scheme.

• Punto y Coma, Magazine of Current Affairs with Audio CD. Intermediate/Advanced Level – A2, B1, C1 and C2. This up-to-the-minute audio-magazine offers a vision of the Hispanic world from the perspective of the Hispanic world itself. It is aimed at anyone who feels attracted by the language and culture of the world’s 22 Spanish-speaking countries. All our contributors live and work in one or another of these countries. Every two months, Punto y Coma publishes up-to-the-minute articles about culture, politics, travel, society and everything having to do with current events throughout the Spanish speaking world. The CD presents the majority of the articles in audio format, read with a variety of accents: Mexican, Venezuelan, Argentinean, Cuban…

• Ongoing Collection of Books including audio CD: An Oral Map of Spanish Advanced level – B2-C2. With this collection readers will enjoy the best of written literature while listening to stories on the featured CD, read by professionals in the original accent of their authors. Mexico, Spain, Uruguay and Argentina are just some of the countries that have been featured in this collection.The series is specifically designed for preparing for the DELE and includes activities after each story.

• The World in Spanish: Readings in Culture (April 2012). Intermediate Level – B. Overview of the most relevant aspects of Spanish and Latin American culture through 24 articles accompanied by language and cultural activities: comprehension and written and oral expression. The readings and activities are included in the Cervantes Institute’s Curriculum Scheme. This book fulfills a double function in the classroom: it is both a book about culture and a language learning tool.

• Punto y Coma, every issue in PDF and MP3 (New). Users of digital formats can now get the magazine in PDF and the audio portion in MP3 with the Punto y Coma Digital Collections. In addition, this product features a special license for libraries, schools, colleges and universities, which offers direct IP access for their users.

 

What online resources does Habla con Eñe offers to teachers of Spanish as a second language in the US?

Free Punto y Coma issues in PDF (click here for 2011 special edition or here for 2008 special edition)

Punto y Coma articles (click each to open):


Punto y Coma audios (click each to open):


And much more at…


What distinguishes us: Our stimulating, high quality materials.

Audio complements and learning activities: All of our materials feature a large number of activities and are always accompanied by a CD with readings of the material in a variety of accents: Mexican, Argentinean, Spanish, Cuban…

Contents and design: We pay special attention to the quality of the contents and their presentation, to ensure that the materials are attractive and easily portable.

For more information, visit hablaconene.com.

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