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El México de Joaquín 

An Introduction to Mexican History, Language & Culture

by

Eric Durán 

Conversations v Idioms  v Etiquette  v Attire  

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Introduction

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PART I Una Breve Historia de México

  La Conquista: How the Indians Won México for Cortés

  La Independencia: The Making of a Nation

  Tejas: The Lone Star State Was Not Alone

  Foriegn Intervention: The Hapsburgs and the French

  La Revolucion: Forging México's Identity

PART II

  Basics / Basicos; Alphabet, Vowels & Consonants

  Numbers, Days of the Week / Months

  Conversations

  Airport

  Taxi, Hotel, Telephone Etiquette

  Doing Business, Restaurant

  Business Meeting I & II, Punctuality, Relaxation

  La Cantina, El Café, La Fiesta

  The Market, Friends

  Song: Las Manañitas

  Idioms

  Vocabulary: English to Spanish

  Vocabulary: Spanish to English

PART III Crónicas: One Man's Journey

  What to Wear

  La Frontera / The Border

  Palabras / Words

  Cultura / Culture

  The Place of Sandy Waters

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

About the Author 

 

 

 



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About five years ago I decided to teach private Spanish classes.  I wanted to design a course that people could take in their own home or at my home that I now call La Casa de Lenguas.  I also thought it would be fun to write my own little workbook dedicated to my father Joaquin Duran since he taught me so many wonderful things about his native country Mexico.  As a result I am enjoying the interest so many have shown in my classes and club since people's enthusiasm seems to in turn inspire me.  I will be doing a book read sometime in the Spring of 2010 at Village Books in Bellingham and I will announce the date and time soon.  Thank you for your interest in La Casa de Lenguas, El Club de Lenguas and my course El México de Joaquín.  Eric Durán v