by Teresa Carbajal Ravet | Aug 9, 2012 | Cultural Films, Ethnic Studies, Home, Language Acquisition, New Releases
I always recommend to my foreign language students to watch foreign films as good practice for listening skills, grammar comprehension, and as a cultural experience. It is a well-rounded lesson in foreign language acquisition and cultural studies. So when a promising...
by Teresa Carbajal Ravet | May 11, 2011 | New Releases
Written and Directed by Roland Joffé Opened May 6, 2011 A recent addition to the Must Watch List is There Be Dragons. Historical fiction has always been a favorite genre, whether in books or on film. It gives the reader and movie audience a relevant cultural...
by Teresa Carbajal Ravet | Apr 6, 2011 | Cultural Event, New Releases
The Center for Mexican American Literature and Culture of the University of Houston-Victoria celebrates the opening of Centro Victoria. A week-long celebration is scheduled to inaugurate a mission to share the Mexican American experience, its literature and culture,...
by Teresa Carbajal Ravet | Apr 4, 2011 | Home, New Releases
In anticipation of the latest chapter to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” saga, it is worthy to note that this chapter, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” features global artists that not only have successfully crossed over into the prominent, yet tricky,...
by Teresa Carbajal Ravet | Mar 8, 2011 | New Releases
Breath & Bone is a new, and the first, poetry book (chapbook) by Thelma T. Reyna is on advance sale now only through the Kentucky publisher, Finishing Line Press. Breath & Bone is one of the very few poetry books written by a Latina poet/writer in the latest...
