Lazos humanos y gramaticales: Gramaacute;tica y vocabulario a traveacute;s de la literaturais intended for a high intermediate (4th semester) or advanced college-level audience (5th semester). It combines an intensive review of selected Spanish grammar and vocabulary to accompany a collection of 15 short stories (most never anthologized). The stories provide the basis not only for literary study but also for an advanced examination of lexical and grammatical topics. Learners will have abundant opportunity to further develop their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills while receiving extensive exposure to culture.