• Two video-based sections—a unique sitcom video episode in every lesson and an engaging short film by a contemporary Hispanic filmmaker in every odd-numbered lesson—are fully integrated into the textbook lessons.
• A literary SELECTion spanning genres and a cultural reading profiling a notable Spanish speaker recognize and celebrate the diversity of the Spanish-speaking world and its peoples in each lesson.
• Fine art and quotations by Hispanic painters and thinkers present intriguing cultural viewpoints relevant to each lesson’s theme.
• Grammatical structures focus on language functions key to basic communication, for example, narrating in the past, talking about the future, and expressing emotions and opinions.
• A wide range of directed exercises and open-ended, interactive activities build students’ oral communication skills.
• Pre-reading and post-reading activities, as well as a process-oriented writing section, carefully and consistently develop students’ reading and writing skills.
• An innovative, highly structured interior design enhances learning and makes each lesson easy to navigate.
• A complete set of ancillaries—print, audio, video, and Internet—are designed to make learning Spanish easier, more effective, and more enjoyable.
