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Designed for more advanced introductory-level students, Spanish for Communication develops the basic language skills necessary for successful communication in everyday situations. At the beginning of each lesson, a realistic dialogue provides the context for the introduction of grammar and vocabulary, which is then reinforced through questions, situational roleplays, and realia-based activities and is correlated to Basic Spanish Grammar.

A bilingual dictionary with 175,000 entries also offers cultural notes, background information on life in English- and Spanish-speaking countries, and verb tables.

Drawing on authentic cultural materials ranging from thought-provoking artwork to classic literature and short contemporary films, Retratos: Arte y sociedad en Latinoamérica y España offers a fresh and inspired approach to the teaching of advanced Spanish Composition. In each of the eight thematically-organized chapters, these primary source materials are used to illustrate—to provide a “portrait” of—a historically or culturally important figure in the Hispanic world. These first-hand introductions to such personalities offer students rich opportunities to explore cultural...

At the Charmartin station, a student named Frank waits in line to buy his return ticket to Paris. Right behind him is Marta. Meanwhile, Federico arrives in Sydney, unaware of when or how he boarded the airplane that took him from his bed all the way to Australia.