Follow Daniel around the Spanish-speaking world as he guides students through this innovative new language course Experiencias: Beginning Spanish is a dynamic and innovative introductory Spanish course that builds students’ language competency and offers realistic language encounters, so they can begin communicating in Spanish as early as possible. In Experiencias: Beginning Spanish, students meet Daniel, a native Spanish speaker who guides them through the learning process. For each chapter, there is a video episode of Daniel’s “how to” show, where he interviews his Spanish-speaking friends about authentic topics of interest to today’s students. The Experiencias course focuses on connecting language with culture, engaging students with content related to the perspectives of native speakers. Each chapter focuses on a different country, integrating grammar and vocabulary into real-world units that will give students a sense of excitement and wonder. Additional pedagogical features include an emphasis on metacognitive learning strategies, a reduced grammatical syllabus that leaves room for extra work on challenging areas, and content recycling throughout the text for enhanced language mastery. Takes students on a journey through the Spanish-speaking world, featuring a different country in each chapter Offers innovative pedagogical techniques and activities drawn from the authors’ own classroom research Engages students with a focus on culture, practical communication, and video interviews with native Spanish speakers Develops oral and written communication skills through authentic tasks structured by the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines With WileyPLUS for Experiencias: Beginning Spanish, students have access to an enhanced e-text featuring videos, audio recordings, interactive vocabulary exercises, educational animations, links to additional resources, and more. This text is an excellent choice for today’s beginning Spanish speakers, whether in traditional or online classroom environments.

Students of Introductory Spanish learn best when they are connecting—with authentic culture, with each other as a community, and with the language as used in real-world settings. Conéctate sparks the curiosity that builds these connections as students drive toward communicative and cultural confidence and proficiency. The Conéctate program’s distinctive approach is built around the following principles. Focused approach: Conéctate concentrates on what Introductory Spanish students can reasonably be expected to learn, allowing for sustained engagement with the material that respects the natural process of language acquisition. An intentional focus, first on meaning and then on form, puts in action the best practices of second language pedagogy. Plus, Conéctate’s reduced grammar scope leaves more time for the systematic review and recycling of vocabulary and grammar required for students to achieve mastery of first-year skills. Fortifying this process at every turn is LearnSmartTM, a powerful, super-adaptive learning program that guides students on an individualized path toward mastery of all the vocabulary and grammar in Conéctate. Active learning: Conéctate gives students the opportunity to explore language and culture through interactive activities that keep them focused and engaged. Vocabulary and grammar in Conéctate are taught using an active learning approach, nudging students to discover new vocabulary and language rules through a carefully balanced mix of inductive and explicit presentations and hands-on learning. Students are similarly asked to take an active role in an immersive online game, Practice Spanish: Study Abroad, designed around a study abroad experience in which they leverage their language and cultural skills to accomplish tasks and solve problems in various real-world scenarios. Integration of culture: Building on the active learning theme, students develop and apply critical thinking skills as they draw personal conclusions about the rich culture presented throughout Conéctate. Culture is embedded within the language activities themselves, included in notes that expand on the activity at hand, and seen through the integrated video that forms the basis for many activities in each chapter of the text. This authentic, unscripted video introduces students to useful chunks of language, real-world Spanish, and a wide range of topics related to cultural themes. Conéctate’s stunning video was shot in Spain, Panama, Miami, Argentina, Costa Rica, and Mexico, and exposes students to a wide variety of people in each country who discuss topics that are familiar and engaging to students. Mobile Tools for Digital Success: The digital tools available in the Connect Spanish platform with Conéctate also successfully promote student progress by providing extensive opportunities to practice and hone their developing skills. These learning opportunities include online communicative activities, instant feedback, peerediting, sophisticated reporting, an immersive game, and an interactive eBook with embedded video and audio. The mobile-friendly platform allows students to engage in the course material anytime and everywhere. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective. *Connect Spanish, including but not limited to the workbook/lab manual, LearnSmart, Practice Spanish: Study Abroad, the video program, and chat tools, is sold separately and does not come automatically with the purchase of the textbook.

In Pura vida (Life is good)Spanish is more than vocabulary and grammar, just as Spanish-speaking cultures are more than products and practices. In this learner-centered introductory program, the authors’ commitment to a methodology based on true-to-life experiences brings Spanish to life. Pura vida is the discovery of a Spanish-speaking world through the experiences of real people who share anecdotes and reflections on those experiences. Students relate to these people and make deeper, more meaningful connections between language and culture, and acquire Spanish with an unparalleled sense of personal engagement. In this 12-chapter introductory program, students don’t only learn Spanish for real life, but also from real life. They discover that there is not just one homogeneous Hispanic culture, but rather that each Spanish-speaking country has its own rich, unique culture and that the people who live in these countries speak one common language with different accents, characteristics, and idiosyncrasies. The program offers truly seamless integration of cultural notions and language instruction and features 100% contextualized and personalized activities.

The updated, fifth edition of the widely used introductory Spanish textbook designed specifically for health care professionalsNurses, doctors, dentists, and other health care professionals increasingly need to communicate with patients in Spanish. Formerly titled An Introduction to Spanish for Health Care Workers, the fifth edition of this popular textbook is designed for students with little or no formal background in Spanish. It uses text, audio, video, classroom activities, and electronic exercises to teach basic grammar, specialized medical vocabulary, and colloquial terms as well as customs and communication styles. An interactive companion website features video clips that demonstrate practitioner‑patient interactions and offers self-correcting exercises, an audio program, and flash cards.The fifth edition is also updated with• New topics, including muscles, pediatrics, heart disease, neurologic exams, and zika• Nearly 300 classroom activities, including exposition activities to develop the presentational mode of communication• Expanded vocabulary lists, sorted by frequency

A complete introductory Spanish course for Healthcare Professionals, Salud! is built around an interactive Video program, allowing students to experience realistic conversation in Spanish in a medical setting. The video is supported by a wealth of explanations, activities, and practice in the textbook, workbook, and MySpanishLab. This Books á la Carte Edition is an unbound, three-hole punched version of the textbook and provides students the opportunity to personalize their book by incorporating their own notes and taking only the portion of the book they need to class - all at an affordable price.