This helpful resource features practice in structures and vocabulary and abundant listening comprehension practice with dialogues, simulated conversation, and pronunciation models. The Workbook section features Autoprueba self-tests at the end of each chapter that allow you to assess your mastery of the targeted structures and vocabulary. The video activities in the Workbook and the Lab Manual sections are included to help you recall and consider both cultural and lexical information presented in the accompanying DVD. Video activities in the Workbook cover cultural, country-focused footage from the corresponding chapter, while video activities in the Lab Manual cover the linguistic and thematic portions of the DVD. Also available on iLrnTM: Heinle Learning Center. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

The Student Activities Manual Audio program includes dialogues, simulated conversations, and pronunciation practice. Individual tracks are available on the Premium Website. Also available on iLrn™: Heinle Learning Center.

Provided to instructors to share with students at their own discretion, the Answer Key and Audioscript provides answers to all activities in the Student Activities Manual and is accompanied by the printed transcript of the Lab Audio.

Each chapter of this successful beginning Spanish program weaves together solid language instruction and opportunities for real-life communication with the rich and colorful threads of Spanish-speaking cultures.

PLAZAS: LUGAR DE ENCUENTROS, 5th Edition, is a two- or three-semester introductory Spanish program designed to support and enhance your students' language learning experience. PLAZAS transports your students to a Spanish-speaking country or region for an authentic and personalized cultural language-learning experience. Culture is embedded into every page of PLAZAS, giving your students an appreciation of different cultural practices and perspectives. Thanks to an exclusive partnership with the National Geographic Society, the fifth edition facilitates multi-modal interactions with cultural information in new and revised sections. The program's pedagogy continues to be firmly rooted in the research of the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning, or the Five Cs--Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities. The new A explorar! section draws upon all five standards in an engaging manner while previewing the content of the lesson. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

At the heart of every Spanish-speaking community, the plaza is a place for people to come together and connect. Inspired by this metaphor, PLAZAS: LUGAR DE ENCUENTROS draws students into the study of Spanish by creating a meeting place in every classroom. Each chapter of this successful beginning Spanish program unites the latest in language research with the reality of students and classrooms today, providing opportunities for real-life communication using the rich and colorful threads of Spanish-speaking cultures. With each chapter students are transported to a Spanish-speaking country or region for an authentic, personalized cultural language-learning experience. With this approach, culture is embedded into every page of PLAZAS, giving your students an appreciation of different cultural practices and perspectives. This Third Edition features the increased use of visuals throughout to enhance authenticity, aid in comprehension, address the different learning styles of today's students, and ultimately promote acquisition of the language. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.