This comprehensive text introduces students to Spanish, emphasizing the language as it it is spoken today. Students are also treated to the richness of Spanish culture, both past and contemporary. Helpful and attractive learning features include:

• Four compact discs to improve your listening comprehension and correct your pronunciation
• Sample answers, graded exercises, a pronunciation guide and bilingual glossaries that help make Spanish easy
• Amusing illustrations, puzzles, and cartoons that make learning fun
• An introduction to Hispanic culture in the Americas
• Includes a detachable teacher's manual