For introductory Spanish courses. This lively and practical Elementary Spanish Program combines the very best elements of contemporary approaches to language instruction, skill building, and practice of the five skillslistening, speaking, reading, writing and culture. It gives students the opportunity to understand the relationship between culture and language throughout the Spanish-speaking world and to compare English and Spanish at both the cultural and linguistic levels. The new Enfoque interactivo section in every chapter integrates the exciting new media: The Fortunas video, the Activity CD-ROM and the website. This new edition also offers an electronic Workbook and Lab Manual, which contains all the content of the paper versions plus the audio for the Lab Manual. The electronic Workbook and Lab Manual are available through the Mosaicos Premium Companion Website or with course management - BlackBoard, WebCT or CourseCompass.

About theMossaicosProgram Welcome to the third edition ofMosaicos!With this text, the beginning classroom becomes a setting for true communication and cultural exchange.Mosaicoscombines the best elements of language instruction in a highly interactive approach. An emphasis on frequently used vocabulary, practical applications of grammar, illustrated language contexts, and engaging activities help to successfully develop good communication skills. Mosaicosis built on a foundation of interaction, communication, and culture. Its functional grammatical syllabus provides an understanding of the language in a cleat concise format. Structures are presented as a means to effective communication and valuable class time can be spent interacting as well as developing and improving language skills in Spanish. Highlights of the Program The third edition ofMosaicoscontinues the successful tradition of the first and second, retaining and enhancing the core features, and presenting an all-new integrated video, CDROM, and Website that are unique to theMosaicosprogram. Focus on communication TheMosaicosprogram features a lively and visual communicative format for presenting and practicing new language. Abundant activities in theA primera vistasection of each chapter foster use of newly-acquired and previously-learned words and expressions in a variety of contexts. These contexts provide a natural environment for learning and practicing new vocabulary, as well as for recycling previously-taught language and previewing new structures. Mosaicospresents grammar as a means to communicate effectively. The scope and sequence of grammatical topics inMosaicos, Third Edition,is dictated by the communicative needs of beginning students. Activities in theExplication y expansionsection of each chapter develop the ability to use linguistic structures for direct communicative purposes. Opportunities for previewing and recycling.TheAlgo massection is designed to introduce structural points needed for communication in increments, which facilitates students' internalization of these linguistic structures. Throughout the text, annotations suggest opportunities for instructors to review and reinforce recycled structures and vocabulary clusters. A closer integration of culture and language In the third edition, the integration of culture and language has been further enriched and developed. Each chapter focuses closely on a country or region, and numerous examples from that country or region are used consistently throughout the chapter in language samples, photos, maps, and realia. Related cultural content is interwoven throughout the text in activities and readings. Integrated media program Mosaic, Third Editionoffers a robust and truly integrated technology program featuring a newFortunasVideo, an Activity CD-ROM bound into every new copy of the text, and a Website. Each of the 15 chapters now concludes with the newly developedEnfoque interactivo,which integrates theMosaicosmedia program--Video, Activity CD-ROM, and Website--into the course. TheEnfoque interactivohighlights the activities that are available in the media program, indicates when the activities can be completed, and provides guidance to the instructor and student for when and how to use the media components and for the amount of time required by the task. Also new to this edition are the E-Workbook and E-Lab Manual, which are on-line versions of the print Workbook/Lab Manual. From skill building to skill using The unique culture-basedMosaicossections of each chapter provide skill-building and skill-using activities in each area: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The