Atando cabos: Curso intermedio de español, 5th edition

• Cultural Tours. Featuring high-impact images and short-recorded narrations these highlight important topics of interest previously presented in the En contexto section of each chapter. At the end of the tour, students are asked to complete a cross-cultural comparison activity in class.

• New readings and poems. Several reading selections have been replaced in the chapters on conscious capitalism, frienship, prejudice, and travel. To introduce students to a broader range of Hispanic authors from varying periods and countries, some poems have been replaced. Atando cabos now features prominent poets such as Marjorie Agosín, Jorge Luis Borges, Ernesto Cardenal, Julio Cotázar, Gloria Fuertes, Juan Goytisolo, Pablo Neruda, Antonio Orihuela, Octavio Paz, Alfonsina Storni and Tino Villanueva.

 • Updated En marcha con las palabras.Enhanced to include a short pre-reading activity to introduce the chapter’s theme before the En contexto reading and a cross-cultural comparison activity that helps students explore the rich diversity of the Hispanic world

• New Capítulo 10. Chapter 10 has been completely rewritten to make the content more accessible for students.

• Updated and expanded Ventanas al mundo sections. The authors have revised and updated the Ventanas al mundo sections so that each ties language functionality to developing sociolinguistic awareness, and provides interesting cutural information that builds on the theme of the chapter. 

• Enhanced Design Features. The new highly visual design presents materials in a clear, student-friendly format. New icons provide transparent access to online materials, making this edition of Atando cabos particularly well-suited for hybrid and online courses.

• Revised Student Activities Manual   The Student Activities Manual (SAM) has been completely revised providing a seemless learning experience between the student text and the SAM. In addition, we have included a variety of activity types including art and photo based activities, listening comprehension activities, synchronous voice/video actvities (LiveChat), and, furthermore, the WeSpeke activities done with native speakers online, further engage students in the learning process

• LiveChat.  Most language instructors want to increase oral practice outside the classroom, but have difficulty motivating learners to practice on their own time or holding learners accountable. The Atando cabos MySpanishLab course offers synchronous audio and video recording capability, so instructors can easily facilitate oral practice outside the classroom. Instructors can assign speaking activities that motivate learners to demonstrate their ability to engage in conversation in Spanish with other students in the class. Learners "see" who in their class is available to speak, engage in an online video and audio chat, and record their conversation. The tool transmits the video and audio recording to the grade book where instructors can then review, comment or leave feedback, and assign a grade.

• WeSpeke.  In collaboration with WeSpeke, chapter-specific activities enable students to practice new language "live" with native speakers of their choosing from around the world. Learners select native speaking partners from any country they choose and complete activities that put newly acquired language to use in the "real" world, which increases curiosity, cross- cultural communication, engagement, and motivation.

• Amplifire Dynamic Study Modules.  As the language learning and teaching community moves toward digital learning tools, Pearson is supercharging its Spanish content and optimizing its learning offerings with personalized Dynamic Study Modules, powered by amplifire.  Developed exclusively for beginning Spanish learners, each study module in Atando cabos offers a differentiated digital solution that consistently improves learning results and increases levels of user confidence and engagement with course materials. The new Dynamic Study Modules combine leading brain science on learning with big-data adaptivity to engage students, drive proficiency, and improve outcomes like never before.

• Revised and Expanded Testing Program. The Testing Program has been completely rewritten to provide instructors with a wider range of assessment types that more closely correlate with the chapter structures and objectives and to make online testing and test-building easier and more flexible than ever before.