Conexiones: Comunicación y cultura, 6th edition

For courses in intermediate Spanish.

Bring a broad learner audience to a true intermediate level of Spanish proficiency

Conexiones provides a solid yet flexible path from speaking words and phrases to creating with language. The text delivers a true intermediate grammar sequence, giving students the necessary foundation to succeed in advanced classes. Authors Zayas-Bazán, Bacon and García offer continuity from first- to second-year Spanish by way of updated, engaging and pedagogically sound materials.

The 6th Edition adds Integrated Performance Assessments, updated chapter openers and a fresh design to the text's hallmark integrated presentation of language and culture.

Hallmark features of this title

• Meet learners where they are with flexibility, taking them from speaking words and phrases to creating with language; from writing lists and short messages to deeper forms of expression; from grasping key words and cognates to simple speech and texts.
• Prep for advanced classes with a true intermediate grammar sequence (indicative/subjunctive moods; forms and usage of the preterit and imperfect tenses) preceded by a brief recap of key first year concepts and forms.
• Integrate language and the culture of the Spanish-speaking world with music, art and literature that prompt reflection and communication.
• Prep for lifelong language use with scaffolded instruction, practice, content and contexts that support learners at their current level and prep them for the next.

New and updated features of this title

• UPDATED: Via surveys learners express opinions, practices and knowledge related to key concepts using active chapter vocabulary in context.
• UPDATED: Music selections tie popular songs by Hispanic artists to chapter themes; cultural readings provide context for students to make cultural comparisons between the target culture and their own; and artistic works (feat. many genres, sources, well-known and emerging artists) align with chapter themes.
• UPDATED: Literary readings selected for their relevance to key concepts include pre- and post-reading activities and selected writer bios.
• NEW: User-friendly redesign keeps communication at the forefront and includes new images reflecting the Spanish-speaking world's diversity. Clear chapter organization begins with chapter openers that integrate chapter themes.
• UPDATED: User feedback-based updates include earlier coverage of direct and indirect object pronouns, gustar and similar verbs; and combined coverage of subjunctive in noun clauses and indirect and nosotros commands in one chapter.