An approach that ensures a practical, culturally engaged learning experience

Mosaicos was created to provide a highly communicative, culturally rich language program that combines all elements of language instruction into an integrated, connected whole. This vision of wholeness reflects the nature of language and how it is learned. The key elements of the Mosaicos approach are:

A guided communicative approach based on solid methodological principles combined with years of empirical classroom experience, resulting in an informed and sensible pedagogy that promotes communicative practice
Learning language in context with a focus on meaning
The integration of culture as an intrinsic part of language and of the experience of language learning
A focused approach to the four key language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing

Mosaicos, 7th Edition is highly inclusive, extending to the broad range of students often found in many Spanish-language classrooms. Thanks to this multi-faceted approach, students with a range of language-learning backgrounds and learning styles all benefit from the rich program and many opportunities for communication.
A great variety of instructor and student resources make the program flexible and easy to use for F2F, hybrid, and online courses.

New features and updated content present an even more multifaceted experience of the Spanish language and its cultures

New - Six new Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs) target each of the three modes of communication: interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational. These IPAs use authentic sources and focus on real-life contexts that students will find both engaging and meaningful.
Updated - A reorganized scope and sequence facilitates smooth transitions from familiar or simple grammatical structures to new or more complex ones, both within and across chapters. Also, the number of grammar topics per chapter has been standardized, so that as the structures become more difficult, the number of structures per chapter is reduced.

Chapters 1–8 each contain five grammar presentations
Chapters 9–12 each offer four grammar presentations
Chapters 13–15 each present three grammar presentations

New - A modern, streamlined design and clean visual presentation allows users to easily navigate each chapter.
New - Based on user feedback, all audio has been revised and newly recorded.
New - All new chapter opener photos orient students to the chapter theme and the country or region of focus. Additional contemporary images have been added throughout each chapter to represent the diversity of the Spanish-speaking world and enhance students’ learning and cross-cultural reflection.
Updated - All cultural content, including Enfoque cultural, Mosaico cultural, and Cultura, has been updated. Enfoque cultural now links to the Club cultura videos relevant to the country or region of focus.
Updated - The Piénsalo self-check activities that accompany the grammar in context have been revised so that they link form to meaning and increase students’ metalinguistic awareness.
New - More communicative practice activities have been added to both the vocabulary and the grammar sequences.
New - Instructor annotations have been added for activities that correlate to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages. Additionally, a note has been added to each chapter that indicates the activities that require research outside of class.
Updated - A revised Mosaicos skills section offers many improvements:

Escucha and Habla are now thematically connected, so that they can be taught either as linked modules or individually
Lee and Escribe are similarly related, so that the Escribe writing task builds on what students have learned in Lee
Escucha offers updated audio and activity sets
Lee readings have been updated or replaced in response to instructor feedback, including new authentic literature by Gloria Fuertes and Wilfredo Machado
The interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational activities for each skill area have been revised to maximize the development of students’ communication abilities
The Comprueba self-checks connect directly to the updated NCSSFL–ACTFL Can-Do Statements

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Optional English Grammar Readiness Checks test students' understanding of grammar topics in English and provide personalized remediation via animated tutorials.
Point of Need Student Feedback including Feedback Bubbles give students instant hints on how to approach an activity and/or why a given answer is incorrect. When students try again, the "Need help?" feature links to specific sections in the eText and additional related resources to help students improve their performance.
Synchronous Audio and Video Recording Tools enable instructors to easily facilitate oral practice outside the classroom. These tools let learners engage in online video and audio chats with other students in the class and record their conversations. The recordings are sent to the grade book where instructors can review, leave feedback, and assign a grade.

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