Thalia Dorwick Ana María Pérez-Gironés,
Wesleyan University Anne Becher,
Colorado University, Boulder Casilde Isabelli,
University of Nevada, Reno
ISBN: 0073385417 Copyright year: 2012
As one of the best-selling introductory Spanish titles, Puntos de partida, or Puntos, as it is commonly referred to, has offered over a million students a starting place for their language studies. Today, the Spanish classroom is changing as are the teaching and learning experiences. Professors are offering more hybrid and online courses, technology is providing functionality we could only dream about a few years ago, and the students we teach are ever-changing. To complement the changing environment, materials for
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