Español Esencial: Fundamentals of Spanish

Review, practice, and strengthen Spanish language and communication skills

Provides a concise and thorough explanation and practice of Spanish grammatical concepts. Stand-alone chapters allow teachers the flexibility to use only what is needed and in the sequence best suited to student needs.

Exercises are set in realistic contexts to provide meaningful practice. Many exercises are personalized to stimulate original student response and meaningful assimilation of concepts. The last exercise in each chapter is open-ended to provide students with the opportunity to express their personal opinions in Spanish, within the scope of the concept under study.

A Spanish/English glossary is included. Appendices contain model verb tables and rules of Spanish punctuation, syllabification, and pronunciation.