Experience Spanish Student Edition

Your students are changing. Technology is changing. The idea of the “classroom” is changing. Now, the way your students experience Spanish can change as well! At McGraw-Hill, we rededicated ourselves over the past few years to broadening and deepening our understanding of the student and instructor experience in World Languages. Employing a wide array of research tools including surveys, focus groups, and ethnographic studies, we identified a number of areas for improvement upon the existing learning materials available. The result is Experience Spanish. Experience Spanish is a first. Its groundbreaking adaptive diagnostic and synchronous/asynchronous conversation tools create a 24/7 active language-in-culture environment never possible before. With Experience Spanish, instructors can tailor the environment while students tailor the experience, allowing everyone to take ownership of the learning experience. Affording the flexibility that only an integrated solution can provide, Experience Spanish provides an opportunity for instructors to quickly and easily provide a common learning experience for their students regardless of whether the course is face-to-face, online, or hybrid. At the same time, students have all of the tools at their fingertips to take their second language acquisition from the classroom to their communities in an efficient and personalized way. With Experience Spanish, your concerns about different levels of student preparedness and delivering consistent and meaningful courses in different formats are behind you. Own the experience. Take charge of learning. Experience Spanish and experience the world. *Connect Spanish, including but not limited to the workbook/lab manual, LearnSmart, the video program, and chat tools, is sold separately and does not come automatically with the purchase of the textbook.

Experience Spanish: Un mundo sin límites, presents vocabulary and grammar in action through culture. With emphasis on the 5C’s, the Experience Spanish program delivers dynamic opportunities for communicative practice in all course delivery formats built upon the following principles: Culture is core: Culture is infused throughout the program. The students’ cultural experience and exposure is not limited to special cultural sections, but rather embedded in presentations as well as in vocabulary and grammar practice. The dedicated cultural sections are rich and varied: Entrada cultural, Expresiones artísticas, Notas culturales, Notas interdisciplinarias, Lectura cultural, Concurso de videoblogs, Conexiones culturales en vivo, and Conexiones culturales. These readings, videos, notes, and fine art presentations offer students extensive cultural perspectives and promote cross-cultural comparisons and connections. Language in action: Vocabulary in Experience Spanish is presented visually through colorful, engaging illustrations, and put into action with personal and communicative activities. Grammar points are introduced with contextualized short dialogues or cultural readings that immediately illustrate the concepts in action, allowing students to experience the structures in context before focusing on the forms and rules. Personalized experience: No two students are alike. Why should their learning paths be? LearnSmart uses revolutionary adaptive technology to build a learning experience unique to each student’s individual needs. Students engage in targeted vocabulary and grammar practice so they are prepared to practice communication in the classroom. To further the personalized experience, we’re excited to announce the interactive 3-D game, Practice Spanish: Study Abroad, that immerses students in a virtual study abroad experience in Colombia. Practice Spanish, accessible on laptops and mobile devices, allows students to practice real world language in a game environment that integrates culture, grammar, and vocabulary. Experience Spanish everywhere: Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective. *Connect Spanish, including but not limited to the workbook/lab manual, LearnSmart, Practice Spanish: Study Abroad, the video program, and chat tools, is sold separately and does not come automatically with the purchase of the textbook.

Your students are changing. Technology is changing. The idea of the “classroom” is changing. Now, the way your students experience Spanish can change as well! At McGraw-Hill, we rededicated ourselves over the past few years to broadening and deepening our understanding of the student and instructor experience in World Languages. Employing a wide array of research tools including surveys, focus groups, and ethnographic studies, we identified a number of areas for improvement upon the existing learning materials available. The result is Experience Spanish. Experience Spanish is a first. Its groundbreaking adaptive diagnostic and synchronous/asynchronous conversation tools create a 24/7 active language-in-culture environment never possible before. With Experience Spanish, instructors can tailor the environment while students tailor the experience, allowing everyone to take ownership of the learning experience. Affording the flexibility that only an integrated solution can provide, Experience Spanish provides an opportunity for instructors to quickly and easily provide a common learning experience for their students regardless of whether the course is face-to-face, online, or hybrid. At the same time, students have all of the tools at their fingertips to take their second language acquisition from the classroom to their communities in an efficient and personalized way. With Experience Spanish, your concerns about different levels of student preparedness and delivering consistent and meaningful courses in different formats are behind you. Own the experience. Take charge of learning. Experience Spanish and experience the world.

Experience Spanish: Un mundo sin límites, presents vocabulary and grammar in action through culture. With emphasis on the 5C’s, the Experience Spanish program delivers dynamic opportunities for communicative practice in all course delivery formats built upon the following principles: Culture is core: Culture is infused throughout the program. The students’ cultural experience and exposure is not limited to special cultural sections, but rather embedded in presentations as well as in vocabulary and grammar practice. The dedicated cultural sections are rich and varied: Entrada cultural, Expresiones artísticas, Notas culturales, Notas interdisciplinarias, Lectura cultural, Concurso de videoblogs, Conexiones culturales en vivo, and Conexiones culturales. These readings, videos, notes, and fine art presentations offer students extensive cultural perspectives and promote cross-cultural comparisons and connections. Language in action: Vocabulary in Experience Spanish is presented visually through colorful, engaging illustrations, and put into action with personal and communicative activities. Grammar points are introduced with contextualized short dialogues or cultural readings that immediately illustrate the concepts inaction, allowing students to experience the structures in context before focusingon the forms and rules. Personalized experience: No two students are alike. Why should their learning paths be? LearnSmart uses revolutionary adaptive technology to build a learning experience unique to each student’s individual needs. Students engage in targeted vocabulary and grammar practice so they are prepared to practice communication in the classroom. To further the personalized experience, we’re excited to announce the interactive 3-D game, Practice Spanish: Study Abroad,that immerses students in a virtual study abroad experience in Colombia. Practice Spanish, accessible on laptops and mobile devices, allows students to practice real world language in a game environment that integrates culture, grammar, and vocabulary. Experience Spanish everywhere: Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective. *Connect Spanish, including but not limited to the workbook/lab manual, LearnSmart, Practice Spanish: Study Abroad, the video program, and chat tools, is sold separately and does not come automatically with the purchase of the textbook.

Your students are changing. Technology is changing. The idea of the “classroom” is changing. Now, the way your students experience Spanish can change as well! At McGraw-Hill, we rededicated ourselves over the past few years to broadening and deepening our understanding of the student and instructor experience in World Languages. Employing a wide array of research tools including surveys, focus groups, and ethnographic studies, we identified a number of areas for improvement upon the existing learning materials available. The result is Experience Spanish. Experience Spanish is a first. Its groundbreaking adaptive diagnostic and synchronous/asynchronous conversation tools create a 24/7 active language-in-culture environment never possible before. With Experience Spanish, instructors can tailor the environment while students tailor the experience, allowing everyone to take ownership of the learning experience. Affording the flexibility that only an integrated solution can provide, Experience Spanish provides an opportunity for instructors to quickly and easily provide a common learning experience for their students regardless of whether the course is face-to-face, online, or hybrid. At the same time, students have all of the tools at their fingertips to take their second language acquisition from the classroom to their communities in an efficient and personalized way. With Experience Spanish, your concerns about different levels of student preparedness and delivering consistent and meaningful courses in different formats are behind you. Own the experience. Take charge of learning. Experience Spanish and experience the world.

Experience Spanish: Un mundo sin límites, presents vocabulary and grammar in action through culture. With emphasis on the 5C's, the Experience Spanish program delivers dynamic opportunities for communicative practice built upon the following principles: * Culture is core: Culture is seamlessly integrated into the program. Students are consistently exposed to cultural topics in both the student edition and Workbook/Laboratory Manual. As one might expect, recurring features (Expresiones artísticas, Notas culturales, Notas interdisciplinarias, Lectura cultural, Conexiones culturales) offer richly diverse cultural exploration.* Language in action: Vocabulary in Experience Spanish is presented visually through colorful, engaging illustrations, and put into action with personal and communicative activities. Grammar points are introduced through contextualized short dialogues or cultural readings that illustrate the concepts in action, allowing students to experience the structures in context before focusing on the forms and rules. * Practice Spanish: Experience Spanish is also available with an interactive 3-D game, Practice Spanish: Study Abroad, that immerses students in a virtual study abroad experience in Colombia. Practice Spanish, accessible on laptops and mobile devices, allows students to practice real world language in a game environment that integrates culture, grammar, and vocabulary. * Experience Spanish everywhere: Connect Spanish, McGraw-Hill's digital teaching and learning environment, is mobile and enabled for tablets, allowing students to engage in their course material via the devices they use every day. The eBook, available in Connect, is also mobile-enabled through the ReadAnywhere app.