"In any language-learning setting, students require numerous and various opportunities to read, write, hear, and speak. Puntos de partida sets the standard for

See Vol. 1 description. (Vol. 2 covers Capítulos 10–18, with Capítulo 9 repeated in an appendix.)

Focuses on communicative language proficiency and provides coverage of the essentials of language instruction - vocabulary, grammar, and culture. This text offe