Puntos de partida: An Invitation to Spanish

by Thalia Dorwick, Ana María Pérez-Gironés, Anne Becher

Note: This book is a STANDALONE BOOK does not come with an access code.

Puntos – it WILL take you there!
Take a fresh look at Puntos – it’s everything you wanted and more than you hoped for. Puntos has offered more than a million students a solid foundation to their language studies. The new edition of Puntos maintains its pioneer approach of the development of all four skills with a strong grammar and vocabulary foundation, as well as the teacher tested activities. The new design of Puntos brings to this program the best tradition of excellence and outstanding instructor support adaptable to different teaching and learning styles.

1344 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Amy]

I read this for a class. Spanish is hard.

[Shanelle Silas]

I think the book is an excellent book for learning Spanish. It informs you not only of the actual vocabulary and grammar, but it also informs the reader of cultural differences in Spanish speaking countries

[Edie Walls]

This was a really effective textbook for the class I had to use it for! It's good at explaining concepts and clear about exceptions to language rules.

[Christina LaTouche Loyal]

This has to be the most convoluted textbook I've ever read. The information is given out of order, and a background knowledge in Spanish is basically assumed. (Example: Not presenting Present tense conjugation until page 40 but using fully conjugated sentences -- often without translation -- from page 1.) The layout is also very distracting and adds to the feeling of randomness. This is all very disappointing, especially since the text is required reading in my college class.