Culture, culture, culture! In Pura vida, Spanish is more than vocabulary and grammar, and Spanish-speaking cultures are more than products and practices. Pura vida is the discovery of a Spanish-speaking world through the experiences of real people that students can relate to, who share anecdotes and reflections on their experiences.
This textbook is unique in that the presentation and practice of grammar and vocabulary is implemented through task-based activities that promote cross-cultural understanding and highlight either a Spanish-speaking country or a cultural topic. This cross-cultural or hermeneutic approach (which represents the four perspectives: how we see ourselves, how we see them, how they see us, how they see themselves) has not been implemented in other textbooks of its type in the market.
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