An informal self-teaching course in Spanish for teachers and school employees emphasizes the key phrases that arise in educational contexts and when dealing with students and their parents, and introduces basic vocabulary and grammar.

A carefully crafted, classroom-tested text noted for its straightforward, easy-to-implement, lively, and highly successful approach to teaching and learning Spanish. Contains such special features as a visual component which enables students to relate and react to situations that reflect the theme, vocabulary, functions, and structures of every chapter; thematic vocabulary activated by means of multiple and progressive phases of application; and a creative array of exercises and activities. This edition offers an all new artistic presentation by a Hispanic artist; revised and updated vocabulary; expanded number of authentic realia-based exercises and activities; and a completely new Rincon literario component which introduces students to literature representing each of the major Spanish-speaking areas of the world. Each book will come with a student pronunciation tape or audio CD.

With more than 250,000 satisfied users and counting, Dicho y hecho continues to achieve its core objective: to be the easiest to understand, easiest to use, and easiest to adapt beginning Spanish program available! Since 1981, both users and non-users have guided and participated actively in the development of subsequent editions. The result is a straightforward, easy-to-implement, lively, and highly successful program that works. Before you buy, make sure you are getting the best value and all the learning tools you’ll need to succeed in your course. If your professor requires eGrade Plus, you can purchase it now at no additional cost. With this special eGrade Plus package you get the new text––no highlighting, no missing pages, no food stains–– the audio cassette and a registration code to eGrade Plus, a suite of effective learning tools to help you get a better grade. All this, in one convenient package! eGrade Plus gives you: A complete online version of the textbook Over 300 extra homework questions that are not found in the textbook 2 sets of Auto-pruebas, which are self-tests for additional student practice Internet Discovery Activities from the workbook Links to the Panoramas Culturales website from each chapter Vocabulary flashcards with audio and quizzing capability Integrated audio for the Escenas and ¡A escuchar! sections of the text eGrade Plus is a powerful online tool that provides students with an integrated suite of teaching and learning resources and an online version of the text in one easy-to-use website.