¡Apúntate!

For your classes in Introductory Spanish McGraw-Hill introduces the latest in its acclaimed M Series. The M Series started with your students. McGraw-Hill conducted extensive research to gain insight students’ study habits, priorities and motivations. Students told us they wanted more portable texts with innovative visual appeal and content that is designed according to the way they learn. Additionally, we surveyed instructors who told us they wanted ways to better engage students without compromising on high quality content.

The latest result from this research is ¡Apúntate!: Español introductorio. ¡Apúntate! was developed in response to students' comments, critiques and actual behaviors while providing instructors with the content and pedagogy they need for a more successful introductory Spanish program. While the look and feel of ¡Apúntate! is quite different from other programs, its approach, content, activities and support materials are precisely aligned with what instructors desire for a more engaging introductory Spanish course.

We invite you to take a closer look at ¡Apúntate!: Español introductorio. And we invite you to share it with your students as well! We think both you and your students will find it to be a refreshing, dynamic and appealing program, one that will help provide the best possible experience for both you and your students in your introductory Spanish course. Learn more at Online Learning Center - www.mhhe.com/apuntate or at CENTRO - www.mhcentro.com

For your classes in Introductory Spanish McGraw-Hill introduces the latest in its acclaimed M Series. The M Series started with your students. McGraw-Hill conducted extensive research to gain insight students’ study habits, priorities and motivations. Students told us they wanted more portable texts with innovative visual appeal and content that is designed according to the way they learn. Additionally, we surveyed instructors who told us they wanted ways to better engage students without compromising on high quality content.

The latest result from this research is ¡Apúntate!: Español introductorio. ¡Apúntate! was developed in response to students' comments, critiques and actual behaviors while providing instructors with the content and pedagogy they need for a more successful introductory Spanish program. While the look and feel of ¡Apúntate! is quite different from other programs, its approach, content, activities and support materials are precisely aligned with what instructors desire for a more engaging introductory Spanish course.

We invite you to take a closer look at ¡Apúntate!: Español introductorio. And we invite you to share it with your students as well! We think both you and your students will find it to be a refreshing, dynamic and appealing program, one that will help provide the best possible experience for both you and your students in your introductory Spanish course. Learn more at Online Learning Center - www.mhhe.com/apuntate or at CENTRO - www.mhcentro.com

Ana M. Pérez-Gironés received her M.A. in General Linguistics from Cornell University and is currently Adjunct Professor of Spanish at Wesleyan University where she coordinates the Spanish language program. She is co-author of Puntos de partida and ¿Qué tal?, and has published pedagogical materials for several other Spanish language programs. She has worked extensively in the development and implementation of computer-assisted materials for learning language and culture, such as Nuevos Destinos and most recently, En una palabra.

Thalia Dorwick retired as McGraw-Hill's Editor-in-Chief for Humanities, Social Sciences, and Languages. For many years she was also in charge of McGraw-Hill's World Languages college list in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, and Russian. She has taught at Allegheny College, California State University (Sacramento), and Case Western Reserve University, where she received her Ph.D. in Spanish in 1973. She was recognized as an Outstanding Foreign Language Teacher by the California Foreign Language Teachers Association in 1978. Dr. Dorwick is the coauthor of several textbooks and the author of several articles on language teaching issues. She is a frequent guest speaker on topics related to language learning and she was also an invited speaker at the II Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española, in Valladolid, Spain, in October 2001. In retirement, she consults for McGraw-Hill, especially in the area of world languages, which is of personal interest to her. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of Case Western Reserve University and on the Board of Directors of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.