Customer Reviews

Mosaicos: Spanish as a World Language with CD-ROM (3rd Edition)

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I actually ordered the wrong edition of the manual, but that's not why I didn't give it a great rating. I'm using the Mosaicos textbooks for a basic Spanish class, and I don't like the way they're set up. They teach phrases before grammar and put all the vocabulary at the end of the chapters instead of the beginning. Coming out of years of Latin where we learned the fundamentals first, I've had a hard time adjusting. Frankly I don't think I'm learning as well on this new set up.

Written conversations with lots of grammar not beginning with subjunctive.
Standard vocabulary, no need for dictionary over ten thousand words.
American English in directions, vocabulary meanings, and choice of 15 topics.
Teacher's guide is helpful for providing motivations and explaining why the author wrote a direction.
No CD enclosed or purchased, but who needs it really?

I used many Spanish text book but this book is very disorganized and hard to follow. Then again you might have a choice, because your teacher mandate that you buy this book. There is 5th edition out there so ask which one is required for your class. Don't forget you will aslo need 'Student Activities Manual' ISBN = 0-13-192326-9. Watch out there is very similar book called 'supplementary ....'. They are different.

Mosaicos is a complete and well-written language program. The material in the textbook is presented logically and in a practical manner. Additionally, the workbook, audiocassettes, and lab manual reinforce the textbook lessons while improving interpretation skills. The benefits of having various, native Spanish speakers on the lab cassettes are immeasurable. I found this package set to be not only effective but also enjoyable.

Worst book I have ever used to learn a language. Who ever wrote the book was into a lot more than teaching. You need to use this disc or that disc or use the internet. The Prenhall is not very user friendly either. The book is very confusing.

The 2 books I ordered from this seller took 17 days to ship from Virginia to Arizona. My daughter needed the books for school and I left emails asking about the delivery. They provided a tracking number for the US Post Office and it inferred that although the shipper had called for a pickup, they hadn't necessarily shipped it yet.

IF YOU WANT A GOOD BOOK TO LEARN SPANISH, GET THIS ONE!!! I LOVE IT!

This is everything I could have hoped for in a foreign language textbook; it is an instructor's dream. Now...if they only designed a text of equal quality for Portuguese!

the book is okay, i would suggest using the companion premium website and purchasing the program cds - set of 15. the latter is available through the publisher's website.

I have this book to be very confussing. It is not clearly writen to teach one to speach or write the spanish language.