Con bro!: Beginning Spanish (Spanish Edition). This item is unavailable.Con bro!: Beginning Spanish (Spanish Edition)

¡Con brío! celebrates the rich diversity of the Spanish-speaking world. It helps students become culturally proficient, so they can be at ease when interacting with Hispanics. ¡Con brío! highlights useful and high-interest cultural information. Students learn about the ever-increasing presence of Latino culture in the United States and the strong connection between the U.S. and Hispanic countries.

With ¡Con brío!, students will be able to make the most of their learning experience––whatever their background or personal goals. They'll gain the confidence and skills they need to communicate with Spanish speakers in their immediate worlds, future jobs, and everyday lives. They'll become culturally proficient, and be able to put their new-found skills to immediate use at home, at work, or in the community. And ultimately, they'll discover what makes learning Spanish so exciting and important.

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¡Con brío!, 1st Edition is available in the following versions:

• ISBN 978-0-471-26417-0: ¡Con brío!, 1st Edition, Main Student Text (with CD-ROM).
• ISBN 978-0-471-76360-4: ¡Con brío!, 1st Edition, Annotated Instructor's Edition (with CD-ROM).
• ISBN 978-0-470-28086-7: ¡Con brío!, 1st Edition with WileyPLUS (Main Student Text with WileyPLUS).
• ISBN 978-0-470-27980-9: ¡Con brío!, 1st Edition, Binder Ready Version (Binder Ready Version of Main Student Text).

María Concepción Lucas Murillo, Black Hawk College - Moline, Illinois: Born in Spain, María Concepción or "Conchita", moved to the US in 1981. She attended the University of Iowa, and has been working at Black Hawk College since 1987. At Black Hawk College, Conchita has taught a variety of languages at different levels while also participating as advisor to international students, organizer of international events like the annual Fall Foreign Film Festival; the Hispanic Month; The Foreign Language Awareness Day; and to contribute to Black Hawk College’s International Festival.

Laila Dawson, University of Richmond (Emeritus): Laila Dawson was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Mexico City and has shared her love for travel and service-learning with students by developing and leading programs in Spain, Venezuela, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Honduras. Dawson received her B.A. in Spanish Language and Literature from Wilson College and an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dawson received the University of Richmond "Distinguished Educator" award in 1992 and was named to the "best professor" list 1998. Dawson has been writing Spanish textbooks for over a quarter of a century.