Épocas y avances offers a communicative-humanistic approach to second language acquisition. It emphasizes particular aspects of the history, literature, art, society, geography, language, and culture of Spain and Latin America through a series of readings and related activities specifically designed to enhance linguistic proficiency.

The cuaderno de trabajo is designed to:



Reinforce and enhance the vocabulary and grammatical structures learned in the principal text
Provide an additional review of fundamental concepts
Offer oral comprehension practice with an original audio program for each unit
Stimulate interest in the topics presented by encouraging additional research and investigation