TEMAS, Second Edition is the pioneering text which provides opportunities for students to effect change in the world beyond the confines of their classrooms through the use of their emerging linguistic skills in real life challenges. The pedagogical foundations as well as its thematic orientation are maintained in the second edition, while authentic language use through interactive real-world tasks remains at the core of the program. TEMAS is committed to its goal of preparing learners of Spanish for professional and social interactions with native speakers in the global community, both in the United States and abroad.