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EntreCulturas 2 ©2026

2nd Edition

Communicate, Explore, and Connect Across Cultures

Level 2 / Novice High — Intermediate Low

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Overview

EntreCulturas is a four-level, standards-based, thematically organized program. Each level consists of six units that provide learners with opportunities to interact and engage with authentic materials and adolescent speakers of the language. By learning in an intercultural context, students acquire communication skills and content knowledge while exploring the products, practices, and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures.

EntreCulturas 2nd Edition. Level 2

EntreCulturas aims to prepare learners to communicate, explore, and connect across cultures in order to foster attitudes of mutual understanding and respect. In Level 2 of the four-book EntreCulturas series reinforces grammar, vocabulary, and cultural content introduced in Level 1, while leveraging communicative practice and comprehensible input strategies to help learners acquire new vocabulary and grammar in context. The proficiency level spans from Novice High to Intermediate Low.

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I've been using levels one and two with my first and second-year learners. I like it because it is clear and effective as an entry-level proficiency tool. The learners like it because they aren't as scared as they are of other textbooks. The material is made to be accessible to THEM. The layout is easy to follow, and even the font is approachable, which for entry-level learning is very helpful. I appreciate that the content and resources show younger students "a true and honest source" they can connect to because it looks like something they might see in a store, on TV, or on the internet. When there is integrity to learning through authenticity, it motivates the kids to stay in the target language.

Edward Perez

Spanish Teacher, Baltimore, MD

As the World Languages Coordinator for Tulsa Public Schools, EntreCulturas and EntreCultures are my top textbook choices for Spanish and French.

Whitney Stafford-Najibi

OFLTA President-Elect, Tulsa, Oklahoma

"I teach Spanish 1 and 2 using EntreCulturas, and this is my third year using the program. All of the resources are very intuitive. It's easy for me to navigate the Learning Site and find resources that learners need for each lesson. It's easy for me to find the formative assessments, to assign them, and to adjust the attempts they get to receive a passing grade.

The learners like it a lot because it's very fresh. For example in the food unit, there is discussion around food trucks and the kids love it and it's easy for them to relate. Something that hit me and that I love about the family unit is how there are nontraditional families represented. It's easy for my kids to look at the images and see people who look like them. "

Stephanie Shepherd

"This is the only textbook series that incorporates comprehensible input strategies and has supports from Level 1 to prepare students for the AP® exam."

Cynthia

Spanish Teacher, Florida

"Other texts claim to use culture as a vehicle for learning the target language. So, the primary question is: Does EntreCulturas succeed in presenting L2 language learning through an authentic lens of the cultures of Spanish-speaking people from countries that offer an incredible amount of diversity in language, food, history, folklore and race?

The answer is yes! EntreCulturas 1 has succeeded with the integration of a culture-based presentation with Spanish language acquisition. Students learn by immersion into a cultural experience of Spanish-speaking natives and are then able to discuss their findings in class through authentic dialog.

Another question arises: Will this be another text with chapters that attempt to cover so much vocabulary, grammar, culture, and text-generated conversation that the instructor has to choose how much to leave out?

No! The presentation is not so ambitious that it presents time limitations. The model and “real” classroom presentation are a perfect fit."

NECTFL Review, Issue 86

“In my [college] Spanish education classes, I have reviewed the Wayside Publishing materials for the purpose of showing students examples of textbooks that get it right.”

Bret Linford

Professor, Brigham Young University-Idaho