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Dr. Luis Castro's pedagogical approach is unlike any educator I have ever studied under; he intrinsically understands where his student is, why they are studying, where they want to go with their studies and incorporates all of that into his teaching. Dr. Castro's Chévere book complements his individualized approach by providing all the fundamentals of learning the Spanish language in a practical manner that reflects real world experiences. His book and his teaching enable students to connect lessons to very real work applications. Dr. Castro's entire approach—his personality, his book, and his methods—is student-centered, resulting in quality learning for students of all types.
Tom Lopach
Tom LopachPresident and CEO of the nonprofit organization
Sure, you COULD keep trying to learn Spanish with an app that treats language like a multiple-choice problem. Or, you could talk to a real, live person who will push you to do hard things. Luis is a skilled teacher and conversationalist who builds his textbooks and classes around realistic scenarios and current events. He modifies his approach to meet the needs and interests of individual students, but most of all, he makes Spanish fun. I laugh during class with Luis more than I do during a typical day. Can your app do that?
Juanita Constible
Juanita ConstibleSenior Advocate, Environmental Health
Doctor Luis Castro is an exceptional Spanish teacher. I began taking classes with him to better communicate with my patients, and the experience has been incredibly rewarding. Being able to speak Spanish with my patients immediately puts them at ease and has made a meaningful difference in the quality of care I can provide. Luis is patient, encouraging, and knows how to keep you accountable in your learning. He focuses on practical, everyday conversations that build both confidence and real communication skills. His book, Chévere, is an excellent resource for learning new concepts and reinforcing them through practice.
Helma Parikh
Helma ParikhCRNP
Luis Castro is an engaging and supportive Spanish teacher. His textbooks are well-organized, easy to follow, and provide practical exercises that help students build confidence in speaking, reading, and writing Spanish. His thoughtful teaching strategies and effective use of these materials create interactive, engaging lessons that keep students motivated, foster confidence, and inspire a lasting interest in learning the language.
(Katie Mark)
(Katie Mark)Student
Being able to both comprehend and speak clear, articulate, accurate Spanish is essential for my job, and I was frustrated at having been working for so long and making no progress. When I met Luis Castro, however, all that changed. He is an incredible professor. His books, his materials are interesting. His classes are dynamic, and completely revolutionized my ability to think and speak in Spanish. Without having him as a teacher, I wouldn’t be able to do my job, and I am so grateful to him for his professionalism, his expertise and his commitment to ensuring that I keep progressing and learning.
Jamie Stanton
Jamie StantonThe Jiquilisco Bay Alliance (JBA)
With Luis Castro I feel that he has helped me make a lot of improvement with my Spanish skills. I think that his approach of combining some work in the text book, some work outside the class, informal conversation and audiotapes has been more helpful to me than other methods. I think that Luis’ approach has helped me to build my vocabulary. My pronunciation has improved by working with Luis.
Frank Hopke
Frank HopkeEng

Interactive Communication Approach (ICA)

The Interactive Communicative Approach (ICA) is based on the premise that a language is learned by speaking within an interactive dynamic where both the teacher and the student must be fully engaged in an interactive and cooperative teaching-learning process (50 percent for each actor in the classroom). This process should be surrounded by a pleasant environment, driven by extralinguistic factors such as motivation, empathy, and aptitude. Students must receive an education that improves their communicative competencies, guiding them toward the gradual acquisition of the most common communicative skills in daily life: speaking, listening and reading. Students must understand what they read, hear, and write.

The interactive communicative approach starts from the learner’s communication needs and seeks to address them by promoting linguistic-communicative skills and utilizing activities based on real, contextualized facts developed with a pragmatic intent.

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  • University Students

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We have published textbooks for teaching the Spanish language as a second language

«Our textbooks reflect the pillars of the Interactive Communicative Approach (ICA), ensuring that students do not merely memorize structures, but instead integrate empathy and motivation as driving forces for learning from lesson one.»

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CHÉVERE… the new Spanish book

CHÉVERE… It’s cool, it’s entertaining, it’s interactive, it’s educational.

  • Almost 400 pages in full color under the Interactive Communicative Approach
  • Great book to practice grammar in Spanish
  • Great book to practice reading in Spanish
  • Step by step, clearly explains the grammatical and vocabulary rules presented in each lesson, in each chapter.
  • Vocabulary review, plus comprehension exercises at the end of each chapter
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Perú Spanish – Level 1–2

Perú Spanish is the perfect introduction for beginning students who want to build a strong foundation in Spanish.

  • Learn essential vocabulary and everyday expressions.
  • Develop speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills step by step.
  • Practice practical conversations for real-life situations.
  • Explore Peruvian and Latin American culture while learning Spanish.
  • Perfect for self-study, classrooms, and beginner language courses.

What are people saying about the book?

Uwe
Together with my wife I need to learn Spanish since my next assignment will be in Spain. Without prior knowledge in Spanish this book is an excellent choice if you want to learn the most important vocabulary and grammar within a short time. The lessons and exercises are carefully chosen so that you can improve step by step. I highly recommend this book.
Andre Bradley
This book was instrumental in advancing my Spanish to the level needed to pass my Foreign Service language proficiency exam. I had a couple years of high school-level Spanish more than 10 years ago, so my time studying Spanish recently was an intense refresher wherein I needed to unlearn very many reinforced mistakes. This book systematically walked me through beginning and intermediate Spanish in a way that was comprehensible and memorable.
Matthew Poole
I am an adult language learner and this was my first Spanish textbook – I recommend it highly. The author is also an instructor and this book compliments his coursework teaching U.S. diplomats. The methodology of this book is different from other books in that it focuses on getting the student speaking as quickly as possible. Other books focus on grammar and written exercises which are helpful to some extent in language learning but are of limited use in cases where verbal proficiency is required. Peru Spanish allows the teacher to guide the students through verbal, and some written, exercise that get the student speaking in the least amount of time possible. I strongly recommend this book.
Vonn
There are a lot of Spanish books out there but this book is very easy to read and understand for beginners (such as myself) and the examples in each chapter helps you to understand and complete the exercises with no problem. The book also has great resources in the back (including maps and definitions), which is a great resource to have at your fingertips. Lastly, some of the real-life readings are funny but it is just another way to reinforce learning, and it makes learning new words/phrases fun and easy too!
Matt T.
A great book that has greatly increased my knowledge of Spanish. I highly recommend the purchase of this book to assist you in your Spanish studies.
jmc
This book has an excellent mix of exercise types such as true/false exercises, verb conjugations, and short translations. Most of the grammar lessons are within the context of stories, which is far more interesting and easier to remember than just memorizing rules. In fact, the part I like best about the book is that many of the stories have a humorous twist; you can tell the author has a sense of humor!
JR
This book gives us good examples for everyday use. I find it to be a very good source to practice speaking Spanish. I like it and find it easy to use.

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