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As a result, students learn to express themselves in a natural way, with increasing fluency and accuracy in real-world settings.  \nThe proven qualities of Punto y aparte include:  \n• a focus on seven core communicative functions (las siete metas comunicativas, called out with icons throughout the program) and the grammatical structures that support them. These functions are constantly recycled throughout the program to reflect the real-life use of language;  \n• meaningful communicative practice through writing and speaking activities presented in a realworld context. In Connect™, composition and peer editing tools along with our Blackboard IM and VoiceBoard tools allow students the opportunity to engage in communicative practice with their peers outside the classroom;  \n• constant recycling of grammar, vocabulary, and the seven communicative functions throughout the program and in the Para repasar boxes, Pruebas diagnósticas, and the LearnSmart™ suite of tools;  \n• cultural content in the form of new ¡Cuéntennos! videos and the ¡Viaje conmigo a…! videos, as well as readings on art, music, and history, serve torecycle grammar and vocabulary and to enrich students’ experience of language learning and to provide a window into Spanish-speaking cultures.  \nThese features support the core goals of the intermediate Spanish course and put students on a successful path from simple utterances to more extensive discourse, from sentence-level to paragraph-length expression.  \nConnect Spanish™ and LearnSmart™  \nThanks to generous feedback from students and instructors, the fifth edition of Punto y aparte continues to evolve in order to meet the changing needs of today’s language instruction. Employing a wide array of research tools, we identified a number of areas for potential innovation. The new program builds upon the success of the fourth edition with an expanded emphasis on contemporary  \nlanguage, culture, and technology to create a truly communicative, interactive experience. On the digital front, this new edition offers Connect Spanish and LearnSmart, with their unparalleled adaptive and digital learning resources. These powerful tools, now an integral part of the fifth edition, complement and support the goals of the Punto y aparte program and address the needs of the evolving intermediate Spanish course.  \nHow do Connect Spanish and LearnSmart support the goals of the Punto y aparte program? 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