Author: Nancy Geshke
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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Includes slang and street language.

Author: Ana C. Jarvis
Publisher: D C Heath & Company
ISBN: 9780669354652
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 274

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Author: William C. Harvey
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780764113246
Category : Language and languages
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Learn how to communicate in Spanish with people of all ages.

Author: Erica Priscilla Sandoval Lcsw-Sifi
Publisher: Fig Factor Media Publishing
ISBN: 9781952779763
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Latinx in Social Work is a book is about space. The space we take up, the spaces we create and nurture, and the spaces that have yet to exist, but are so crucial to the growth and development of Latinx social workers, mental health practitioners, executives, and professionals in all industries in this country, and beyond. This book is a revolutionary step in creating a movement that is committed to owning our own narratives, naming common but unspoken struggles and challenges, and driving our own healing from the past while highlighting our successes and creating a space for hope for the future.

Author: Ana C. Jarvis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780669067095
Category : Spanish language
Languages : en
Pages : 223

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Author: Ana Jarvis
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Division
ISBN: 9780618687312
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 277

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Presenting vocabulary and themes essential to social services professionals or those planning a career in this field, this worktext presents situations along with key current vocabulary, practical reference information, written from a cross-cultural perspective. Applied presentation features realistic dialogues, personalized questions, situational role-plays, and realia-based activities that correspond grammatically with those in Basic Spanish. Practical, specialized vocabulary includes terms essential for communicating in social services settings, an in-text audio CD, and Un paso más sections that offer additional vocabulary practice and realia-based activities. Cultural focus highlights Hispanic customs and traditions relevant to the subject matter of the lesson, in Notas culturales sections.

Author: Ana Jarvis
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9780495902645
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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BASIC SPANISH FOR SOCIAL SERVICES is a career manual designed to serve those in the social services professions who seek basic conversational skills in Spanish. Written for use in two-semester or three-quarter courses, it presents everyday situations that pre-professionals and professionals may encounter when dealing with Spanish-speaking clients, patients, and personnel in the United States at work settings such as hospitals and Department of Social Services offices. BASIC SPANISH FOR SOCIAL SERVICES introduces practical vocabulary, everyday on-the-job situations, and culture notes (Notas culturales) written from a cross-cultural perspective. It provides students with opportunities to apply, in a wide variety of practical contexts, the grammatical structures presented in the corresponding lessons of the Basic Spanish core text. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Author: Raquel Lebredo
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9780618505692
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 370

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Drawn from the successful "Basic Spanish Grammar," 6/e, and accompanying career manuals, "TheBasic Spanish Series" offer a flexible, concise prologue to Spanish grammar and communication. The series has been enhanced and updated to better address the needs of today's students, pre-professionals, and professionals who need a working knowledge of Spanish. The core text, "Basic Spanish," provides the essential grammatical structures needed for communicating in Spanish. The six worktexts, "Basic Spanish for Getting Along, Basic Spanish for Business and Finance, Basic Spanish for Medical Personnel, Basic Spanish for Law Enforcement, Basic Spanish for Social Services," and "Basic Spanish for Teachers," are communication worktexts that encourage students to use and practice the grammar learned in "Basic Spanish." The worktexts present realistic situations a student will encounter in everyday life when needing to communicate in Spanish as well as a variety of authentic workplace situations likely to be encountered by professionals, with attention to specialized vocabulary of each profession, dialogue completions, role-plays, and realia-based activities. "The Basic Spanish Series" offers flexibility for an array of academic, professional, and adult education settings. "Basic Spanish" can be used independently or with any combination of the six worktexts. "Basic Spanish" combined with "Basic Spanish for Getting Along" is ideal for an Introductory Conversation course, while combining the text with any of the career-specific worktexts serves students, pre-professionals, or professionals who need a working knowledge of the language in a short period of time. A comprehensive supplementspackage enhances the program and offers students and professionals helpful tools for developing their language skills outside of the classroom."Early introduction of essential communicative concepts" enables students to begin speaking immediately."Chapter-opening spread" orients and organizes students by previewing the chapter's "Objectives, Structures, and Communication; " highlighting a different Spanish-speaking country, with a profile in English and a map; and providing a legend of icons that indicate additional resources available with the program."Clear, concise grammar presentation" lists the grammar topic in English and Spanish, followed by explanations in English, language models in Spanish with translations and charts, and "Vamos a practicar" exercises for reinforcement of the material."Practical vocabulary presentation" contains lists of chapter vocabulary clearly divided into the following categories: Cognates, Verbs, Adjectives, and Other Words and Expressions--all containing translations with the exception of cognates."Cuanto sabe usted ahora? self-tests" offer assessment opportunities after every five lessons. Answers on the ClassPrep CD give instructors the option to cover the answers in class or provide students the answers so they can monitor their own progress."Para escuchar y entender section" reinforces listening through two types of audio exercises "Practica" (grammar exercises) and "Que dicen?" (listening comprehension)."End-of-lesson activity" provides practice of the active vocabulary introduced in each lesson, in the "Palabras y mas palabras" (words and more words), followed by "En estas situaciones," a pair/group activity that encourages students to applystructures and vocabulary learned in the lesson."Communicative activities" encourage practice of the grammar points through role-plays and group situations.

Author: Roberto Swazo
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136487050
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 213

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Designed specifically with mental health professionals in mind, The Bilingual Counselor’s Guide to Spanish is perfect for counselors interested in expanding their client base and language skill set. Featuring terminology and cultural phrases specific to the mental health profession, this text offers an easy introduction to both the Spanish language and interfacing with Spanish-speaking clients in a counseling setting. Sections of useful and practical vocabulary are followed by ¡Practique! sections, which enable to reader to put his or her developing skills to use. These sections are augmented by case studies in English and Spanish, as well as brief overviews of Latino history, customs, and social manners that will greatly enhance any counselor’s depth of interaction with Spanish-speaking clients. For counselors who want to communicate with the large and rapidly expanding population of Spanish speakers in the United States, or for those who are simply interested in developing or improving their Spanish-language skills, The Bilingual Counselor’s Guide to Spanish is the place to start.

Author: Myelita Melton
Publisher: SpeakEasy Spanish
ISBN: 9780978699888
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 106

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Survival Spanish for Social Services is designed for adults working in any area of the social services profession. No experience in the Spanish language is needed for success. This book contains hundreds of vocabulary words and phrases used by social workers every day along with easy-to-use pronunciation guides. Our streamlined pronunciation guides get help you begin speaking Spanish almost immediately and with confidence. The SpeakEasy Spanish (TM) method was developed by one of the nation's leading experts in adult language acquisition, Myelita Melton. Her method of building links between English and Spanish takes the foreign quality out of the language learning process. At SpeakEasy Spanish communication is more important than conjugation and what you learn is aimed directly at what you do. You'll be surprised at the progress you make when you learn the SpeakEasy Spanish (TM) way.