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English-speaking social workers, immigration officers, healthcare workers, and others who need to learn basic conversational skills in performing social services for Spanish speakers will appreciate this user-friendly approach to language learning. Author William Harvey bypasses grammar rules and concentrates instead on practical communication. The emphasis is on--
Vocabulary Pronunciation Commonly-used words and phrases And just enough Spanish to guide in you asking questions, understanding the replies, and offering advice
You'll also find a handy bilingual Spanish-English glossary, a list of shortcuts to effective communication, crosswords and find-the-word puzzles, and a list of regular and irregular Spanish verbs with their English equivalents. Here's a practical and easy way to get started in Spanish.
English-speaking social workers, clergymen, healthcare workers, and others who need to learn basic conversational skills in performing social services for Spanish speakers will appreciate this entirely practical, user-friendly approach to language learning. Author William Harvey bypasses the rules of Spanish grammar, concentrating instead on vocabulary and pronunciation, commonly-used words and phrases, and just enough Spanish to allow workers to ask questions, understand the replies, and offer advice. The book also presents a bilingual Spanish-English glossary, a list of shortcuts to effective communication, and a list of regular and irregular verbs.
