Spanish 112 : Basic Spanish for the Health Professions (Dr Chouza-Calo): Textbook, Books in Syllabus, Grammar Books, Dictionaries

Hardcopy. What you need to know - now! Designed for beginning language students (no prior knowledge of Spanish is assumed), for whom success in the field is vitally important, Spanish for Health Care prepares you to use "real-life language" on the job, immediately. A focus on practical language learned in context makes Spanish accessible for the health professional.

Hardcopy. This collection of original articles provides language teachers with a theoretical background of key issues associated with language testing as well as practical advice on how to improve the effectiveness of the tests they develop and implement. Written by internationally prominent researchers and educators, the chapters are organized into five sections: key issues in the field, assessment purposes and approaches, assessment of second language skills, technology in assessment, and administrative issues. Chapters assume no particular background knowledge and are written in an accessible style.

Hardcopy. Drawing on the major new edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Spanish Dictionary published in 2003, this third edition of the Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary contains up-to-date coverage of over 170,000 words and phrases, and 240,000 translations, with hundreds of new words in eachlanguage. New additions include bioterrorism, rate tart, spread betting, stability pact, and stealth tax.This new edition also includes the introduction of some popular features of the Oxford Spanish Dictionary such as a spread on text messaging in Spanish, and notes on the life and culture of countries of the Spanish-speaking world.The design has been transformed by the use of colour and a new presentation of the dictionary information, making this dictionary more accessible and easier than ever to use, and an essential tool for those who need an authoritative and concise guide to Spanish and English.The Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary is also available as a Curriculum Online accredited CD-ROM: Pop-up Oxford Spanish Dictionary on CD-ROM (WindowsRG only), ISBN 0-19-860953-1.

Hardcopy. Integrating grammar and composition, this comprehensive new edition guides the advanced student through progressively more complex types of writing by organizing the grammar lessons on a functionalist basis around the needs of composition. NEW TO THE SECOND EDITION: * Each lesson has been clearly divided into two distinct parts: Presentación (material that students prepare before class) and Aplicación (the activities they do in class or as homework); * Prácticas individuales have been expanded and recreated as self-checking exercises that provide immediate feedback and scoring. These prácticas are available for free online at www.gramaticaparalacomposicion.com; * Images from William Bull's Visual Grammar of Spanish help with distinctions that seem difficult; * An Instructor's Manual--available for free online--reviews teaching and grading methodology for writing-intensive courses, offers suggestions for syllabus organization and for teaching each lesson, and provides additional exercises and activities. To download this free PDF, visit www.press.georgetown.edu; * Free website created by authors contains self-checking exercises at www.gramaticaparalacomposicion.com.

Hardcopy. A Spanish language textbook for foreign speakers.

Online copy. Second Language Acquisition and Language Pedagogy consists of a collection of papers addressing various research issues and their relevance to language pedagogy. The main issues addressed are interaction, formal instruction, variability and learning styles. The book also contains an Introduction which provides an overview of the development of second language acquisition research in language pedagogy.

Online copy. The first two editions of Second Language Learning Theories were world wide best sellers, admired for their ability to show students interested in becoming language teachers the relevance of second language learning research and theory. This third edition offers a fuller discussion oflanguage teaching and, in particular, highlights some of the places where research contradicts standard language teaching beliefs by analyzing some standard TEFL handbooks and coursebooks from different countries. The broad framework and approach of the successful second edition have beenmaintained in addition to extensive updating and revision.