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Thank you for your interest in Cognella Active Learning materials for Spanish for the Professions by Marta Boris Tarré and Lori Celaya.

Cognella Active Learning provides students with an online learning environment where they can engage with course materials to reinforce key concepts. You can customize your Cognella Active Learning environment by selecting the materials that best fit your teaching style and the needs of your students. One of our Cognella Active Learning adoption specialists will walk you through each step of the adoption and course setup process.

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9 unique learning modules that correspond to specific professional areas including the legal system, social services, dental health, medicine, banking and finance, law enforcement, housing and property, information and technology, and human resources.
9 decks of digital flashcards, one for each learning module, to help students learn and drill key terminology.
9 quizzes, one for each learning module.
19 engaging videos in Spanish from a variety of sources that correspond to the topical area of each module; students are provided with a list of vocabulary words and phrases that are used in the video to sharpen their listening and comprehension skills; each video also includes discussion questions that can be used as assignments or independent comprehension practice.
7 matching games that challenge students to match key terms and phrases to their English counterparts.

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About Spanish for the Professions

Spanish for the Professions is written for students who plan to pursue careers in a professional, Spanish-speaking setting within the United States or abroad. The exercises engage the learner in actual, substantive, and relevant content. This is a one-of-a-kind text intended for the intermediate to advanced student of Spanish who wishes to apply his or her language skills in a professional context within the Hispanic business and professional world.

Each chapter is organized into areas that introduce key infrastructural and cultural readings that encompass a different Latin American country. The student-centered approach includes in-class presentations, dialogues, case studies, grammar, and vocabulary for professionals in the legal, public health, information technology, real estate, human resources, and banking and finance fields. The material is rooted in sound research and concrete practices that meet learning objectives in the classroom and the real world. In addition to mastering a new language, students learn cultural appropriateness and how to navigate specific aspects of their professions of choice in other countries. The final chapter, Los recursos humanos focuses on understanding and preparing the student for a job interview as a Spanish speaking professional.

The skills presented in Spanish for the Professions prime learners to successfully compete on a global scale as Spanish-speaking professionals. The book is appropriate for immersion courses at the intermediate and advanced levels.

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