Spanish for the Professions

<p>The second edition of <em>Spanish for the Professions</em> is designed for learners planning to pursue careers in professional environments both within the United States and abroad.</p><p><br></p><p>Each chapter immerses students in the cultures and infrastructure of Latin America US Latinx and Spain. The learner-centered approach incorporates professionally specialized vocabulary dialogues grammar case studies in-class presentations films and current event videos that are strategically themed to match each chapter. The communicative and task-based approaches in law public health IT real estate banking and finance and human resources align with both classroom learning objectives and practical professional needs.</p><p><br></p><p>Robustly updated throughout to incorporate changes since the 2015 publication this edition has been updated to reflect key updates centered around a refreshed order and focus that renovate and inform all 7 chapters.</p><p><br></p><p>This new edition:</p><p>• Reframes and updates the legal system chapter.</p><p>• Expands the technology chapter to cover both technology and mass media.</p><p>• Reframes the chapter on housing and real estate to spotlight new trends.</p><p>• Updates the medical system chapter reconfigured now as health sciences and expands the social and dental services.</p><p>• Updates the banking and financial chapter to reflect socio-economic changes.</p><p>• Updates the Human Resources chapter to serve as reference in CV and Resume creation.</p><p><br></p><p>This text empowers learners to excel on a global stage as Spanish-speaking professionals. It is an ideal resource for immersion courses at intermediate and advanced levels as well as a desktop reference for professionals using Spanish in their day-to-day interactions.</p><p><br></p>