CAHSS Faculty Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia
Title
Preparing Students for the Future: Practical Ideas for Teaching Specialized Spanish
Event Name
100th Annual American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Conference
Event Location
Salamanca, Spain
Department
Department of Literature and Modern Languages
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Presentation Date
6-28-2018
Date Range:
2018-06-25 to 2018-06-28
Description
With the steady growth of the Hispanic population across the United States, Spanish language educators of all levels are under increased pressure to teach specialized courses for the professions. The presenter will share ideas on how to incorporate the terminology, as well as cultural knowledge, Spanish language students will need in future careers in business, law and medicine, for example. The presenter will discuss available resources, as well as share assignments designed to strengthen students' language skills, while simultaneously honing into specialized topics.
NSUWorks Citation
Fuentes, Yvette, "Preparing Students for the Future: Practical Ideas for Teaching Specialized Spanish" (2018). CAHSS Faculty Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia. 2530.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cahss_facpres/2530
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