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The Best Language to Seal the Deal May Not Be English--Survival Spanish Can Help.
Elliott, Cynthia Ann – 1984
In response to the growing Hispanic population in Dade County Florida and the resultant need for the English-speaking businessperson to be conversant in Spanish, Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) developed and produced a non-traditional, conversational approach to Spanish instruction. In Miami, where Hispanics account for almost 60% of the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Business Skills, Community Change, Community Characteristics
The Social Significance and Value Dimension of Current Mexican American Dialectal Spanish. A Glossary for the Human Service Professions. Part II.
Gomez, Ernesto; Cerda, Gilberto – 1976
Results of a study documenting the Mexican American's unique Spanish dialectal expressions used in the barrios of San Antonio, Texas, and its surrounding areas are presented. The expressions included are those which were not recorded in the "Diccionario de la Real Academia Espanola" (19th Edition) or which were recorded therein but with…
Descriptors: Definitions, Dialect Studies, Folk Culture, Glossaries
You Can Help Your Children in School. [Videotape].
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 2001
This instructional video is designed for schools, teachers, community groups, and others, as a tool for use in communicating to refugee and immigrant parents. The video serves as a brief overview to the many facets of school which might be new or different for refugee or immigrant parents, including suggestions of what parents might do at home to…
Descriptors: Amharic, Cultural Education, English, English (Second Language)
You Can Talk to Your Child's School. [Videotape].
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 2001
This instructional video is designed for schools, teachers, and community groups as a tool for encouraging refugee and immigrant parents to communicate with their children's school. The video focuses on the willingness of school personnel to meet with parents to discuss their child's education needs. The video includes sample conversations between…
Descriptors: Amharic, Cultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English
Bilingual Glossary of Professional Mental Health Terms = Glosario Bilingue de Terminos Profesionales de Salud Mental.
Cherry, Ralph, Comp. – 1979
Designed to acquaint social workers and other professionals in the mental health field with the basic terms necessary for professional discussions, paper presentations, and international correspondence, the English/Spanish-Spanish/English glossary lists 130 selected mental health terms. The glossary includes two sections: English to Spanish and…
Descriptors: English, Glossaries, Languages for Special Purposes, Medical Vocabulary