Spanish as an International Language - Implications for Teachers and Learners

Spanish is spoken in many countries around the world. Like all languages, it has regional and social variation. Spanish speakers in the US will invariably come into contact with this great variety. This book addresses these aspects of Spanish, while describing its most important linguistic features.

About the author

Deborah Arteaga holds an MA in French linguistics from the University of Colorado. She received her doctorate in Romance linguistics from the University of Washington, specializing in historical Romance syntax. Currently, she is an Associate Professor in Spanish linguistics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Lucía Llorente holds degrees in both Hispanic and English Philology from the University of Deusto, Spain, as well as an MA and PhD from the University of Washington. Dr. Llorente is currently an Associate Professor of Spanish at Berry College. Both are widely published authors and have coordinated instructors at the university-level.

Product details

• Authors: Deborah Arteaga, Deborah L. Arteaga, Lucia Llorente, Lucía Llorente
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.07.2009
• EAN: 9781847691712
• ISBN: 978-1-84769-171-2
• No. of pages: 270
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 354 g
• Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education; New Perspectives on Language and Education; New Perspectives on Language a
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures