Download or read book Basic Spanish for Social Services written by Ana Jarvis and published by Houghton Mifflin College Division. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting vocabulary and themes essential to social services professionals or those planning a career in this field, this worktext presents situations along with key current vocabulary, practical reference information, written from a cross-cultural perspective. Applied presentation features realistic dialogues, personalized questions, situational role-plays, and realia-based activities that correspond grammatically with those in Basic Spanish. Practical, specialized vocabulary includes terms essential for communicating in social services settings, an in-text audio CD, and Un paso más sections that offer additional vocabulary practice and realia-based activities. Cultural focus highlights Hispanic customs and traditions relevant to the subject matter of the lesson, in Notas culturales sections.