Basic Spanish for Business and Finance [Paperback]

Ana Jarvis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0618505741 | ISBN-13: 978-0618505746 | Publication Date: October 20, 2006 | Edition: 001

This worktext offers diversified business topics and vocabulary, technology-related vocabulary, cultural notes, and activities on business culture and practices--correlated to the cultural notes--to check and reinforce students' business cross-cultural competency."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 business and financial settings, an in-text audio CD for the worktext, and "Un paso mas" 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."Comprehension checks" begin with comprehension questions on the dialogues in the "Digame" section that follows the vocabulary lists in the worktext, and end with pair activities in the "Hablemos" section for immediate reinforcement."Convenient Phrasebook" provides vocabulary words and phrases found in the worktext for quick, on-the-job reference.

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Text: English, Spanish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Ana C. Jarvis, a native of Paraguay, was born in Asunción and attended school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She received her Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of California, Riverside. Presently an instructor of Spanish at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Chandler, Arizona, Dr. Jarvis has taught at Mesa Community College, the University of California, Riverside, San Bernardino Valley College, Brigham Young University, and Riverside City College. In addition to authoring numerous Spanish textbooks, she has published several short stories in Spanish and is presently at work on a novel. In 1988 she was honored as "Faculty Member of the Year" at Chandler-Gilbert Community College.

Raquel Lebredo was born in Camagüey, Cuba. She attended school in Havana and later enrolled at the University of Havana, where she received a Ph.D. in Education. After living in Spain for a period of time, she moved to the United States. Dr Lebredo was awarded a Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of California, Riverside. Since then she has taught Spanish at Claremont Graduate School, Crafton Hills College, the University of Redlands, and California Baptist University, and has authored several Spanish textbooks. In 1985 she was honored as "Faculty Member of the Year" by the student body at California Baptist University, and in 1991 she received a YWCA "Women of Achievement" award.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Heinle; 001 edition (October 20, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618505741
• ISBN-13: 978-0618505746
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #995,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, January 12, 1999

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This review is from: Spanish for Business and Finance (Paperback)

This is a wonderful guide for those who wish to do business abroad or those who wish to interact with the Spanish market here in the United States!

I had to buy this book for a class called Spanish for Business and Finance and I absolutely loved it. It gives appropriate dialogue for business and travel. It also gives pertinent examples of situations that a business traveler may encounter such as clearing customs. It gives Cultural notes (Notas culturales) in every chapter. I Highly recommend this book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, although somewhat biased in the readings..., September 21, 2011

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This review is from: Spanish for Business and Finance: Basic Spanish Series (Basic Spanish (Heinle Cengage)) (Paperback)

The content as far as grammatical items connected to business lingo and themes is pretty good. The readings are pretty skewed, so you might want to opt for other readings. Otherwise, I am satisfied with this product.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Spanish for Business and Finance (Audio CD), February 23, 2006

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This review is from: Audio Program Cds: Used with ...Jarvis-Spanish for Business and Finance (CD-ROM)

I purchased the Audio version of this book and am not happy with it at all. I am fluent in conversational Spanish and wanted more knowledge in Business Spanish. The CDs go through dialogue and ask you to repeat what they say. However, none of the dialogue is translated so you don't know what it is that you're saying! The CDs did not come with any manual or guide to use to translate the dialogue. They haven't been helpful at all and I am not happy with this purchase.