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Domine lo Basico: Ingles: Mastering the Basics of English for Spanish Speakers (Master the Basics Series)

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I teach Spanish and English as a Second Language at a community college.
I am American of Mexican descent, second generation and have been teaching
for 15 years. I have made several ESL (English as a Second Language) students
aware of this portable and highly useful and practical book and they have gone
on to buy it for themselves or for others. I love that it has
Spanish and English side by side. It has wonderful organization, so
topics are easy to find. It also works for students learning SPANISH.
It is a great resource on my bookshelf. I rave about this book when
I encounter a person who might benefit from it. Also, it is great deal for the price.

This is an exellent reference book. It is structured in a logical and easy to follow way. It is appropriate for Spanish speakers who have some knowledge of basic grammatical concepts. I has very good explanations and examples. The appendices and the exam section along with the responses are very useful. It is best used with an accompanying text book that applies the grammatical concepts in the sequence covered in this book.

This is the forth time I have purchased this book. I find the book useful for myself as a Spanish language learner and for my ESL students who are learning English. I find that I end up giving the book away to the students that I have tutored. It does a nice job of explaining basic grammar in Spanish and has lots of good examples.

I have taught English in Mexico for several years, and am now starting to teach in Uruguay (google "My Real Montevideo" to see photos of the most livable big city in S. America). The Cambridge method is almost universal for English instruction in Latin America, that is, instruction with books written entirely in English. That makes no sense to me, but good books in Spanish for Spanish speaking students of English have been hard to come by. The Barron's grammar compendium has been out for a couple of years, and now there is also the Cortina method, also an excellent instruction tool. The problem is distribution - booksellers here would have to order in big quantities and don't want to take the risk. Also they have a commercial stake in Cambridge. Individuals could order the books through Amazon, but the postage doubles the cost, and most credit cards from S. American banks are not accepted in the US. Barron's and Owl books should make a concerted push to make these two books easily available here. Otherwise I have to do something illegal.