Spanish for the Professions
(Second Edition)
©2025, 498 pages
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Each chapter immerses students in the cultures and infrastructure of Latin America, US Latinx and Spain. The learner-centered approach incorporates professionally specialized vocabulary, dialogues, grammar, case studies, in-class presentations, films, and current event videos that are strategically themed to match each chapter. The communicative and task-based approaches in law, public health, IT, real estate, banking and finance, and human resources align with both classroom learning objectives and practical professional needs.
Robustly updated throughout to incorporate changes since the 2015 publication, this edition has been updated to reflect key updates centered around a refreshed order and focus that renovate and inform all 7 chapters.
This new edition:
• Reframes and updates the legal system chapter.
• Expands the technology chapter to cover both technology and mass media.
• Reframes the chapter on housing and real estate to spotlight new trends.
• Updates the medical system chapter, reconfigured now as health sciences and expands the social and dental services.
• Updates the banking and financial chapter to reflect socio-economic changes.
• Updates the Human Resources chapter to serve as reference in CV and Resume creation.
This text empowers learners to excel on a global stage as Spanish-speaking professionals. It is an ideal resource for immersion courses at intermediate and advanced levels as well as a desktop reference for professionals using Spanish in their day-to-day interactions.
Lori Celaya, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Spanish and the director of Latin American Studies at the University of Idaho, where she continues to teach and publish on Latin American and United States Latino literature and culture as well as Spanish for the professions. Dr. Celaya is the author of Mexico visto desde su literatura norte: identidades propias de la transculturacion y la migración and coauthor of Nos pasamos de la raya/We Crossed The Line, an anthology of border texts.
Marta Boris Tarré, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Iberian studies at the University of Idaho, where she teaches Iberian literature and cinema, courses in Spanish for the professions, and Spanish for medical providers. She is the author of several articles that deal with immigration and gender, human traffic for sexual exploitation, and cultural perceptions between the West and the Muslim world in literature and cinema.
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Praise for the Previous Edition:
"This textbook offers comprehensive input for a variety of professional situations. The activities lend themselves to authentically communicative exchanges. Also the textbook prompts students to develop the “can do” skills necessary for obtaining an advanced level (description / narration / problem solving) competency. This textbook will challenge learners and inspire instructors."
Jana F. Gutiérrez Kerns, Auburn University
"Spanish for the Professions is ideal for an intro or comprehensive Spanish class with professional purposes. It provides a very complete overview of Spanish vocabulary, basic subject matter, and cultural elements of different professions ranging from healthcare and social work to criminal justice and finances. Meaningful and engaging activities encourage student participation and prepare them to become successful when communicating Spanish speakers in their future professional fields."
Dr. Ana M. López-Aguilera
"Spanish for the Professions blends learning an extensive workforce vocabulary with a culturally relevant framework of the Spanish-speaking world to help students increase both their language and culture skills."
Jennifer Servi-Roberts, Ph.D., Johnston Community College
"This textbook offers comprehensive input for a variety of professional situations. The activities lend themselves to authentically communicative exchanges. Also the textbook prompts students to develop the “can do” skills necessary for obtaining an advanced level (description / narration / problem solving) competency. This textbook will challenge learners and inspire instructors."
Jana F. Gutiérrez Kerns, Auburn University
"Spanish for the Professions is ideal for an intro or comprehensive Spanish class with professional purposes. It provides a very complete overview of Spanish vocabulary, basic subject matter, and cultural elements of different professions ranging from healthcare and social work to criminal justice and finances. Meaningful and engaging activities encourage student participation and prepare them to become successful when communicating Spanish speakers in their future professional fields."
Dr. Ana M. López-Aguilera
"Spanish for the Professions blends learning an extensive workforce vocabulary with a culturally relevant framework of the Spanish-speaking world to help students increase both their language and culture skills."
Jennifer Servi-Roberts, Ph.D., Johnston Community College
