SPEAK SOME SPANISH is ideal for an informal class or for self-study. It provides a solid grammatical foundation within a useful context, extensive vocabulary, much presented in a unique way, and avenues for developing communication skills.
While grammar is explained throughout, the book is designed around communication needs, language usage, useful topics, such as greetings, coping in a conversation, weather, telling time, directions, descriptions, and ways to speak of past, present, and future actions.
Verbs, often a source of dismay for language learners, are presented in a unique way. Their mastery is made much simpler; no longer is there the challenge or tedium of memorizing conjugations.
Following the regular chapters are nine EXTRA sections covering verb charts for and additional uses of the present subjunctive as well as other important verb forms, tenses, and their uses that are not covered in the chapters: commands; the two simple past tenses - the imperfect (indicative) and the preterite - their forms, their uses, and their use together; and the future (indicative). These sections are for reference for anyone wishing to expand the SOME of the book title, SPEAK SOME SPANISH.
The book concludes with present indicative verb charts and vocabularies.
JUDITH NOBLE has a Ph.D. in Romance languages and literatures, with an emphasis in Spanish, and is a Professor Emerita with over forty years of university teaching experience.
She and her late husband, Jaime Lacasa, also a professor, worked together, and the team of Noble-Lacasa was well recognized. They co-authored books, developed successful new methods and programs for teaching the Spanish language, and gave workshops on Hispanic "little-c" culture at national and international conferences.
Drs. Noble and Lacasa co-authored Spanish: A Basic Course, a leader among its contemporaries; Complete Handbook of Spanish Verbs, the definitive work on the subject; The Hispanic Way, Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs in the Spanish-Speaking World; and Introduction to Quechua, Language of the Andes.
Judith's love of teaching Spanish most recently resulted in this book.
