How to Teach English to a Spanish Speaker Level 1: Second Edition

Book Synopsis: DID YOUR FRIEND’S LAST ATTEMPT TO LEARN ENGLISH MAKE HIM YELL “AAAAGGGHHH!!!”? Say to him, “Relax Compadre. Help is on its way.” This language method helps you teach a Spanish speaking friend, family member, business associate, employee, etc. conversational English quickly, effectively and enjoyably! And this instructional method is now in this expanded and recently revised (10/23) second edition available in paperback and currently being used as the official ESL curriculum for inmates at the Marion Correctional Institute in Ocala, Florida!

A TIME EFFECTIVE, ECONOMICAL WAY TO TEACH ENGLISH

Do you know someone who tried to learn English through adult school or expensive programs but with mediocre success? Would you like to help anyone in these situations master conversational English in a fraction of the time it would take in a classroom? If so, you’ll find the Teach English to a Spanish Speaker system gives you all you need to teach English like a master professor! The first book in this series, “How to Teach English to a Spanish Speaker” (Level 1) instantly prepares you to be a top notch English teacher who can dramatically improve a student’s speaking skills in just a few weeks. This well detailed instructional book is complete with 38 conversational lessons filled with teaching tips and reading lessons which complement the conversational lessons.

CONTAINS DOZENS OF READING LESSON HOMEWORK SHEETS

The reading lessons may be printed out and photocopied (paperback version only) for students to practice reading the text covered in the conversational lessons or to use as homework assignments.

STUDENTS MASTER IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONAL GRAMMAR FIRST!

This book builds a powerful foundation in the most common grammatical patterns so students can form sentences right away. The student can expect to master the use of is/are/would/can/want/go, etc. through literally hundreds of applications. From there new vocabulary is formed around these commonly used words so students gain skill in speaking. There is no memorization of long boring, scattered lists (such as kitchen words, sport words, hospital words, etc.) and dry, unconnected grammatical rules which leave a student frustrated and helpless when in an English conversational situation. Each lesson contains instructional prompts in bold print which you read to the student. These prompts are in basic Spanish and as the course progresses, they will be given more and more in English so the student becomes immersed in English. You simply read prompts, and the student answers you. If he’s right, go on to the next line. If he’s not, correct him so he says it correctly. It’s as simple as that. If you can’t read the basic Spanish prompt, don’t worry. Just have the student read it while you cover up the answer on the right side. If the student says the answer correctly, move to the next line. If not, correct him. Then go to the next line. That’s all there is to it. “How to Teach English to a Spanish Speaker” explains how to know when to advance your student to the next lesson as well as how to watch for common pronunciation errors common to Spanish speakers. Give your student a success in conversational English well beyond what he thought possible. Start using this book today!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ephrain Tristan Ortiz is a graduate of UC Davis, National University and Andersonville Theological Seminary. He holds a Doctorate in Christian Education (DCEd) and has taught English as a Second Language to adults and children over a period of 20 years through schools under the Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties Offices of Education as well as through his private company, the De La Vega Language Institute. He has published 20 books, several of which are English language instructional books. He currently works as an author and adjunct professor of Biblical Hebrew for the Christian Biblical Languages Institute in South Santa Clara County.