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CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

NCJ Number
15715
Author(s)
O E Moffett
Date Published
1974
Length
93 pages
Annotation
A SERIES OF 12 SITUATIONAL DIALOGS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF SPANISH, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON COMMUNICATION, PRONUNCIATION, AND THE ACTIVE VOCABULARY REQUIRED IN PERFORMING LAW-ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS.
Abstract
EACH LESSON IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE PARTS - PRONUNCIATION, VOCABULARY, DIALOG, A BASIC SITUATION, AND EXPLANATIONS. SUGGESTED TECHNIQUES FOR USE OF THE TEST ARE PROVIDED. THE COURSE EMPHASIZES READING, SPEAKING, AND UNDERSTANDING, AND PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE LATTER TWO. ONLY THE ESSENTIALS OF GRAMMAR ARE PRESENTED. A SECTION ON SLANG WORKS AND A TRANSLATION OF THE MIRANDA WARNING ARE INCLUDED.

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