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Learning with Purpose
by Kristal Bivona
July 19, 2016

For years, English language instructors have had access to a wide variety of materials to help teach English for specific purposes; now, Spanish teachers have a burgeoning subfield of teaching Spanish for specific purposes. In the U.S., students can take advantage of courses in Spanish for business, Spanish for academic research, and Spanish for the health care industry. A course in Spanish for specific purposes will address grammar, but it may not be taught in a communicative approach and may not even instruct all four skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

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