{"product_id":"learning-french-from-spanish-and-spanish-from-french-a-short-guide-paperback","title":"Learning French from Spanish and Spanish from French: A Short Guide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia V. Lunn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnita Jon Alkhas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll human languages have some things in common, but certain languages--because of their shared history--have a great deal in common. Those commonalities can help a learner proficient in one of a pair of related languages learn the second language more quickly. This book will serve as a catalyst for adult English speakers who have learned either Spanish or French as an L2 and wish to learn the other language as an L3. The manual takes advantage of the fact that learners with intermediate proficiency in an L2 are used to thinking consciously about language, know themselves as language learners, and can capitalize on what they know about one language to understand the other. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manual contains seven chapters that present concise and linguistically accurate descriptions of the paired languages, provide targeted exercises with answer keys, and give many examples of each principle. Audio files help with pronunciation. Parallel texts are short readings that help illustrate contrasts and similarities. The book aims to accelerate the work of third-language learning for students, travelers, and budding multilinguals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearning French from Spanish and Spanish from French\u003c\/i\u003e provides adult English speakers who have learned either Spanish or French as a second language with the tools to learn the other as a third language. Research in the growing fields of third-language acquisition and multilingualism documents how successful language learners intuitively build on their existing knowledge as they learn a new language. In this vein, \u003ci\u003eLearning French from Spanish and Spanish from French\u003c\/i\u003e takes advantage of the fact that learners with intermediate proficiency in a second language are used to thinking consciously about language, know themselves as language learners, and can capitalize on what they know about one language to understand the other. With chapters conveniently organized by grammatical concept and including supplementary resources such as exercises, parallel reading texts, and audio files, this book will benefit students, travelers, and budding multilinguals alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia V. Lunn \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor emerita of Spanish at Michigan State University. She is the coauthor of, among other books and articles, \u003ci\u003eEn otras palabras: Perfeccionamiento del español por medio de la traducción, segunda edición\u003c\/i\u003e (GUP).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnita Jon Alkhas\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of French at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has contributed articles to the \u003ci\u003eContemporary French Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe French Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGeorges Sand Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, among other journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47422489002162,"sku":"9781626164253","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f4eb814d8d9fcfd83436e2e214e64190.webp?v=1778494367","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/learning-french-from-spanish-and-spanish-from-french-a-short-guide-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}