The Experts at Dummies - Spanish All-in-One For Dummies

Spanish All-in-One For Dummies

by Cecie Kraynak with Gail Stein, Susana Wald, Jessica M. Langemeier, Berlitz

Spanish All-in-One For Dummies

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About the Authors

Cecie Kraynak, MA has taught and tutored Spanish at the junior high, high school, and college levels for more than 25 years. She is a frequent traveler to Spanish-speaking countries and has studied abroad at the University of the Americas in Cholula, Mexico and the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. She earned her bachelors degree in Spanish and secondary education in 1980 and her masters degree in Spanish literature from Purdue University. Cecie authored Spanish Verbs For Dummies and has edited numerous books on learning Spanish. She is currently the ESL coordinator for the South Montgomery Schools in New Market, Indiana.

Gail Stein, MA is a retired language instructor who taught in New York City public junior and senior high schools for more than 33 years. She has authored several French and Spanish books, including Intermediate Spanish For Dummies, CliffsQuickReview French I and II, CliffsStudySolver Spanish I and II, 575+ French Verbs, and Websters Spanish Grammar Handbook. Gail is a multiple-time honoree in Whos Who Among Americas Teachers.

Susana Wald is a writer and a simultaneous and literary translator in Hungarian, Spanish, English, and French. As a publisher, she has been working with books and authors for many years. She has been a teacher in Chile and Canada and has known the joy of learning from her students and their untiring enthusiasm and tolerance. She is also an artist and has had her work shown in many countries in North, Central, and South America and in Europe.

Jessica M. Langemeier received her BA in education, with a second major in Spanish, from the University of Northern Iowa in 1998. After moving to Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1999, she taught Spanish, English as a Second Language (ESL), and general education in multilingual communities and schools. She also has developed ESL and Spanish language programs for individuals and companies. She received her MS in language education from Indiana University in 2004. She has lived and worked in Mexico and Japan and has taught students of all ages and nationalities.

Berlitz has meant excellence in language services for more than 120 years. At more than 400 locations and in 50 countries worldwide, Berlitz offers a full range of language and language-related services, including instruction, cross-cultural training, document translation, software localization, and interpretation services. Berlitz also offers a wide array of publishing products, such as self-study language courses, phrase books, travel guides, and dictionaries.

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Dedication

To my children, Nick and Ali, who have opened my eyes anew through their explorations of Spanish language and culture and who make great travel companions. Cecie Kraynak

Authors Acknowledgments

Thanks to Michael Lewis for choosing me to write this book and working closely with me during the initial stages to formulate the vision. Thanks also go to project editor Tim Gallan for carefully shaping the manuscript and shepherding the text through production, and to Megan Knoll, copy editor, for purging the manuscript of any typos and ugly grammatical errors. Last but not least, thanks to my husband, Joe, who assisted in preparing the numerous manuscript submissions. Cecie Kraynak

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