How to teach english to spanish speakers

Although there are several teaching methodology books for teachers on the market, there is little if anything specifically focused on how to teach English to Spanish speakers. The large and growing Hispanic community in the United States that wants and needs to learn English along with the daily-increasing demand for English classes in Latin American countries underline the need for an instructional text such as this one. 'How to Teach English to Spanish Speakers' is a comprehensive introduction to teaching . English to students with Spanish-language backgrounds. It provides practical step-by-step guidance for new teachers and offers fresh ideas for more experienced teachers. It is also ideal for English translators and native English speakers who wish to give English classes. his resource book examines straightforward teaching procedures, underlying pedagogy and fundamental principles of teaching English, and includes a considerable variety of classroom and research approaches for language instruction. It suggests practical pedagogic options while exploring various teaching methodologies, comprehensive strategies and effective methods for teaching and developing one's own distinctive teaching style. It analyzes the crucially important qualities of an effective English teacher. The most critical reason for this book is to look into what we teach, whom we teach, where we teach and, above all, how we can most successfully teach. Through valuable insights and personal experiences of working with different learning styles, predominant intelligences and different ways of building confidence, it discusses teaching and the learning process, classroom management and different ways to improve learners' listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. It also provides clear explanations as well as examples of class observations, lesson and unit plans, and offers reliable procedures, practical tips and activities for teaching Spanish-speaking children, adolescents and adults from beginning to advanced language levels.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aunque hay varios libros sobre metodologia de ensenanza para profesores en el mercado, hay poco o nada que este enfocado especificamente en como ensenar ingles a los hispanohablantes. La numerosa y creciente comunidad hispana en los Estados Unidos que quiere y necesita aprender ingles, junto con la demanda cada vez mayor de clases de ingles en los paises de America Latina, incrementan la necesidad de este practico texto. 'Como ensenar ingles a los Hispanohablantes' es una introduccion accesible para los estudiantes de habla hispana que quieren ensenar ingles; proporciona una guia practica paso a paso para los docentes que recien se inician y ofrece nuevas ideas para los profesores con mas experiencia. Tambien es ideal para los traductores de ingles y los nativos de dicho idioma que quieran ejercer la docencia. Este libro de consulta examina los procedimientos, la pedagogia y los principios fundamentales de los diferentes metodos e incluye una variedad considerable de enfoques de investigacion para la ensenanza/aprendizaje de la lengua. Sugiere opciones pedagogicas practicas mientras explora diversas metodologias de ensenanza, estrategias integrales y herramientas efectivas tanto para desarrollar como para aplicar el estilo propio de cada docente. Tambien analiza las habilidades indispensables para ser un profesor de ingles eficiente y eficaz. El proposito crucial de este libro no es solamente analizar que, a quien, donde y para que ensenamos, sino sobre todo, como podemos ensenar con mas exito . Se abarcan todos los niveles, desde principiantes hasta avanzados, para el aprendizaje de ninos, adolescentes y adultos de habla hispana.