English/Spanish Crossover Diccionario

About the Book

The English/Spanish Crossover Diccionario is a collection of 15,000 cognates with minidefinitions. The dictionary is designed to enhance the ability to communicate in English and Spanish. An essential vocabulary to communicate is finite and selective. The dictionary includes 1,400 sign language words and 825 Latin prefix/root/suffix definitions. Around 550 common Spanish words and 325 American abbreviations are identified. The English/Spanish Crossover Spelling Code guides the reader to quick recognition of cognate variations in spelling. The two languages share the same alphabet, parts of speech, and Latin ancestry. English and Spanish cognates are visually recognizable and, with vocal practice, identifiable phonetically. Specialized Vocabulary Lists are included with the dictionary. The top 600 English/Spanish cognates are listed. Sign language, math, and science\medical lists are included. Numbers, common household terms, food terms, automobile words, computer words, common phrases, and safety signs are listed. A lesson plan for the English/Spanish cognate relationship is provided. Study the cognates of English and Spanish. You will learn to read the front page of Hoy or Times. Your ability to read exams, employment applications, military information, legal documents, and business advertisements will improve. The English/Spanish Crossover Diccionario is an excellent travel companion.

About the Author

For twenty-three years, I taught high school English in California. I recognized the challenge for native Spanish speakers to learn English and English speakers to comprehend Spanish. To meet the needs of students, I increased the English/Spanish cognate-ratio of classroom words from 34 percent in 1990 to 60 percent in 2001. Instructing replaced teaching; assist not help, exam no test. I consciously selected words recognizable in both languages. I engaged students in collecting English/Spanish cognates. I perused word lists and dictionaries for cognates. The English/Spanish Crossover Diccionario of 15,000 cognates is evidence English and Spanish cultures share magnificent/magnifico languages.