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What the language does

Comments: How English differs and/or

Example or description of errors

how the language will interfere with

Category

English

parientes

parents and extended family

parents

aprobar

pass (as in, pass an exam)

approve

Professions in Spanish are adjectives

The Spanish speaker will use the adjective

For example: el cientﬁco (scientist) will be written

that are used as noun

form in place of the English noun.

as the scientiﬁc [one]

Style

Spanish writing is informed largely by the same sources as other Western writing. Therefore, the writing style is largely comparable to

(American) English writing.

Culture

Education practices and attitudes toward learning English is too varied to generalize.

Works Consulted

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Dryer, M., & Haspelmath, M. (Eds.). (n.d.). WALS Online - Language Spanish. Retrieved May 10, 2015, from

Erichsen, G. (n.d.). Word Order. Retrieved May 11, 2015, from

Maddieson, I. (1984). Patterns of sounds. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press.

Moore, F., & Marzano, R. (1979). Common Errors of Spanish Speakers Learning English. Research in the Teaching of English, 13(2), 161-167.

Wiersema, N., Perez, L., & Dennen, S. (2006). Tips for Spanish Speakers who are Learning English. Retrieved May 11, 2015, from

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Zadick, K. (2011). Difﬁculties for Spanish Speakers Learning English. Retrieved May 11, 2015, from

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