Developing Courses of Spanish for Specific Purposes in Agriculture to Bridge the Communication Gap Between the Hispanic Workforce and English-Speaking Veterinary and Animal Sciences Students
Leonor Salazar, Allen Jimena Martinez Aguiriano, Silvana Pietrosemoli, Arlene Garcia · 2024
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Leonor Salazar and co-authors describe building agriculture-focused Spanish courses for veterinary and animal science students in a 2024 paper. On American farms, much of the workforce speaks Spanish while most vets and managers are trained in English. That gap can slow animal care, endanger workers, and strain trust during disease outbreaks.
Three universities joined to create Spanish for Specific Purposes in Agriculture courses tuned to farm and clinic vocabulary. The courses teach the words students will actually use at a chute or in a barn, not generic tourist Spanish. The paper reports the design and early lessons, offering a model other land-grant programs can copy to close a practical and growing communication gap.
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| CREATOR | Leonor Salazar, Allen Jimena Martinez Aguiriano, Silvana Pietrosemoli, Arlene Garcia |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |