Espanol para Fines Especificos (EFE) / The Routledge Handbook of Spanish for Specific Purposes (SSP) is the first handbook of its kind, presenting up-to-date research in this growing sub-field within languages for specific purposes.

Written in Spanish, this handbook brings together SSP scholars from across geographical regions to share perspectives on past, present and future currents in the field. The SSP topics include historical perspectives, Spanish for academic purposes, genre, discourse, and corpus analysis for research and teaching, lexicography, translation studies, curricular design and assessment of skills and programs, integration of SSP into general Spanish courses, teaching intercultural competence, teaching Heritage and second-language learners, pre-university education, use of technology, use of case-study methodology, teacher education, experiential learning, and research on SSP in a wide range of domains such as science and technology, healthcare, legal, military, business, tourism, and the agricultural industry.

This Handbook is ideal for those interested in the use of Spanish in educational and professional contexts, and the teaching and learning of SSP. It also offers an excellent reference for students and scholars in Spanish Applied Linguistics and for instructors and researchers in Spanish for Specific Purposes.

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Espanol para Fines Especificos (EFE) / The Routledge Handbook of Spanish for Specific Purposes (SSP) es el primer manual de este tipo que presenta investigaciones actualizadas en este subcampo en auge dentro de las lenguas para fines especificos.

Escrito en espanol, este manual reune a academicos de EFE de distintas partes del mundo para compartir perspectivas sobre las corrientes pasadas, presentes y futuras en el campo. Los temas de EFE incluyen perspectivas historicas, espanol con fines academicos, analisis de genero, discurso y corpus para fines investigativos y pedagogicos, lexicografia, traductologia, traduccion, diseno curricular y evaluacion de habilidades y programas, integracion de EFE en cursos generales de espanol, ensenanza de la competencia intercultural, ensenanza de hablantes de herencia y aprendices de segundas lenguas, educacion preuniversitaria, uso de tecnologia, uso del metodo del caso, formacion docente, aprendizaje experiencial e investigacion sobre EFE en una amplia gama de dominios como ciencia y tecnologia, salud, ambito juridico, ambito militar, negocios, turismo y la industria agropecuaria.

Este manual es ideal para aquellos interesados en el uso del espanol en contextos educativos y profesionales, y en la ensenanza y el aprendizaje de EFE. Ademas, ofrece una excelente referencia para estudiantes y academicos en Lingueistica Aplicada del Espanol y para instructores e investigadores en Espanol para Fines Especificos.