En Otras Palabras: Perfeccionamiento del Espanol Por Medio de la Traduccion [Spanish]

There was no problem whatsoever with the ordering process or the book. It was sent quickly with a note and was in great condition.

This new textbook is well conceived and user friendly. It is appropriate for 3rd and 4th year undergraduate Spanish students who are interested in translation. The book is divided into two major sections. The first ("Las estructuras del español") reviews basic grammatical structures that students of Spanish will be familiar with and looks at them from the perspective of basic translation challenges. The second section ("Traducción aplicada") is focused on applied translation. After an introductory chapter each of the following six chapters is dedicated to a particular field or profession (medicine, sports, law, etc.). The exercises (designed for both in class activities and homework) and sample texts are quite useful. The emphasis is on Spanish to English translation, but inverse examples are also included. Overall this is an excellent text.