Expats in Ecuador: Learning Spanish

Hundreds of good books teach Spanish, but Expats in Ecuador: Learning Spanish is not a typical textbook, workbook, or phrasebook. It’s a guidebook, written by expats for expats, which examines the relevant and prevalent language issues faced by native English speakers starting a new life in Latin America.

The topics discussed include: how Spanish is similar to and differs from English; learning a second language at an older age; the percentage of expats in Ecuador who learn Spanish (and why they do or don't, can or can't); detailed reviews of the top-nine learn-Spanish websites; the best Spanish books and how to get the most out of them (without your head exploding); honest cost-to-benefit evaluations of the top-five Spanish computer programs; the variety of language schools and resources available in Ecuador; language-learning tips from scores of expats; and a 25-page lesson plan on pronunciation: the alphabet, vowel combinations, natural stress, and accent marks, with hundreds of common example words transcribed phonetically and translated.

The ability to speak and comprehend the native language is the number-one predictor of success when it comes to living in a foreign country. The demands that Spanish makes on Ecuador expatriates are immediate and wide-ranging. Expats in Ecuador: Learning Spanish will take you far, fast.