This guide jump-starts the student into a knowledge of
Spanish or English, by concentrating on easily recognizable words common to
these languages. It teaches a basic vocabulary by word association.
This guide is designed after the "vocabulary
first" method of language instruction as advocated by the author. The
student then is taught how to structure a particular vocabulary into meaningful
sentences and concepts.
Robert D. O'Brian is a retired attorney and corporate business consultant. He has taught English to Japanese business executives and is a graduate of the Army's Japanese language and familiarization course at Fort Holabird, MD. He has degrees from the University of Notre Dame (B.S.), New York University (M.B.A.) and Seton Hall University (J.D.).