Do you want to infuse more literature in your language classes? Or start a new program that doesn't revolve around literature? Then listen to Dr Lourdes Sánchez-López and her experience with such a program. Also find below resources she mentions in the interview and that she graciously shared to get more information.

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Resouces about Languages for Specific Purposes

Spanish for Specific Purposes Certificate at UAB:https://www.uab.edu/cas/languages/ssp  Applied Professional Spanish major at UAB:https://www.uab.edu/cas/languages/spanish/applied-professional-spanish  Sánchez-López, L. (2019b). SPSP-CDC Best Practices at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB): Linear and Intentional, Never Set and Done. In Moving Forward with Spanish for the Professions and Specific Purposes State-of-the-State Feature (with Michael S. Doyle and Enrica Ardemagni, pp. 473-501). Hispania. Volume 102, number 4: 491-496.  Mary Risner , University of Florida (expert in K-12 LSP),  Darcy Lear, University of Chicago (expert in weaving LSP elements into the general introductory language curriculum),  Michael S. Doyle, UNC Charlotte (Curriculum Development Activism -CDA; expert in Business language teaching)  International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes (ISLSP):https://languages.uncc.edu/ISLSP-CIBER  2022 International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes to be held at the University of Chicago (Stay tuned!)  King Ramirez, Carmen, and Barbara A. Lafford. Transferable Skills for the 21st Century. Preparing Students for the Workplace through World Languages for Specific Purposes. Sabio Books, 2019. Pp. 352. ISBN 978-0-578-45809-0  Lafford, B., Abbott, A., & Lear, D. (2014). Spanish in the professions and in the community. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 1(2), 171-186.  Lear, D. (2019). Integrating career preparation into language courses. Washington, D. C.: Georgetown University Press.  Long, Mary (2017). Language for Specific Purposes: Trends in Curriculum Development. Georgetown University Press.   Risner, Mary & Spaine Long, Sheri, Guest Editors (2020). LSP Vectors: Strengthening Interdisciplinary Connections. Special Issue in Global Business Languages Journal. Volume 20.   Sánchez-López, L. (2019). “Contemporary issues in Spanish for Specific Purposes in the United States”. Interview. Cuadernos de ALDEEU. Volume 22, pp: 279-292  Sánchez-López, L (Ed.) (2013). Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes. UAB Digital Collections (ISBN 978-0-9860107-0-5) (pp. 151)  Sánchez-López, L. (2018). “Languages and Specific Purposes: Overview and Practical Advise”, inaugural podcast of the World Languages 21 podcast series, Sabio Books (hosted by Carmen King de Ramirez and Diana Ruggiero). https://www.worldlanguages21.com/podcast