ISBN: 9780071448192    Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Year of publishing: 2005     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 289        

When construction managers need to talk about the specifics of a construction job to Spanish speaking workers, they must be able to communicate clearly and effectively Managers need something more than a simple dictionary of terms and phrases: they need a tool for understanding the basics of the language their workers speak. Learning Construction Spanglish is a valuable resource that lets them communicate the questions, issues, schedules, and tasks that come up on a construction job. This unique resource is exactly what they need.
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Terry Eddy is a Senior Vice President and the Western District Director of the International Code Council (ICC), which produces the International Business Code (IBC), the most widely adopted building code in North America. Mr. Eddy has extensive experience in labor-management relations among organizations with Spanish-speaking workforces. He lives in Manhattan Beach, California. Alberto Herrera has been a consultant to the publications and international departments of the International Code Council for six years. An experienced editor and translator, he taught Spanish language and Hispanic culture and civilization courses at Whittier College before joining ICC. He lives in Whittier, California.
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