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"The Complete Spanish Field Reference Manual for Public Safety Professionals" (6-C Ed.,) recently awarded the "Best Book of the Year for Content" by the National Association of Independent Book Publishers

Easy to Learn....No Prior Knowledge of Spanish Required

                                               (Released March 15, 2007) 

This newly released,  compact , 202 page manual is a "easy to learn, "practical source for commonly used Spanish words, phrases and slang used in the law enforcement and public safety fields. It is written by Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Robert Dent (Ret.) and translated by a former presidential and United Nations interpreter. Phrases are in English followed by Spanish with pronunciation phonetics. It is designed according to numerous situations public safety officers encounter with Spanish speaking persons and new section for Emergency Dispatchers and Telecommunicators.  (Measures 4" x 9" x 1/2")

Includes pictures, illustrations and charts with more than 150 topics targeted specifically for public safety including: Cultural Diversity; Victim Assistance, Domestic Violence; Medical and Firefighting Phrases; Immigration; Parole and Probation; Control and Command Terminology; Dispatch and Telecommunicator Phrases with 911 callback terms; Officer Survival Terms, Hispanic Street and Prison Gangs; Street / Drug / Jail Slang with a 2,000 word vocabulary with unique, innovative and easy to use "Survival Spanish Dynamic Memory©" shortcuts with simple verb conjugation charts and alphabetized verb list.  The manual is useful for police, corrections, EMT’s, parole/probation, firefighters, educators, dispatchers, military personnel and other public safety professionals. It is in use by many city, county, state and federal agencies and has been sold in all 50 states.

           Table of Contents.                                   (Partial List of customers)

The manual comes with 2 FREE "Survival Spanish"® audio learning CDs that can be played in your vehicle or on your computer. ($20 value) and includes multiple Topics.

An Overview of Survival Spanish®
by author Robert Dent     

     Several studies have shown that native-speakers use only 2,500 distinct words and phrases on a daily basis.  With the Survival Spanish® approach, it's not how many words you know, but rather, which words you can effectively use to achieve your goal.  Most public safety professionals are problem solvers and pragmatists, by profession.  They often feel, “Give me the tools I need to get the job done and cut out the superfluous.”  By targeting instruction and learning materials to use those 2500 words effectively, the Survival Spanish® methodology teaches the public safety professional to speak the most important Spanish in the shortest amount of time.  It is both cost and time effective.
     Many public safety students, because of mandatory training requirements, just do not have the time to devote to in depth Spanish language courses.  Others do not have the interest or aptitude to become fluent in the language.  Those who have tried unsuccessfully to learn the language, often find their textbook's, teaching boring drills, confusing grammar rules, and verbiage that is not targeted to the public safety profession.  Furthermore, standard classroom textbooks by themselves can never provide much of what is really needed or useful.  With the Survival Spanish® method, the instructor is teaching from the same reference manual that the student is using in the field…and in real life situations.
     Survival Spanish®  students learn to recognize and target what is useful through practice, repetition and associating the familiar with the unfamiliar.  (The Survival Spanish® materials contain tips on grammar, verbs and sentence structure that can be used in more in depth Spanish language courses.)
     Many students learn Spanish successfully by using the traditional, formal and highly structured teaching method.  However, a significant number who have tried to learn Spanish the conventional way, have fallen short of practical usage.  Perhaps it’s time to rethink the “same old method” with a welcome change with a new targeted, job specific approach…enter Survival Spanish®.
     Most public safety personnel who fail learning Spanish fail because they are not motivated by the instructor or the learning materials are uninteresting or too difficult.  Discouraged students often complain the training was boring, unrealistic and not job specific for their needs.
     The Survival Spanish® training method, addresses the relationship between sensory perception, the brain, “memory keys” and the rate of practice.  Once learned, as a prompt, the “key” for memory recall evokes an appropriate response.  Conceptual protocols for learning, remembering, and recalling practical and abstract concepts by means of cognitive association are retained by realistic practice and reinforced by immediate, positive feedback i.e., “Mental Rehearsal.”  Thus, the information stored in short-term memory is uniquely transferred to long-term memory before it is forgotten.    
     In my opinion, the key to language learning falls upon the talent of the instructor to motivate the student, the quality of course materials to hold the student’s attention and immediate, positive feedback.  Positive feedback instills confidence and gives the student a feeling that progress is being made immediately.  The training should continually present students with realistic material that is interesting, easily learned, job specific and relevant to the student’s profession.  Addressing those issues will enhance interest, learning and increase their motivation.

                                         
  
                    Vincent Bugliosi (L) and Bob Dent held a book signing at the American Society for 
                Law Enforcement Training, 17th International Training Conference in Ontario, California

"Bob Dent has provided much needed tools for today's public safety professional, and as such has performed a valuable public service. I highly recommend his manuals and associated learning CDs, which will promote even better officer safety, improved community relations and provide an effective method of communicating with Spanish speaking peoples. It is innovative, comprehensive and long overdue, 
                                                                ...a must for public safety personnel."

Vincent T. Bugliosi
Author of "Helter Skelter" and "Outrage" Five Reasons O.J. Simpson Got Away With Murder.
(He is the former Los Angles, California prosecutor who convicted Charles Manson and his infamous family).

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