Teaching Spanish for Business in the USA:Results of a Hands-On Experience in Nebraska

Abstract

Demographic and ethnic change has always been a part of the history of the United States. In recent years, that change has also been accompanied by a socioeconomic transformation. This article explores: 1) The new patterns in economic development of the Latino cohort as part of the US economy, 2) The increasing importance of the Latino business and Latino buying power, and 3) The results of teaching three non-consecutive semesters of a hands-on Spanish for Business course at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.