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I am Matthew J. Fraser and call myself “The Language Guy”. Language learning is what I enjoy. I have been teaching and studying languages since 1995. Some years I flipped flashcards 6-7 hours a day. As a response, I wrote some little language learning books that respond to the needs of the market. In short, they are books of simple sentences with interesting introductions.
The Language Guy’s Spanish Learner is a collection of easy sentences. It is designed to help Spanish learners get repetition of basic grammar and vocabulary. It also recommends of other Spanish learning materials, including a frequency dictionary and grammar books. It also reviews the Spanish easy readers of three companies.
Books That Respond to Perceived Need
Two books were written as a result of perceived need. They are designed to bring stability in uncertain times. They bring attention to good work that deserves attention. Ideas for America: Let the Sun In is a collection of ten essays on restoring the New England middle class.
Critical Infrastructure for Children is a resource for parents, students and educators. The 215 questions in the book present core information for each of those three groups. You can preview CIC on Amazon with the “See Inside” feature. Both books contain strong sections on adult education. Both books contain the quote from University of Massachusetts at Lowell president Jacqueline Moloney, who outlined our current situation with skilled labor and manufacturing, when she said;
“The manufacturing industry in Massachusetts is facing a critical shortfall in skilled workers, with jobs currently unfilled and more expected to open up over the next 10 years….over the next decade, nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will likely need to be filled, and the skills gap is expected to result in 2 million of those jobs going unfilled.“