Common Ground International (CGI) | Spanish and English Language Training and Services
Common Ground International (CGI) | Spanish and English Language Training and Services
In Common Ground International we specialize in Spanish for specific purposes and English for specific purposes. Our language services are all focused on impacting communities through language. We help students and professionals in bilingual environments make a difference in their communities and around the world with language. You can expect nothing less than excellence when you contract for language services with Common Ground International (Spanish and English Language Training and Services).
Learn English with Common Ground International and get immediate results! Improving your English is quite possibly one of the best investments an individual can make in his/her career. And investing in your team’s English skills returns immediate productivity, safety, and customer service results. Studies show that how you communicate in the workplace has a drastic effect on how coworkers, employers and clients view you or your team.
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Teaching Language for Specific Purposes (aka LSP) is teaching language within a very specific context and with measurable and transactional objectives to using language. It’s very different from teaching general language classes. Teaching languages for specific purposes has been our specialty since we Common Ground was born in 2001, and now we’re sharing our secrets!
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Free Courses, Free Study Materials, and other Free Learning Resources Provided by Common Ground. It turns out that we have more ideas and material than we know how to sell. And, not everything has to be paid anyway – poke around a little and see if we’re giving anything away that meets your needs! (Spanish and English Language Training and Services)
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Learning Spanish for healthcare produces immediate and noticeable results. We teach medical Spanish courses throughout Denver all year and provide medical Spanish immersion programs during the winter and summer months. Join a course that is interactive, fun & directly applicable to your day to day work with patients! (Spanish and English Language Training and Services)
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Immersion is the quickest way to improve your comfort and confidence speaking Spanish! Intentional travel solidifies your language proficiency in ways that you never could at home. Learn more about how our Spanish immersion programs help you speak Spanish more comfortably and confidently! (Spanish and English Language Training and Services)
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Certified document translation & qualified interpretation that you can trust! Use CGI’s certified professional translators and qualified interpreters and you’ll be certain that your message is communicated effectively and clearly. Learn more about document translation and interpretation services!
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Check out the latest blog posts and free lessons on how to the use Spanish and English in everyday settings. Most posts include a video lesson, downloadable notes, and vocabulary flashcards for self-study.
Medical Spanish
- Usted and Medical Spanish Formal Commands
Healthcare workers learning Spanish need to get comfortable with Spanish formal commands. Whether you’re giving hand washing instructions, talking about… - How to use Conditional Tense in Medical Spanish SituationsThe conditional tense verb conjugation in Spanish gives you the ability to add the subtle message that you “would” or…
- How to use Present Perfect verbs in medical Spanish contextsThe present perfect verb tense is quite possibly one of the most helpful tenses when speaking Spanish to patients in…
Learning English
- Learning English – Adjectives ending in -ed and -ingAdjectives ending in -ed or -ing can be confusing. For example, when the bilingual mother of my friend answered the…
- Learning English – What is the difference between Look, Watch, and See?This blog post is in English first, followed by Spanish. Scroll down to read it in Spanish. Do you ever…
- Common American English Collocations–Word That Go TogetherCollocations are two or more words that go together in an expression, such as fast food, pay attention, or happily…
Learn Spanish
- How to say something or someone is lacking or missing in Spanish: 5 Uses of the Spanish Verb FaltarDo you find yourself wondering how to express that something is lacking or missing in Spanish? The verb faltar might…
- Direct Objects Pronouns in Spanish – Los Complementos Directos en EspañolWhat are direct object pronouns in Spanish? Los complementos directos o los objetos directos often the answer to the “What”…
- Bien vs. Bueno vs. Buen in Spanish: When To Use ThemBien y Bueno/a son unas de las palabras que suelen generar confusión cuando estás aprendiendo español: ¿Cómo saber cuándo usar…
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