Nov. 18 will see the publication of “Decode Everyday Spanish Through English in Just Hours: How 80% of Everyday Spanish Words Are Related to English” by Joseph S. Kong ’03, Ph.D. ’09, on Amazon and other platforms.

“As a Silicon Valley data scientist, I classified the most common Spanish words one by one and found that about 80% are related to English,” Kong said. “The book teaches readers a simple system that will enable the rapid acquisition of the everyday Spanish vocabulary.

“The book has been highly rated by early readers, including a Spanish teacher (see the Editorial Reviews on the amazon page). Also, Prof. [John] Dagenais of UCLA’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese thinks highly of it.”

For a free e-book version of Kong’s work, visit https://www.decodespanish.com/free.