Spanish for Healthcare Professionals I

Designed for English-speaking healthcare workers who understand and speak very little, or no Spanish, and are interested in an effective, non-threatening language learning experience. Course content includes basic job-related vocabulary and grammar, along with conversational expressions, questions, and commands tailored to the needs of all medical personnel. Instruction is "real-life" and geared for today's busy adult learner, taught with humor in an atmosphere that guarantees rapid language acquisition. This course offers applied healthcare-related Spanish in order to facilitate basic communication with those patients whose native language is Spanish. Emphasis is on oral communication and career-specific vocabulary that targets general health, urgent care, and customer service employees. Upon completion, students should be able to communicate at a functional level with native speakers and demonstrate cultural sensitivity. Emphasis will be on interaction while applying skills in a real-life setting.