SPAN 1006 Spanish Communication for Healthcare Workers

3 Credit Hour(s)

This introductory course in Spanish is designed for healthcare workers. It provides basic communication and cross-cultural skills in the Spanish language for the student to be more confident working in an organization with diverse populations. This course includes medical-specific vocabulary and key cultural differences. The emphasis will be on conversational skills that are appropriate in healthcare settings. This course does not satisfy the foreign language requirement for any degree.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Conjugate verbs in limited persons in the present, preterit, imperfect, and limited advanced tenses.
Understand Spanish grammatical constructions in sentences and questions.
Manipulate vocabulary orally and in written form.
Recognize cultural items and behaviors of the Spanish-speaking world related to the medical field.
Incorporate Spanish pronunciation in speech.