SPAN 208 - Spanish for Healthcare Providers

Course Description

This course is designed to help health providers to improve verbal communication skills with Spanish-speaking patients. It will help health professionals to build competence in interviewing, examining, and treating patients. It includes conversation and role-play situations in the context of different common medical situations. Students will learn the names of body parts, action verbs, and useful phrases typically used in a medical setting. Spanish concepts and correct pronunciation will be also covered.

Learner Outcomes

When you complete the course successfully, you will be able to:

Name and describe various parts of the body in Spanish.
Understand and communicate a patient's primary health concern.
Formulate and respond to basic questions.
Use numbers to communicate measurements and vital signs.
Pronounce and use Spanish medical vocabulary related to body organs, muscles, and internal systems.
Recognize and use cognates and give simple instructions.
Describe common symptoms and quantify pain.
Use vocabulary related to hospital and rehabilitation settings.
Communicate effectively in emergency room and pediatric care scenarios.
Use the imperative mood to give directions and commands.
Understand and use vocabulary describing pain and discomfort.
Communicate about basic ailments and illnesses.
Gain awareness of Latino cultural values and beliefs.

Microcredential(s)

This course applies toward the Spanish for Healthcare Providers digital badge.

Textbook Information

A textbook is available for this course.

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Prerequisites

SPAN 101, basic knowledge of Spanish, or permission from the instructor.

If you are unsure that you meet the prerequisite requirements, please contact registrar@faes.org and provide information about your course of interest and background knowledge

Additional Information

Weekly live sessions on Zoom, Thursdays, 12:30-2:00 pm
This course will be graded on a Pass/Fail basis

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