Safety and Health Technical Reading and Writing in Spanish

Catalog description

Class Hours: 3 Lab/Discussion: 0 Credits: 3 Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or the equivalent as established by Foreign Languages departmental placement exam. Prerequisite or Corequisite: SAFE 101 or SAFE 111 Description: Intensive practice in written expression and reading comprehension in Spanish to develop the communication skills needed by safety professionals. Focuses on comprehending and producing technical texts on safety practices, such as reports, summaries, and correspondence. Includes comprehension of non-technical texts on safety-related issues, such as newspaper and magazine articles. Required for the Certificate in Spanish for Safety Sciences. Interdisciplinary as it is co- taught by faculty in the Departments of Safety Sciences and Foreign Languages. The Safety Sciences content is delivered in English. (Also offered as SAFE 231 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)