Introduction to Spanish for the Health Professions

Catalog description

In this course, students will strengthen their linguistic skills through the lens of the world of healthcare. More specifically, students will continue to work on the grammatical foundations of Spanish while acquiring vocabulary they can use in basic interactions with their patients. Particular attention will be paid to the experiences of patients and healthcare providers through cultural readings and stories. Class activities and assignments will be designed to allow students to understand and define cultural exchanges between Spanish-speaking patients and healthcare providers, and compare them with the products, practices and perspectives of their own cultural experiences. CGER CP-CW Civics & Perspective: Cultures of Our World. Prerequisite: SPA 201 or an appropriate placement test score. Not open to students with credit in SPA 202 . Offered Annually.