Interacting with Spanish-speaking patients may arise frequently in a health care position. In a medical career, lacking basic knowledge of the Spanish Language can be inefficient and dangerous. Saving someone’s life is difficult if you don’t understand what they are saying. Taking this course will boost your professional communication skills in the workplace, as well as make you more comfortable and productive.
Students will build their workplace Spanish vocabulary and conversation skills while learning with pictures, native-pronunciations, readings, and quizzes, as well as cultural tidbits along the way.
Course Mentor:
Tara Bradley Williams, co-Founder of Pronto Spanish, is the instructional designer for all of Pronto Spanish courses and materials. Tara has over 25 years of Spanish and ELL (English Language Language) teaching experience at the high school, community college, and corporate training levels. Tara has a BA degree in Spanish and Sociology from St. Norbert College and a MA in Adult Education from the University of Denver. She has studied Spanish at the Universidad de Ortega y Gasset in Toledo, Spain and has lived and traveled extensively in Spain and Latin America.
Course Outline:
Spanish Fundamentals:
- Introduction
- Greetings
- More Greetings
- More Conversational Phrases
- Survival Words
- Numbers 0-9
- Numbers 10-1000
- Colors
- Directions
- Places
- Questions
- Time
- Months & Seasons
- Days of the Week and Date
- Family
- Personal Characteristics
- Likes and Dislikes
Spanish for Health Care:
- Introduction
- Job Titles and People
- Medical History
- Specific Questions
- Examination
- Emergencies & Common Injuries
- Actions and Commands
- Pain
- Parts of the Body
- Internal Organs
- Care
- Prescriptions
- Discharge
