SP 225 - Spanish for Health Care Professionals I

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This course focuses on the specific language needs of healthcare workers and is intended for students who have previously acquired the basic fundamentals of the Spanish language. The main objective of this class is to further develop Spanish language proficiency in order to better communicate with Spanish-speaking patients. Emphasis is placed on communicative and interactional competence, and vocabulary of Spanish medical terms. A variety of articles and videos (in English and Spanish) that deal with the intersection of language, culture, and health care in the United States are analyzed and discussed.

Prerequisites & Notes
SP 101 or one-two years of high school Spanish coursework

(Cr: 3)