3.00 Credits
Spanish for the Clinical Encounter is designed for healthcare workers with no formal background or with little knowledge of Spanish who would like to apply new Spanish skills in the clinical setting. This course is intentionally targeted towards pre-med students, nursing students and practitioners, Exercise Sports Science students, as well as physicians, doctors, physical therapists, any other health-care professionals with an interest in communication in Spanish through healthcare terminology. Emphasis is on basic communication skills associated with real-life situations with Spanish-speakers, medical terminology, common clinical expressions, formulation of questions and answers, and role play dialogue. Students will explore clinical vocabulary, numbers, the alphabet, gender and number agreement, and the uses of present tenses as they pertain to daily social interactions in the clinical environment. Through immersive and communicative activities, participants will develop proficiency in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing in Spanish at the novice-level (or above) as established by the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).