SPA 2050 - Spanish for Health Professionals

3 cr

This introductory course is intended for medical personnel who need a practical orientation to Spanish for the purpose of communicating with Hispanic patients. It emphasizes vocabulary and structures in situational contexts taught by audiolingual methods. Dialogues, oral manipulation of the most needed structures and expressions will be practiced as students are guided toward liberated expression. By the end of the course, students will be expected to demonstrate competence in listening comprehension, speaking skills, and limited ability to read in the target language.