SPA 1200 - Advanced Spanish for Healthcare Providers

Credits: 4

This course reviews and reinforces conversational, cultural, and grammar skills commonly used by professionals who work in the healthcare industry. As the healthcare industry continues to grow, the need for bilingual professionals has become essential to provide these services to the community. This class has been developed for students who are planning to work in healthcare or related fields and who have an intermediate level of fluency in the Spanish language. This class develops linguistic and cultural knowledge in the medical area, helping future healthcare professionals to establish effective communication with (and cultural awareness and competence towards) Spanish language speakers. The topics of this class include medical vocabulary, statistical data about medical issues, information about symptoms and treatment, as well as the cultural competencies and humility required to provide healthcare services in the Latinx community in the United States. This course will also include translation and interpretation skills. This course will have a service-learning component where students will practice the linguistic and cultural skills learned in class in the community. P
Prerequisite(s): rerequisites: major within the School of Health Sciences and SPA1060 or placing into 3000-level Spanish via the language placement exam.
Fulfills: FL in LS Core.