SPAN 321

Spanish for the Medical Professions (First Semester)

Instructors: varies by section

This is a sixth-semester course, designed to further language study within a healthcare focus. The materials integrate healthcare terminology, scenarios, and cultural aspects of healthcare. Students will learn basic medical terminology and improve cultural awareness and cultural fluency, particularly as these relate to healthcare and the medical professions. Students will improve higher-order thinking skills and Spanish writing and speaking skills through a variety of assignments, including reading exercises, compositions, in-class presentations and dialogues, translations, listening comprehension activities and videos of native speakers.

Note: This course is only available to students in the Spanish Minor for the Professions or and students majoring in Hispanic Studies and concentrating in the professions

Prerequisite: SPAN 261 or SPAN 267