SPAN 111 - Spanish for Health Care Workers 1

Credits: 5
Focuses on developing basic communication skills primarily for health care workers or for anyone desiring a background in the language of health care in Spanish. Students learn introductory vocabulary and grammatical structures in Spanish related to the language of health care.

Prerequisite: Eligible for ENGL 099.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Recognize the different cultures and customs of the diverse Hispanic population with whom they will most likely work.
Demonstrate a basic oral and written communication skills in Spanish related to the provision of health care.
Demonstrate a basic understanding of the basic structure of the Spanish language, in particular, the needed coordination of all the elements in a sentence.
Develop proficiency in Spanish both orally and in writing using the present and the future tenses in simple sentences.
Develop a sense of personal responsibility by following the guidelines stated in the syllabus and being held accountable for this.

Program Outcomes

Analyze cultural perspectives and values of a multicultural world.

College-wide Outcomes

Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.