Spring 2018  |  SPAN 3044 Section 001: Advanced Medical Spanish (50086)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 03/18/2018
Tue, Thu 12:20PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Peik Hall 375
 
03/19/2018 - 03/23/2018
Tue, Thu 12:20PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Nolte Ctr for Continuing Educ 20
 
03/24/2018 - 05/04/2018
Tue, Thu 12:20PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Peik Hall 375
Enrollment Status:
Closed (21 of 0 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
How to communicate more effectively in linguistic/cultural terms with Spanish speaking patients. Advanced/specific medical vocabulary, communication strategies, and related cultural aspects. Conducting patient interviews/medical history. Using vocabulary/conversation to conduct physical exams. Latin American views on health/health care. prereq: [[1004 or 1014 or 1044 or equiv], Span LPE] or instr consent
Class Notes:
Partially Internet Delivered
Class Description:
This course is designed to further develop and strengthen the linguistic skills and cultural awareness students have been exposed to and acquired in Intermediate Medical Spanish 1044 (Span1044). This higher language and culture level course, is designed to train health care professionals and/or Spanish Studies majors/ minors to communicate more effectively in linguistic and cultural terms with Spanish speaking patients. Students will explore more advanced and specific medical vocabulary, communication strategies and related cultural aspects. The goal is targeted to: improve conducting patient interviews and medical history, using vocabulary and conversation to conduct physical exams; and to better understand Latin American views on health and health care. The course applies a variety of communicative tasks to address learning skills, uses technology, and promotes discussion. Students are to read course related articles and perform assignments on Web-CT about CD-ROM segments outside of class. Web-CT activities focus on vocabulary, listening, reading, writing, and discussion. CD-ROM features videotaped interviews of a significant number of health care providers who work with the Spanish speaking immigrant community and the unique opportunity to get perspectives on health related issues from Chicano/Latino immigrants in the Twin Cities. These exercises are intended to expose different captured views on health and health care, promote cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity.
Grading:
20% Class Participation
15% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: Compositions and portfolio, 5% participation in peer editing groups; 20% examinations; 10% web-CT activities and homework; 10% final research paper
Exam Format:
Essays and short answers written in Spanish, together with grammar sections. Exams evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary & grammar, writing & culture. A minimum of multiple choice and true/false items.
Workload:
20 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50086/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 April 2013

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