Fall 2019  |  SPAN 3404 Section 001: Medical Spanish and Community Health Service (18211)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Community Engaged Learning
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Wed 12:20PM - 02:50PM
UMTC, East Bank
Vincent Hall 301
Enrollment Status:
Closed (13 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Creating materials for effective communication with and education of Spanish-speaking patients. Students engage in service learning with community health care partners that serve the Chicano/Latino population. prereq: 3015 with grade of at least B- or [1044, high pass on at least three sections of LPE]
Class Notes:
Please contact Instructor, Maria Emilce Lopez at lopez008@umn.edu for permission number. THIS CLASS IS PARTIALLY INTERNET BASED!!!!
Class Description:
Medical Spanish and Community Health Service, an advanced language and culture course, is designed to train Spanish Studies majors/ minors to create materials for effective communication with and education of Spanish-speaking patients. In addition, Span 3404 has a service-learning component in which students apply academic knowledge to work done with community health care partners that serve the Chicano/Latino population. It should be noted, however, that students in Span 3404 will but not be involved in direct patient health care.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 50% other evaluation. Written reports and journals, online writing activities based on CD-ROM interviews, and development of brochure; 20% class participation and other class assignments such as discussion of readings and unit vocabulary quizzes, 30%
Class Format:
60% Discussion, student centered culture and special purpose language activities.
Workload:
Other Workload: 15-20 pages reading per week, 20-30 pages writing per term. bi-weekly library research for creation of 1 brochure; 20-30 pages of writing per semester; CD-ROM, Web-CT Vista assignments; 3 hours of weekly Service Learning work done with community
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/18211/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
9 April 2013

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