Tracey Long – Spanish for Healthcare Providers: A Self-Paced Instructional Series

Outline

Lesson 1

1. Introduction to syllabus and course schedule
2. Basic greetings
3. Why speak Spanish?
   1. Demographics of our nation
   2. Competencies of communication, safety and quality care
      1. Stories: ducharme, senor confused in 4-point restraints
   3. Fun and useful 2nd language
4. Components of learning a foreign language
   1. Guidelines to learning a 2nd language: learn parts of speech/language, listen/train your ear, practice and speak
   2. Parts of language: vocab, grammar, pronunciation, comprehension, fluency
   3. Simple steps to learn a foreign language
5. Vocab: alphabet, vowels, & cognates
   1. Alphabet/vowels, dipthongs
   2. Cognates, near cognates, cognate verbs
6. Grammar: question words
   1. parts of speech
   2. key phrases
7. Dicho: El tiempo lo cura todo. Time heals all wounds.
8. Spotlight- North America & Mexico

Lesson 2

1. Culture
2. Numbers
3. Time
4. Money
5. Nouns and Plurals

Lesson 3

1. Greeting: Favorite foods
2. Vocab: food, clothes, illnesses
3. Grammar: word order
4. Dialog: admitting questions
5. Scenario: Initiating the yes/no answers
6. Dicho: Lo que not mata engorda.
7. Culture Focus: Belize

Lesson 4

1. Greeting/questions
2. Vocab: Parts of the body
3. Grammar- pronouns and basic verb forms
4. Dialog practice
5. Practice scenario-
6. Saying/Dicho Paga lo ue debes, samara del mal que tienes
7. Cultural insight of a country-Cuba and Puerto Rico

Lesson 5

1. Greeting/questions
2. Vocab: colors
3. Grammar- patient commands
4. Dialog practice
5. Practice scenario-Patient assessment, pain and neurological system
6. Saying/Dicho: Dime con quien andas, y te dire quien eres.
7. You can judge a man by the company he keeps.
8. Cultural insight of a country-Honduras

Lesson 6

1. Greeting/questions
2. Vocab- family vocabulary
3. Grammar- irregular verb forms
4. Dialog practice
5. Practice scenario-skin system
6. Saying/Dicho: Mas vale que nunca
7. Cultural insight of a country-El Salvador, Dominican Republic

Lesson 7

1. Greeting/questions
2. Grammar- ser and estar verbs
3. Dialog – Respiratory System
4. Practice scenario-Respiratory system
5. Saying/Dicho: He who wants the fruit must climb the tree
6. Cultural insight of a country-Costa Rica, Panama

Lesson 8

1. Greeting/question
2. Vocab- hobbies, directions
3. Grammar: prepositions
4. Dialog- Cardiovascular system
5. Practice scenario- mock scenarios
6. Saying/Dicho: Triumph
7. Cultural insight of a country-Nicaragua

Lesson 9

1. Greeting/question
2. Vocab- time, days of the week, calendar, seasons
3. Grammar: how to ask/answer time
4. Dialog- Gastrointestinal system assesssment
5. Practice scenario- mock scenarios
6. Saying/Dicho: Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth
7. Cultural insight of a country- Ecuador

Lesson 10

1. Greeting/question
2. Vocab- professions, emotions, remedies
3. Grammar: quick phrases
4. Dialog- Genitourinary system
5. Practice scenario- mock scenarios
6. Cultural insight of a country-Colombia

Lesson 11

1. Greeting/question
2. Vocab- animals, hobbies, opposites
3. Grammar: fluency in sentence making
4. Dialog- Musculoskeletal system
5. Practice scenario- mock scenarios
6. Saying/Dicho: Put a good face to bad times
7. Cultural insight of a country- Venezuela

Lesson 12

1. Greeting/question
2. Vocab- medical equipment, medications, specialists
3. Grammar: fluency in sentences
4. Dialog- Reproductive system Labor and delivery
5. Practice scenario- mock scenarios
6. Saying/Dicho: Pay your debts and that will cure your illness!
7. Cultural insight of a country- Peru

Lesson 13

1. Greeting/question
2. Vocab- colors
3. Grammar: reflexive verbs
4. Dialog- Gustar-like verbs
5. Practice scenario- mock scenarios
6. Saying/Dicho: Full stomach, happy heart
7. Cultural insight of a country- Bolivia

Lesson 14

1. Greeting/question
2. Vocab- hobbies, sports, medical objects
3. Grammar: reflexive verbs
4. Dialog- fluent sentences
5. Practice scenario- mock scenarios
6. Saying/Dicho: The shrimp that falls asleep is swept away by the current. If you snooze you lose.
7. Cultural insight of a country- Chile

Lesson 15

1. Greeting/question
2. Body language and etiquette
3. Cultural Competence concepts
4. Complementary & Alternative Medicine use/Folk medicine
5. Saying/Dicho: He that eats till he’s sick must fast till he’s well
6. Cultural insight of a country- Uruguay

Lesson 16

1. Greeting/question
2. Practice scenario- mock scenarios
3. Saying/Dicho: Change is good to restore energy
4. Cultural insight of a country- Argentina