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Module 1: Spanish for Healthcare Providers
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- Explain common greetings in Spanish
- List components of language and strategies to learn a foreign language
- Define and pronounce common Spanish cognates
- Pronounce the Spanish alphabet
- Identify general cultural, physical and language considerations for Spanish-speaking patients
- Pronounce numbers for time, measurements and money.
- Explain the concept of gender for nouns.
- Practice Spanish vocabulary for food & clothing.
- Identify and pronounce patient admitting questions.
Outline
Lesson 1
1. Introduction to syllabus and course schedule
2. Basic greetings
3. Why speak Spanish?
a. Demographics of our nation
b. Competencies of communication, safety and quality care
Stories: ducharme, senor confused in 4-point restraints
c. Fun and useful 2nd language
4. Components of learning a foreign language
a. Guidelines to learning a 2nd language: learn parts of speech/language, listen/train your ear, practice and speak
b. Parts of language: vocab, grammar, pronunciation, comprehension, fluency
c. Simple steps to learn a foreign language
5. Vocab: alphabet, vowels, & cognates
a. Alphabet/vowels, dipthongs
b. Cognates, near cognates, cognate verbs
6. Grammar: question words
a. parts of speech
b. key phrases
7. Dicho: El tiempo lo cura todo. Time heals all wounds.
8. Spotlight- North America & Mexico
Lesson 2
- Culture
- Numbers
- Time
- Money
- 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
Tracey Long, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CDCE, CCRN, CNE
Tracey Long, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CDCE, CCRN, CNE
As a registered nurse for 36 years, Dr. Long has worked in critical care, emergency medicine, primary care, and endocrinology. She is a professor of nursing at Chamberlain University and family nurse practitioner. She has been a certified diabetes care and education specialist for 25 years and teaches a certified diabetes educator review course. She teaches medical Spanish and one of her favorite activities is taking nurses and allied healthcare professionals each summer to offer free medical clinics to underserved communities around the world with her non-profit organization www.bridgesforhealth.org.
As a published author, she has written a book on how to thrive with diabetes, not just survive, three children’s health books, three books on family history and many professional research articles. She married her college sweetheart, and they have their own “long legacy” of 6 children who teach her what’s really important in life.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Tracey Long has employment relationships with Utah Body and Soul, College of Southern Nevada, Chamberlain College, Travelers Education Group, Nurse.Com, and Atrain. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Tracey Long is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the American Diabetes Association, the National Certified Diabetes Educator Association, and the American Nurses Association. She is on the editorial board of the Journal of Medical Education Development and is a contributing editor Yangtz Journal of Medicine.
