SNC 312 - Spanish for Healthcare

Course unit(s): 1
Prerequisite(s): SNC 301 Conversation & Debate or SNC 303 Spanish for Heritage Speakers II
Disculpe doctora, ¿habla español? (Excuse me Doctor, do you speak Spanish?) Immersing ourselves in another culture’s language is a meaningful way to break linguistic and cultural barriers, and to bring distinct people to understand each other in order to accomplish a common goal. But what if we needed very specific knowledge to successfully break such barriers? In this course, we will explore professional medical terminology, practices, and cross-cultural perspectives within the healthcare industry throughout the Spanish-speaking world and the Hispanic population in the US. We will acquire the proper communicative, interpersonal, and presentational skills necessary to work in careers related to the field of medicine. We will also learn to critically analyze cultural attitudes, which are vital to understand healthcare-related practices and other professional medical endeavors in Spanish-speaking contexts. We will specifically engage with relevant textual and audiovisual material to apply professional, linguistic, and cultural knowledge to real- life case studies, such as providing health services to a Spanish speaker, guiding medical encounters across cultures, and practicing speaking skills in healthcare provider-patient settings. Class is conducted in Spanish.