SPAN 1150 Conversational Spanish

Description

Conversational Spanish provides students with the opportunity to use Spanish for specific communicative goals. The situational approach will focus on words and phrases needed to cope with every day, survival situations and will vary according to class need. This course is designed for students with little or no prior language experience. This course could be taken more than once as the topics change. Survival Spanish for Probation Officers; Survival Spanish for Paramedics and EMT’s; Survival Spanish for Law Enforcement Officers; Emergency Spanish for Firefighters; Survival Spanish for Correctional Staff; Spanish for Dental Staff; Survival Spanish for School Administrators, Teachers, & Support Staff; Office Spanish for Office Personnel; Doing Businesses in Latin America; Spanish for the Physician’s Office; Spanish for Nursing; and other professions are available.

Credits

45294

Prerequisite

None

Corequisite

None

Topics to be Covered

1. Spanish pronunciation

2. Basic phrases and commands (Greetings and good-byes/Etiquette/Communication strategies/Numbers)

Learning Outcomes

1. Students will be able to use Spanish to: carry out job protocol assist/work with Spanish-speaking patients, promote better relations between non-Spanish-speaking individuals and Spanish-speaking individuals.

Credit Details

Lecture: 1-3

Lab: 0

OJT: 0

MnTC Goal Area(s): None