Spanish for Helth Professionals

DESCRIPTION

This course is designed for students with a minimum level of “Spanish A” who need to use the Spanish language in the healthcare field. The course will cover basic thematic modules within the healthcare sector, essential for any health professional working with Spanish-speaking patients. Activities, tasks, and real-life scenarios will be developed using a communicative, task-based methodology, focusing on real-life situations in the healthcare world.

The course emphasizes the acquisition of specific medical terminology in authentic contexts, with special attention given to cultural aspects. The program also includes grammar lessons to support the participants’ overall language development. All four language skills—speaking, listening, reading, and writing—will be practiced and developed.

To complement the theoretical and practical training, several visits will be organized to major healthcare institutions in the city of Burgos. During these visits, healthcare professionals will explain the key aspects of their work to the students. Notably, 7 undergraduate Nursing students from the University of Burgos will also participate in this course.

Methodology:
Theoretical-practical classes and supervised small-group work.

Assessment:
Group project on course content, to be presented in class.

OBJECTIVES

• Understand key healthcare-related areas in Spanish.

• Produce and comprehend spoken messages in a healthcare context.

• Understand and produce written texts in a healthcare context.

• Summarize and communicate the content of texts using specific vocabulary from the healthcare field, both academic and general.

CONTENT

• Hospital Healthcare Services

• First Aid

• Family Health Centers in Spain

• General Practitioners and Family Nurses

• Primary Care Services

• Pediatrics and Child Health

• Dermatology and Skin Care

• Emergency Services

• Anesthesia and Life Support

TECHNICAL VISITS

• Visit to the Faculty of Health Sciences facilities

• Visit to the University Hospital of Burgos

• Visit to a Primary Healthcare Center in the city of Burgos

• Visit to CREER – National Center for Rare Diseases in Spain

• Visit to a Socio-Healthcare Center in the city of Burgos