CAHSS Offers New Spanish course for those in or Pursuing Healthcare Careers

NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), is pleased to announce a new course, SPAN 1211, Elementary Spanish for Health I, to be offered in the fall 2019. This course is designed for those pursuing a career in healthcare or those already in the field.

SPAN 1211: ELEMENTARY SPANISH FOR HEALTH I D01 (CRN 24786) MWF 11:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.)

This three-credit elementary level course is the first of a two-part sequence designed for students with little or no background in Spanish who are pursuing a career in healthcare, or already in the field. Students will learn the necessary vocabulary, medical terminology, and grammatical structures needed to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking clients and their loved ones. Special emphasis will be placed on developing a cultural understanding of medicine and illness in the Spanish-speaking world. No prerequisite (closed to native and/or heritage learners).

Yvette Fuentes, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Literature and Modern Languages, will teach the course. Fuentes teaches courses such as Elementary Spanish I & II, Business Spanish, and Conversation and Composition. For more information, please contact Fuentes at yf60@nova.edu.