Week
I:
• student and instructor introductions; course format and
objectives
• discuss concept of informal vs. formal ways of addressing
people in Spanish
• discuss formal commands and their significance in the
medical field
• learn and practice common formal commands (i.e., stick
out your tongue, have a seat)
• vocabulary: “Anatomy” and “Pronouns
& Prepositions”
Week
II:
• review material from Week I
• interrogative words/phrases (i.e. who, how much, what
time)
• find out who a patient is and how they are doing/feeling
using the verb ESTAR to be (present state of being), and SER to
be (permanent/physical state of being)
• vocabulary: “Feelings/State of Being,” “Family/Relatives,”
and “General Medical”
Week
III:
• review material from Weeks I and II
• ask about patient medical history, forming questions using
the verb TENER to have.
• vocabulary: “Medical Forms/Paperwork” &
“Diagnoses/Afflictions”
• role play: using the verbs SER, ESTAR, and TENER, practice
asking questions regarding patient health and medical history
Week
IV:
• review material from Weeks I - III
• find out what a patient can do and can not do, using the
verb PODER to be able to
• vocabulary: “Common Verbs (walk, talk, see, hear)”
and “Hospital Personnel”
• role play: incorporating PODER with the verbs and vocabulary
learned thus far, practice asking questions to obtain additional
health-related information
Week
V:
• review select material from Weeks I – IV
• introduction to the subjunctive mood
• learn to give a patient instructions and recommendations
using the subjunctive
• role play: practice giving orders/instructions and advice
using the subjunctive
• vocabulary: more “Common Verbs”
Week
VI:
• review material from Week V; additional practice with
the subjunctive
• return to formal commands; compare and contrast formal
commands vs. giving orders and instructions using the subjunctive
• vocabulary: “Places” and “Directions
& Spatial relationships”
• role play: practice giving directions using formal commands
and/or the subjunctive
Week
VII:
• learn to discuss what you are going to do in the future,
and ask patients about future activities/plans using the verb
construction IR + A
• role play: practice talking about and asking others about
future plans
• vocabulary: students’ choice
Week
VIII:
• course review*:
• reinforce selected verb conjugations/constructions
• address issues with pronunciation
• reiterate difficult concepts
• discuss/review any topic/theme upon student request
*If
students do not want a review, this final class can be used to
introduce new material, on a topic of student’s choice |
