Medical Spanish Courses I and II
This program is for professionals in all areas of medical care who require a basic conversational knowledge of Spanish.
Recommended modality: intensive Spanish program (20 Group classes and 10 one-to-one classes per week)
Purposes of the course
This program offers to the students an opportunity to:
Contents
SPEAKING AND LISTENING
- Perform interviews
- Answer questions in an interview
- Recount experiences
- Give a short talk or lecture to an audience
- Listen to stories and expositions
- Give and interpret instructions
READING OBJECTIVES
- Find specific information
- Identify main themes in a text
- Monitor the global comprehension process, distinguishing what is comprehended and what isn’t
- Communicate with others the new information collected
- Compare different interpretations
- Establish relationships between different parts of text using link words and proper punctuation
- Establish relationships between the information provided and the student's previous knowledge of the subject
Write formal letters or e-mails to introduce self, request information, make or answer queries, reports, and instructions.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
During the classes, students will work with material specially designed for the Medical Spanish course. Students will:
- Role-play interviews, instructions, and explanations to patients
- Read texts on 1) health-care issues in Argentina and 2) pathologies prevalent in emergency room consults, pre-surgical files, or clinical histories
- Present brief talks about study subjects
Medical Spanish Program Fee includes:
Spanish group classes (2 weeks)
Spanish private classes (10)
Registration and materials
Standard and Medical Spanish Hospital Shadowing (2 weeks)
Hospital Shadowing 3-8 weeks (optional). Ask for price.
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Group Courses
These classes are small, typically only 3 to 6 students, with similar levels of proficiency. AISL keeps classes small so that we can provide students with lots of personal attention.
AISL recommends the group classes to students who will be making longer visits, especially if they are interested in complementing their language studies with other cultural, sightseeing, and social experiences.
Home-stay
- Breakfast is included. Dinner can be provided at home (optional).
- Comfortable private or double rooms, with private or shared bathroom.
- AISL chooses your home-stay based on your preferences (smoking/non-smoking; couple with children/no children; etc) and your specific requirements (specific diet, no pets, etc.)
- Students staying with host families have total freedom to come and go as they please since they have their own house key.
- Host families homes are located in neighborhoods close to AISL and the city center. All families have been carefully selected and are monitored so that your home stay experience is to your complete satisfaction. AISL considers the level of culture, hospitality, affection, the comfort of the house, the atmosphere in the family, and the proximity to the school. Living standards are similar to Europe or North America.
- Home-stay is the perfect complement to increase your language learning and achieve complete cultural immersion. It is an opportunity to experience the culture and life-style of Argentina first-hand, and establish new friendships that will last you a lifetime.
