Type of language course: Intensive

Level: beginners or intermediate

Length: 60 hours (4 weeks)

Period:  1 month, preferably during summer months or month of January
 

DESCRIPTION

The goal of this intensive specialized course in Spanish language designed for pre-nursing and nursing students is to offer students practical training in the Spanish language which will enable them to effectively communicate with Spanish speakers during their daily routines.  It also provides them with an underlying general theoretical knowledge of the Spanish language to enable them to develop strategies for self-correction in the use of the language. The course can be adapted to the specific needs of any nursing program, including  professional nurses in a variety of fields who wish to acquire Spanish to help them deal with their Spanish-speaking patients and constituency.

 

OBJECTIVES

A.General:

Communicate correctly with Spanish speakers in diverse nursing activities.

B. Specific objectives:

1. Develop strategies for listening comprehension in dealing with Spanish speakers.

2. Develop strategies for oral expression for asking questions and giving instructions to Spanish speakers.

3. Acquire pertinent vocabulary for reading and filling out forms written in Spanish, as well as instructions from doctors.

4. Develop awareness and understanding of Hispanic cultural norms and concepts and their relation to handling some of the following issues confronting today's nurses in a variety of specific settings, such as:

admissions and registration
general patient assessment
taking a patient history
communication with patient about treatment; calming fears
communication with patient's family
providing input to physician about patient and family concerns
emergency room care
home health care
dietary management and education
sanitation
community health
reproductive health
the hearing impaired patient
suspected abuse
preparation patient for discharge and management in the home

PAYMENT

The program includes orientation; local excursions; homestays with local families and three meals per day; hospital observations in San Joaquín de Flores and Heredia with bilingual assistant.

Cost for courses, field work, housing, meals and orientation: $2400.00. Excursions to other places in Costa Rica can be arranged at an additional cost.

Payment can be deposited in the Institute’s bank account . To obtain name of bank and account number please contact the Institute.

• Price in U.S. dollars.

• • The Instituto San Joaquin de Flores is the site of the semester and summer study abroad program in Costa Rica of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • •