Medical Spanish

MEDICAL SPANISH
3 CREDITS
Classwork: exercises, role-play, presentations (60%)
Project presentation (20%)
2 quizzes and final exam (20%)

UNIT 1. Gusto en conocerlo!
FUNCTIONS AND GRAMMAR
Presentations, formal and informal greetings, farewells, Identification and description of people. Review of basic tenses.

VOCABULARY
General basic vocabulary review.
Parts of the body, places and university careers, adjectives of description, activities, jobs.
Medical chart terms.

UNIT 2. Porfavor, ¿me podría??
FUNCTIONS AND GRAMMAR
Verbs ?ser? and ?estar? with adjectives, asking for information, favors; modal verbs ?can?, ?could?, ?might?, ?should? for suggesting, asking, replying.

VOCABULARY
Adjectives, places, people description.
First-aid terms, minor accidents.
Triage vocabulary.

UNIT 3.Déjeme ayudarlo.
FUNCTIONS AND GRAMMAR
Regular present tense of verbs finishing in ? ir, present tense of the verb to go (ir), infinitive. Irregular present tense, to have (tener), possesives and proper nouns. Information questions / yes-no questions.

VOCABULARY
Offer help, information.
Adjectives, verbs and nouns. Health problems, remedies.
Vocabulary in health surveys.
Health care vocabulary: instruments, remedies, procedures.

UNIT 4. Debería?
FUNCTIONS AND GRAMMAR
Present tense, Imperative. Modal verbs: ?deber?, ?tener que?, ?poder?.

VOCABULARY
Habits, instructions for patients. Preventive healthcare terms.
Common diseases.

UNIT 5. Hace unos días?
FUNCTIONS AND GRAMMAR
Past tenses: past continuous, simple past, past perfect, past perfect continuous.

VOCABULARY
Describing symptoms. Everyday situations, describing experiences, accidents.

UNIT 6. Increíble!
FUNCTIONS AND GRAMMAR
Future tenses: future simple, future continuous, future perfect.

VOCABULARY
Healthy habits, healthy conditions.
Giving a preventive talk.

UNIT 7.¡No lo haga!
FUNCTIONS AND GRAMMAR
Conditionals: Zero, first, second and third.

VOCABULARY
Patient behaviour, attitudes, personalities, future consequences.