Conversations in Medical Spanish - by Helen Ann Ortiz & Michelle G Vazquez (Paperback)

About the Book

"Conversations in Medical Spanish is a dialogue-based study of vocabulary and conversational skills in Medical Spanish. Students learn through interactive and engaging and realistic medical conversations on topics such as setting the stage for the clinical visit, presenting illness, chief complaint, physical therapy, and mental health. Sight translation, cultural readings, and improvisational role-play activities are incorporated into each chapter. The dialogues and activities incorporate a learner-centered approach through various modalities of language learning. This approach aspires to enhance professionalism and preparation of students and community members for effective discussion, research, and language practice"--

Book Synopsis

Conversations in Medical Spanish offers a dialogue-based approach to studying vocabulary and conversational skills for medical settings. Students engage in interactive and realistic medical conversations covering topics like clinical visit introductions, presenting illnesses, chief complaints, physical therapy, and mental health. Each chapter includes sight translation, cultural readings, and improvisational role-play activities. The dialogues and activities are designed with a learner-centered approach, utilizing various language-learning methods to enhance students' professionalism and readiness for effective communication, research, and language practice in the community.