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Feb 28, 2009 09:10 PM

Best Way to Learn Spanish?


Hi,

I work in a hospital that has many Spanish speaking pts. Does anyone know the best way to learn Spanish? I don't need to master the whole Spanish language...I just need to be able to communicate with my pts while caring for them. Does anyone know any books or audio CDs that are useful for medical professions to use?

Thank you!

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from AtomicWoman
Old Mar 01, 2009, 08:20 AM

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There's a medical Spanish book in the Incredibly Easy series:

http://www.amazon.com/Medical-Spanis...5916996&sr=1-6

Also, here's the more general Amazon search. See which books are most highly-rated:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw...x=medical+span

Be sure to check Youtube to see if anyone has put up any videos about Medical Spanish.

Good luck!
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from featherz17
Old Mar 01, 2009, 10:58 AM

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I'm going to use Rosetta Stone to try and learn. I've heard nothing but positive feedback on there language learning programs.

http://www.rosettastone.com/
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from maggiofliore
Old Mar 01, 2009, 01:14 PM

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Does anyone know about a program that certifies you at the end. I'd like to learn medical spanish but want a legit company to put on my resume.
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from mommyof2Tees
Old Mar 01, 2009, 02:53 PM

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Try checking into the Adult Education courses at your local community college. Our college offers a spanish course for healthcare proffessionals. It is considererd an Adult Education course.
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from Freedom42
Old Mar 01, 2009, 03:15 PM

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Yale University Press publishes a good book on Spanish for health care workers. It comes with a CD to help you with pronounciation:

http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-S.../dp/0300097158
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from cursedandblessed
Old Mar 01, 2009, 04:06 PM

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This is the one that I had, ¿Que Paso?: An English-Spanish Guide for Medical Personnel (Spanish Edition) by Martin P. Kantrowitz, but I gave it to my brother when he moved to LA for his residency.
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from mshultz
Old Mar 03, 2009, 06:00 PM

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What if you start watching Univision? The captions are also in Spanish, if you enable them.
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from maggiofliore
Old Mar 03, 2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mshultz View Post
What if you start watching Univision? The captions are also in Spanish, if you enable them.
If that is a joke... you're funny
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from helpingothersinlife
Old Mar 04, 2009, 10:52 PM

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just come to florida or cali!
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