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Section: 01 Meeting Time: 6:45-8:15 Days: Mon., Wed. Bldg: Bellamy Rm: 226

Instructor: Jo Carrion
E-Mail: jac8110@garnet.acns.fsu.edu

Note: The final exam for this course will be held on December 7
 

Course Description:

SPN2160, Spanish for Health Professionals, is a 3-credit course geared toward individuals working or majoring in health-related areas. The course focuses on the vocabulary needed for the workplace, the grammar to complete the basic skills sequence, and task-based practical skills. Students will fill out medical forms, read medical brochures, write letters, conduct interviews, etc. A knowledge of basic Spanish is a prerequisite the course.
 

Required Course Materials:

Spanish for Medical Personal, Jarvis and Lebredo, published by D.C. Heath (Houghton-Mifflin)
Basic Spanish Grammar, Jarvis, Lebredo, & Mena-Ayllón

It is highly recommended that the student also purchase a good English-Spanish medical dictionary.
 

Objectives:

In this course you will expand your knowledge of skills needed to function in Spanish at an intermediate level in the workplace. These include the skills of understanding spoken Spanish in a work environment, speaking skills for the work environment, reading medically-related materials, and writing appropriately for the work environment. Students will also be able to demonstrate awareness of the basic grammatical concepts that complete the Spanish grammar skills sequence.
 

Attendance:

In order for you to meet these objectives it will be necessary for you to attend class and language lab when they meet. Class meets 2 days per week for 1 and ½ hours per session. You will be allowed up to 2 class sessions (3 hours) with no questions asked. Students are responsible for making up all work missed during absences. Students may not make up graded work for unexcused absences. Excused absences are the following: participation in a scheduled event as a member of a university-sponsored athletic/scholastic team (official absence form required); religious holidays; accident or illness (accident report or FSU health center/doctor's note required); or a death in the immediate family.

*Each unexcused absence after the first three will reduce the final grade number - to be calculated on a scale of 100% - by two (2) percentage points.

*Excuses for absences must be submitted within two weeks of the time of return.
 

Disabled Students:

Students with disabilities needing academic accommodations should register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) and bring a letter to the instructor from the SDRC indicating a need for academic accommodations. This should be done the first week of classes. This syllabus and other course materials are available in alternative format upon request.
 

Evaluation:

Except in the case of excused absences or extreme extenuating circumstances the following will be the policy of this class: 1) late assignments will not be accepted, 2) there will be no "make-up" of quizzes or examinations, 3) no quizzes or exams will be given early.

The final grade in this course will be determined from the following components:
 

Course Director: Dr. Jo Stepp 302 Diffenbaugh Telephone: 644-4938

Honors Statement:

The Academic Honor system of Florida State University is based on the premise that each student has the responsibility (1) to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity in the student's own work, (2) to refuse to tolerate violations of academic integrity in the University community, and (3) to foster a high sense of integrity and social responsibility on the part of the University community.

Students are expected to uphold the Academic Honor Code published in The Florida State University Bulletin and the Student Handbook.
 
 

• Please be aware of the fact that this is a "flexible" syllabus and, due to pedagogical considerations, it may be necessary to modify it during the course of the semester. Any changes, however, will be minimal.

• It is possible that students in this class may be recorded or video taped in the course of the semester for purposes of evaluation of either class assignments or of the teacher.

NOTE: If any discrepancy is found between this on-line version of the syllabus and the paper version distributed in class, bring
it to the attention of the instructor immediately for clarification and/or correction.

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