An Introduction to Spanish for Health Care Workers: Communication and Culture: Second Edition

by Clarisa B. Chase, Robert O. Chase, Clarisa B. Medina De Chase

Book Overview

For health-care providers who wish to learn Spanish in order to communicate effectively with patients, this text offers a first course in the language. It is a classroom text that uses readings, exercises and interactive activities to integrate the Spanish medical vocabulary, grammar and colloquial terms that nurses, doctors, dentists and medical technicians most need. Cultural notes explain Hispanic customs and communication styles. This second edition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300097158
• ISBN13: 9780300097153
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Good start

This text is great tool for anyone working in the medical field needing spanish. It provides lessons, exercises, and an abbreviated dictionary for key terms. I'm a medical student who has lived and worked in latin america before, and this text was able to fill in all the gaps I had in my vocabulary. It does explain some basic-intermediate grammar and usage for new speakers, but it also contains some of the far-out terms that never come up in regular conversation (like names of vaccinations, specific diseases, and symptoms). A little pricey in my opinion, but it covers a lot.

An Introduction to Spanish for Health Care Workers

This is by far the best book in it's field. It is very well organized and presents grammar points in a subtle yet clear manner. The vocabulary is perfect. The compact discs are very clear and accurate. The only negative comment I would have is that it is sad that this book now costs so much, as compared with the original edition. An accompanying workbook would be helpful.

There's a second edition with a free audio CD

... The book has been completely revised and an audio CD of the dialogs is included for FREE at the back of the book. Try searching by its full title, AN INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS and hopefully you will be able to find the MOST RECENT EDITION....