Linc teachers
believe negotiation is very important in the
course. They try to pay attention to any specific
interests or special needs you may have for
your present or future specialization. To read
what previous
Medical Spanish students want you to know
about the course.
1. The first two
classes are devoted to vocabulary, so we create
the foundation for successful communication.
You will have to study and work at home in order
to memorize a considerable number of words in
a short period of time.
This vocabulary is exercised in class in different
ways: through the use of images, matching, labeling,
synonyms, antonyms, grouping, and personalizing.
Vocabulary is then reviewed every day by means
of cards and strategic games which require you
to retrieve and utilise it as quickly and naturally
as possible.
2. A system
of pictures is introduced which will allow you
to see the parts of the body and the names dealing
with them.
3. You are
given a list of questions. Our teachers feel
this is very important. We have lists of questions
you will go through with your teacher's help
and you will discuss which questions you usually
ask and which ones you do not ask.
Questions are added to the list every time because
from one state to another, from one hospital
to another, there is often a wide range of unique
questions.
4. Specific focus is put on the instructions
you need to give to patients in order to examine
them successfully.
5. We propose
a certain number of diseases to discuss. We
discuss the causes and symptoms. New new words
appear constantly and we add them to our master
list. Then we talk about the necessary tests
and possible treatments, always paying attention
to how you would talk about this to your patient.
6. Every
day, two students do a role play of an interiew,
which is recorded in order to assist students
in correcting themselves and with the guidance
of the teacher finding the specific areas in
need of attention.
7.
At the end of each system we give you casos
prácticos (case studies) you must complete
individually so that you have time to reflect
on all you have learned and to utilise as much
vocabulary as possible in order to build a complete
"bateria" of questions for an interview.
8.
The final focus is on reading articles in spanish
and answering questions about them.
9. When
we consider the systems of the body finished,
we keep reviewing them every by way of our strategic
games.
This
is a breakdown of procedure in our Medical Spanish
classes. They work the four skills (listening
and speaking is constant, but specially in the
role plays. Writing in the casos prácticos
and when answering the questions about the articles
and reading). It has proven to be an exceptionally
powerful procedure according to our previous
Medical Spanish students.
Evaluation in the Medical Spanish
Course
This takes place everyday in the casos practicos,
reading comprenhension, but above all in the
role plays where you will become aware of the
areas in need of improvement.
