Hello, I'm Lourdes, a senior teacher at Linc who has been involved with the Medical Spanish classes for four years now.

I have taught people from the world of medicine who need Spanish as a fundamental tool, in order to do their work for diagnostic procedures and treatment of patients.

We structure our courses to be practical, clear and communicative, therefore the students learn strategies to question patients, understand patients needs, give instructions on prescriptions and diagnose the patients illness in Spanish.

I demand a lot from my students (both in the classroom and in exercises done at home). However the learning atmosphere I create in the classroom is relaxed and easy-going.

Class Atmosphere and Activities

The activities we use are focused on the communicative method and result in very practical solutions to linguistic problems. I believe we can work and enjoy ourselves at the same time, which is without doubt the best way to learn and work together.

I have a BA in Spanish Language from the University of Seville as well as El Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica authorized from the Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación.

During seven years of teaching Spanish as a Foreign language, I have participated in many different courses and seminars relating to Medical Spanish.

One of many passions besides language and literature is medicine due to a family background in medicine. Another perk of the job is meeting new people from all over the world with medicine as a common denominator. 

My name is Rocio and since 2002 I have developed and taught the Medical Spanish Course at Linc.

Our course has a practical focus and our goal is that the student at the end of the course will be able to maintain an interview with a Spanish-speaking patient, without
the need of a translator.

The students enjoy the course from the first day of class since they recognize from the content of the course the real situations that they will face in the hospital.

In class, the atmosphere is relaxed, open and friendly in which all of the students are able to participate and enjoy the course. Nevertheless, the goals that we achieve are only assessable through studying and hard work.

Medical Spanish Needs and Creativity

Medicine is a field that has always interested me. Because of this, the creation of the Medical Spanish Course has been an exciting task of which I have enjoyed very much. To share it with the students in class is highly motivating for me, and gives me the opportunity to keep investigating every time a new need is created in class

I´ve got a BA in English Language from the University of Seville and I possess the Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica that is granted from the Ministry of Education and Investigation of Spain. Also, I have carried out several courses that have given me the preparation to practise this profession.

During the last twelve years I have been teaching languages, and during the last five years I have been exclusively devoted to teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language.