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Paso a Paso / Step by Step: Espaol para profesionales de salud (Un manual para principiantes con CD)/Spanish for Health Professi,Used
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This book and accompanying CD are designed for health care professionals who are rusty in their speaking and listening skills or who studied Spanish for a semester or two many years ago. Hundreds of novice learners have found the handbook and CD extremely effective because, after six weeks, they are able to speak and understand short Spanish phrases and sentences in healthrelated environments. This handbook helps agencies and individuals respond to recently issued national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services in health care issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2001.If you want to learn how to communicate with Spanishspeaking clients, this book and CD are for you. The handbook is organized into a series of six pasos, or steps, each designed to be a lesson. Each paso presents seven exercises or activities designed to engage the novice in learning, practicing, and using health care Spanish. The accompanying CD presents a series of dialogues that occur frequently in both administrative and clinical settings.Developed through the Spanish for Health Professionals workshops at the University of North Carolina's School of Public Health, this handbook and CD follow the principles of Communicative Language Learning in which the primary emphasis is placed on speaking and listening. These materials have proven highly successful in training health professionals in Spanish and cultural competencies to improve the quality of care provided to the immigrant Latino population.
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- Q: What is the main purpose of 'Paso a Paso / Step by Step: Español para profesionales de salud'? A: The book and accompanying CD are designed for health care professionals who want to improve their Spanish speaking and listening skills, particularly in health-related environments.
- Q: Who is the target audience for this book? A: This handbook is aimed at novice Spanish learners, particularly health care professionals who may have limited experience with the language.
- Q: How is the content organized in the handbook? A: The handbook is structured into six pasos, or steps, each containing seven exercises or activities to aid in learning and practicing health care Spanish.
- Q: What kind of activities can I expect from the exercises? A: The exercises include various activities designed to engage learners in practical use of Spanish in health care contexts.
- Q: Is there an audio component included with the book? A: Yes, the book comes with a CD that features dialogues commonly encountered in both administrative and clinical settings.
- Q: What are the benefits of using this book and CD for learning Spanish? A: Users have reported that after six weeks of using the handbook and CD, they are able to understand and communicate short Spanish phrases effectively in health care situations.
- Q: When was this book published? A: The book was published on December 5, 2002.
- Q: What is the physical condition of the book? A: The book is categorized as a used book in good condition.
- Q: How many pages does the book contain? A: The handbook contains 104 pages.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Paso a Paso / Step by Step' is Deborah E. Bender.