Spanish for Human Services Professionals
$400* | 9 Sessions | 18 CEUs and/or Act 48 credit
$400* | 9 Sessions | 18 CEUs and/or Act 48 credit
This nine-session course approaches the Spanish language from a human services perspective. Its intention is to offer integrated Spanish language tools for the workplace and to increase Spanish fluency for working professionals who seek to improve their communication skills.
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*Discount rate $360 for BMC alumnae/i, faculty and staff, field instructors, and current BMC GSSWSR students.
Pre-requisites:
Participants should ideally have experience in basic Spanish grammar and pronunciation, although those with little or no experience may also enroll. Residency in a Spanish-speaking country is also acceptable.
Course Outline
This nine-session course approaches the Spanish language from a human services perspective. Its intention is to offer integrated Spanish language tools for the workplace and to increase Spanish fluency for working professionals who seek to improve their communication skills. The classes are built around themes and provide scenarios in which the course material will be relevant and interesting. The lessons are meant to be truly useful in situations that direct-service personnel encounter on a daily basis. Each class has three areas of emphasis: 1) Communicative – in which vocabulary and pronunciation are stressed; 2) Grammatical – in which the structures of the language are examined and practiced; and 3) Cultural – in which the beliefs, traditions and commonalities of Latin American culture are emphasized. This is an interactive class, lively and focused on proficiency. Students should expect to participate in Spanish conversation with others, and to strengthen their language skills with the provided study materials. No textbook is required.
Attendance
To maintain a cohesive cohort, participants are expected to commit to attendance at all sessions.
Faculty
Ken Mathieu, MEd, has been associated with Bryn Mawr College's "Language in Motion” Program and has taught at many levels in private and public institutions, including The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr. He has also taught Spanish and Italian at Penn State, Bloomsburg, Virginia Commonwealth, and Widener Universities, and is certified in Spanish instruction in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Ken’s style is free-wheeling, and encourages student participation and a good sense of humor!
Continuing Education Credits - A total of 18 continuing education credits may be earned. Credits will be calculated using attendance records, and will be emailed at the close of the course.