A Su Salud! Spanish for Health Professionals, Classroom Edition Christine E. Cotton, Elizabeth Ely Tolman, Julia Cardona Mack, Elizabeth Bruno

Format:
Mixed media product
Publication date:
07 Jul 2009
ISBN:
9780300119664
Dimensions:
448 pages: 279 x 216 x 28mm
Illustrations:
109 black-&-white illustrations

"A Su Salud!: Spanish for Health Care Workers, Classroom Edition" is an intermediate-level Spanish language programme designed for students and practising healthcare professionals. Learners work with vocabulary and grammar within the context of a telenovela called La comunidad, which features authentic Spanish spoken by native speakers in a variety of accents. This revised edition of the original multimedia package is ideal for classroom use.It includes a text and DVD with dozens of dramatic video clips related to exercises in the book. Major features of the revised programme include: a DVD which includes the 90-minute telenovela drama La comunidad, as well as dozens of additional clips that help students practice their language skills and learn more about the culture of their Hispanic patients; new readings from external sources on medical topics that spark student discussion; dozens of exercises from the original interactive DVD-ROM programme have been incorporated into the textbook; and, a Recursos Web site with links to important language, culture, and health-related sites.